About

actor - filmmaker - educator

Actor

I act because I cherish the family you build with every project.

I lived 12 years in the United States of America where I earned my MFA in acting from The New School for Drama in New York City.

Film and TV highlights include: Don’t Let’s go to the Dogs Tonight (directed by Embeth Davitz); Death of a Whistleblower (directed by Ian Gabriel); Binnelanders (KykNet); Off the Rails (Lifetime); Legacies (The CW); Person of Interest (CBS), Elementary (CBS).

Theatre highlights include: The Picture of Dorian Gray (UJ); Amadeus (Pieter Toerien Productions); Tartuffe (The Shakespeare of New Jersey); Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Shakespeare of New Jersey); Metamorphosis (InVersion Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Random Access Theatre).

I am currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Filmmaker

I find joy in editing films, and I’m obsessed (too much so, admittedly) on details when stitching together a story.

The scripts I write tend to explore male insecurities and alternative relationship structures (yes, correct, ethical non-monogamy etc).

Behind the camera I am most comfortable as a director.

Ultimately, I just love getting together with fellow artists and creating stories. 

Educator

In the classroom I want to build a supportive cohort. To me, collaboration and family mean everything.

I teach private lessons and have hosted workshops, focusing mainly on “Eye-Work for Camera” – influenced by my time at Kimball Studio in New York.

I have been a Screen Acting lecturer at Open Window, where I taught The Method according to the principles of Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler (they’d be so happy to hear I am combining their techniques!).

I am currently a lecturer for the Higher Certificate in Digital Film Production program at Open Window. We introduce students to the core concepts and practices of narrative film production.

Interesting Facts

  • Joe Abercrombie is one of my favorite fantasy authors.
  • Fluent in German (momma and poppa still speak German to me) and Spanish (lived in Barcelona for 8 years).
  • Dual nationality: German and South African.
  • Majored in International Relations (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  • Attended Michaelhouse boarding school in South Africa.
  • Avid FC Bayern München fan. Mia San Mia!