Celeste Loots

Celeste Loots (born 5 September 1996) is a South African actress. She gained international prominence through her role in the Netflix series One Piece (2023–). On Afrikaans-language television, she is known for her roles in the Showmax series Trompoppie (2023–2024) and Wyfie (2024–), and the kykNET series Straat (2023–2024) and Suidooster (2024–).

Early life Loots grew up in Paarl. She speaks English and Afrikaans. Loots attended Paarl Girls' High School and then the Curro School in Durbanville. She began her studies in Law at the University of Cape Town before switching her course, going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre & Performance in 2019.

Career Loots made her debut as Lily Williams in the back-to-back television films Home Affairs: A Christmas Tale and Home Affairs: A Love Story in 2020 and 2021 respectively. As announced in 2022, she was cast as Kaya in the Netflix English-language live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime One Piece. That same year, she played Tassia Middleton in the kykNET series Straat and had a main role in the Showmax teen drama Trompoppie as Zanne Peterson. The following year, Loots starred as Amanda in the Showmax university drama Wyfie, which received a Rose d'Or nomination, and joined the cast of the kykNET soap opera Suidooster as Hanli. She also made her feature film debut in the historical drama Lilies Not for Me.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Sporadies Nomadies Short film 2023 The Date Maya Short film 2024 Lilies Not for Me Nurse

Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 Home Affairs: A Christmas Tale Lily Williams Television film 2021 Home Affairs: A Love Story 2023 Kampvuur Daleen 2023 Projek Dina Adeline 1 episode 2023 FDR Reporter 1 1 episode 2023–present One Piece Kaya Recurring role 2023–2024 Straat Tassia Middleton 12 episodes 2023–2024 Trompoppie Zanne Peterson 10 episodes 2024–present Wyfie Amanda 2024–present Suidooster Hanli