Dawid Minnaar

Dawid Minnaar (born 1956) is a South African actor and dramatist. Started his career in theatre in 1980s, Minnaar later made many popular roles in the television serials such as, 7de Laan, Amalia and Binnelanders.

Personal life Minnaar was born in 1956 in Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa as the youngest of 5 siblings. He later grew up on a karakul farm in south-western Namibia. He completed primary education from a school in Bethanie. But he received high school education at Paarl Boys High. After high school life, he had one year compulsory military service. After military service, he graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a B.A degree in drama. Then he graduated with B.A. Honours degree in Drama at the University of Cape Town.

Career In 1981, he started his professional acting career after joined with then South West African Performing Arts Council (SWAPAC). He worked and lived in Cape Town until 1985 where he got the opportunity to work with Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB). In 1986, he settled in Johannesburg and continued to work for the Market Theatre.

His notable theatre roles came through the plays such as;

In 2012, he acted in the serial Die Wonderwerker, where he was nominated for the Best Actor in Feature Film category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) for his role "".

In 1980, he made his film debut with the film Gemini. Then he made many lead and supportive roles in the films such as; Fiela se Kind (1988), Nag van die 19de (1991), The Visual Bible: Matthew Judas (1993), Ouma se Slim Kind (2007), Hansie: A True Story (2008) and Die Wonderwerker (2012). For his theatre performances, he won Vita Awards as Best Actor for Diepe Grond, Kafka Dances and Nag, Generaal.