Brendon Daniels

Brendon Daniels is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the South African television series Vallei van Sluiers and Die Francois Toerien, and international productions Trackers and White Lies (2024), as well as films such as Four Corners (2013), Zulu, and I Now Pronounce You Black and White. He has also performed on stage many times.

Career Screen Brendon Daniels has starred in several series on South African television, such as Interrogation Room, Madam & Eve, Stellenbosch, Shooting Stars, Transito, Geraldina die Tweede, The Philanthropist, and League of Glory.

In 2013, he was invited to act in the kykNET crime anthology series Die Boland Moorde, where he played a lead role of warrant officer Shane Williams.

In Trackers (2020), he played the role of South African crime writer Deon Meyer.

In 2024 he played a lead role as detective Forty Bell in the crime drama series White Lies, alongside British actress Natalie Dormer.

Daniels has also featured in films, including The Young Lions, Heaven, Dollars and White Pipes, End of the Road, Fleisch, Master Harold and the Boys, I Now Pronounce You Black and White, The Abyss Boys, Agter die Berge, Black Butterflies, Four Corners, Zulu, and iNumber Number.

Stage Daniels has performed in many stage plays, such as Die Generaal. Rooiland, Babbel and Lot. In 2012 he won the award for the Best Actor for his role in Rooiland at KKNK and kykNET Fiesta Awards.

He also acted in the plays Kho Khoi to Toi Toi, Ladies Night, Bacchus of die Boland, The Joseph and Mary Affair, Om Soos 'n Lyk te Le, Anthony and Cleopatra, Snuf in die Neus, and Skollies.

Filmography Year Title Role Film/TV Ref. 2005 Dollar$ + White Pipes Arab Film 2008 End of the Road Lionel TV movie 2010 I Now Pronounce You Black and White Pastor Krotz Film Vallei van Sluiers JP (Jean-Pierre) Willemse TV series 2011 Vallei van Sluiers II JP (Jean-Pierre) Willemse TV series Die Boland Moorde Shane Williams TV series 2013 Zulu Thug - Beach 1 Film Lenteblom Marbas Film Beskermhere Marbas Film Avenged Stakes - Stevland Daniels Film Four Corners Farakhan Film 2015 Uitvlucht Denvor Film 2016 Tess Merrick Film Cape Town Gustav Zidane TV series 2017 Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey George Film Sara se Geheim Ricky Baatjies TV series Krotoa Autshumato Film Versnel Ronaldo Prins Film Five Fingers for Marseilles Slim Sixteen Film The Forgiven Mosi Xhasa Film 2018 Onder die Suiderkruis Jazz Normington TV series Thys & Trix Capt. Solomons Film Cowboy Dan Dan Film Arendsvlei Constable Krige TV series 2019 Flatland Billy Film Die Spreeus Ben Saloor TV series 2020 Sons of the Sea Peterson Film Riding with Sugar Green Eyes Film Open Mike Knight Joe Short film Trackers TV series 2021 I Am All Girls Samuel Arendse Film 2024 White Lies TV series 2025Bad InfluencerBrigadier Booysens