Deon Lotz
| Deon Lotz | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1964 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Known for | Beauty (Skoonheid), Sleeper's Wake, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom |
Deon Lotz (born 20 July 1964) is a South African film, television, and theatre actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for roles in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Beauty (Skoonheid). He has appeared in both English- and Afrikaans-language productions.
Lotz lives in Cape Town with his family, traveling for work to Johannesburg and other locations in South Africa. Prior to becoming an actor, Lotz worked as a hotelier. Early in his career, Lotz acted in commercials.
In 2011, he had the starring role in Beauty (Skoonheid), directed by Oliver Hermanus, which became South Africa's submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2011 Academy Awards.Beauty won the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was the first Afrikaans-language film to be screened at Cannes. Lotz received the Best Actor award at the 2011 Zurich Film Festival for his performance in the film. In 2012, Lotz also was named Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role in Beauty at the South African Film and Television Awards.
Lotz played the role of Kobie Coetzee in the 2013 feature Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
Lotz won Best Supporting Male at the 2013 kykNET Silwerskeemfees (Silver Screen Festival) for his role in the Afrikaans-language family film, Faan se Trein. He was nominated for a 2015 SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for this film. Other notable films Lotz has appeared in include Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013), Winnie Mandela (2013), "Master Harold" . . . and the Boys (2010), and Proteus (2003).
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