Hennie Jacobs

Hennie Jacobs (born 20 June 1981) is a South African actor, musician, singer, comedian, and songwriter.

Early life

Hennie Jacobs was born to Francois and Esther Jacobs on 20 June 1981 in Pretoria, the then Transvaal Province, now Gauteng Province of South Africa.

Jacobs was raised in Pretoria and is the youngest of three children (he has an older brother and sister). After matriculating from Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria in 1999, he studied at the University of Pretoria towards a BComm (Hotel and Tourism Management) degree. In 2001 he went on to study drama at Technikon Pretoria, now known as Tshwane University of Technology, where he was awarded a Baccalaureus Technologiae in Drama in 2003.

Personal life

In November 2008 Jacobs and his then fiancée, Marissa Vosloo, fell victim to a carjacking at a petrol station at Paulshof in northern Johannesburg. The hijacker threatened the couple using a 9mm pistol and stole their vehicle. Nobody was injured.

On Saturday, 6 December 2008, Jacobs and Vosloo were married in an African setting in a Shebeen-themed wedding. Their first daughter, Nua Audrey Esthe Jacobs, was born on 22 January 2010. Their second daughter, Tali Anah Ella Jacobs, was born on 14 March 2013.

7de Laan

Jacobs joined in the cast of 7de Laan as Diederik Greyling (Diedie) in November 2006. 7de Laan is an Afrikaans soap opera with some English and Zulu dialogue and English subtitles.

In collaboration with the SABC, in 2019 7de Laan developed a highly publicized storyline for Jacobs' character Diederik. Diederik survived a plane crash, where he was injured. He became addicted to drugs and contracted HIV. The real-life physician Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl portrayed herself and played Diederik's doctor. The 7de Laan HIV Awareness Campaign was launched because South Africa has a HIV epidemic, due to a lack of education and misguided beliefs about the disease.

Jacob's last on-air appearance on 7deLaan was on Thursday 23 April 2020, Jacob's character Diederik exits the show, when he decides to take over the farm from his dad who is becoming blind after years in the city in the fictional Hillside.

Acting career Stage Year Title Role Notes 2001 Noises Off Lloyd Dallas Won Best Supporting Actor at Tshwane University of Technology 2002 Maid in the New South Africa Mr James Won Best Actor at Tshwane University of Technology 2005 Karla en die Kersknol Kabaret 2005 Dames en Here Flasher Nominated Best Actor Aardklop National Arts Festival 2007 Stok Voort! himself Based on Stomp (theatrical show) 2007 Valley Song Buks 2008 My thing over love Garn 2009 The Blood Knot Morris 2010 Vrydag is Skeidag Boef 2011 Amper Maks 2011 Buurtwag Assistant Director 2012 "Master Harold" en die boys Hally 2012 Die geval van die mal huisvrou Gert 2013 Die buite-egtelike oupa Dr Jeff Johnson 2014 Love Letters (play) Andrew Makepeace Ladd III 2014 Boeing Boeing Robert Nominated Best Actor for the Kyknet Fiesta Awards 2016 Die twee susters Masha 2017 Manne Barend 2018 STOK himself

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Song vir Katryn 2 Journalist 2005 Dryfsand 1 Carlse 2006–present 7de Laan Diederik Greyling Lead actor (from 2006–present). Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the South African India Film and Television Awards in 2013. Won Outstanding Supporting Actor at the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2014. 2015 Pantjies Winkel Stories Pieter

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2007 Poena is Koning Deon

Music videos Year Title Role Notes 2012 Soen himself 2013 Net vir nou himself 2014 Dit is die land himself 2015 Wolraad Woltemade himself 2017 Lyflam himself

Television music performances Year Title Role Notes 2008 Dis hoe dit is met Steve himself 2013 Toks 'n Tjops himself 2015 Noot vir Noot Season 40 himself

Albums Studio albums Year Title Label Notes 2006 Chilli Confessions 2013 Velcrohart Vonk Musiek 2014 Dit Is Die Land Vonk Musiek 2017 Lyflam Vonk Musiek

Compilation albums Year Album Song Notes 2012 Musiek vir die Langpad Vol.12 Soen 2013 KykNET Musiek - Dis Mos Musiek Soen 2013 Bok Radio Top 40, Vol. 2 Soen 2014 Afrikaans Is Groot - Vol.7 Dit Is Die Land 2014 Liefde Gaan Groot - Vol.2 Net vir jou 2015 Bok Radio Top 40, Vol. 4 Wolraad Woltemade 2015 Dis Afrikaans Wolraad Woltemade 2015 Afrikaans Is Lekker Dit Is Die Land 2016 Die Grootste Afrikaanse Sokkie Vol.11 Peanut Butter En Stroop 2016 Treffer Na Treffer Vol.8 Smoor Verlief