Frank Rautenbach

Leon Francois Rautenbach (born 12 May 1972), popularly known as Frank Rautenbach, is a South African actor and producer. He is best known for the roles in the films Faith Like Potatoes, The Bang Bang Club and biographical film Hansie: A True Story.

Personal life Rautenbach was born on 12 May 1972 in East London, South Africa.

He is married to production manager, Leigh Rautenbach since February 24, 1996.

Career In 2006, he made his film debut with Faith Like Potatoes directed by Regardt van den Bergh. The film is a biographical drama based on the book written by Angus Buchan. In 2008, he acted in the biographical sports film Hansie directed by van den Bergh. In the film he played the lead role of former South African cricketer Hansie Cronjé. After that success, he then made another lead role in The Bang Bang Club, a biographical film about the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

In 2019, he acted in the martial arts crime drama television series Warrior by playing the role of "Patterson". The film became a blockbuster in that year. In 2020, he joined with the cast of popular soap opera 7de Laan and played the supportive role "Tiaan Terreblanche".

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2006 Faith like Potatoes Angus Buchan Film 2008 Hansie: A True Story Hansie Cronjé Film 2010 The Bang Bang Club Ken Film 2012 The Wolf The Wolf Short film 2013 Turnipseed: Second Chance Art Short film 2013 The Film-Maker's Son Paul Stone Film 2014 Turnipseed: Legacy Art Short film 2014 Born to Win dialogue editor Film 2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Soldiers / Extras (voice) Video game 2016 Farm 1 Arseney Short film 2017 Ink Therapy associate producer TV series 2017 What's in My Pocket? associate producer TV series 2017 Charged and Disbarred associate producer TV series 2018 Ligweg Writer TV series 2019 Warrior Patterson TV series 2019 Michael W Smith: Divine Interruptions post production producer Documentary short 2019 Uit Die Veld Geslaan post production producer TV series 2019 RoepRegstreeks voice over artist TV series 2019 Uit Die Veld Geslaan Director TV series 2020 Delivering Promises Father Film 2020 Mr Johnson Craig Slater Film 2021 Lioness Jason TV series 2020 7de Laan Tiaan Terreblanche TV series 2022Wild Is the WindJohn SmitFilm 2024 Summertide Martin Field TV series TBD Kern Actor TV series TBD Shaidan Renley Film