Liesl Ahlers

Liesl Ahlers (born 29 May 1991) is a South African actress, director, singer, songwriter, and martial artist. She is best known for the roles in the films Friend Request, Daylight and Triggered.

Personal life Liesl was born on 29 May 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa. Liesl matriculated from Hoërskool Die Wilgers in Pretoria. She studied Acting for Film & TV in Canada at the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts (VADA). She later obtained her Honors degree in Psychology at the University of South Africa (Cum Laude).

Liesl is fluent in both Afrikaans and English.

Career After returning to South Africa in 2011, she joined the cast for the third season of South Africa popular television series Sokhulu & Partners and played the role "Zelda". Then she acted opposite William Hurt in the television movie The Challenger Disaster telecast on BBC Two in 2013.

In 2016, she played the role "Marina Mills" in the German supernatural film Friend Request directed by Simon Verhoeven. She later received an award in Moscow for that role. In 2020, Liesl acted in the film Triggered directed by Alastair Orr, with the role of "Erin".

Liesl is also a designer, owner and founder of women's clothing "Call A Cab & Take It Slow". She is the founder of "The Squared Shirt Charity Project", established with an aim to empower children who live in poverty in South Africa. Her songwriting credits include "The First Thing", performed by John Niel; "I See You" and "Home", performed by Lee Cole; and "Before", performed by Sarah Bird. "Home" was nominated for Bob Pest Song at the 2020 European Songwriting Awards in Frankfurt, Germany. "Before" received an honorable mention at Songdoor 2020. She plans to release her first album with the alias "LARS".

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2010 Thysnywerheid Marike-Marie Thyssen TV series 2011 Sokhulu and Partners II Zelda TV series 2012 Rock and Roll Sarah Short film 2013 The Challenger Disaster Hotel Receptionist TV movie 2013 Brunch Emily Short film 2015 Inside Job Sophie TV movie 2016 Friend Request Marina Mills / Marina Nedifar Film 2017 Dealing Wanda Short film 2018 Daylight Aislinn, Director, Writer, Executive producer, Short film 2018 The Defining Moment Katy Swanepoel, Composer Short film 2020 Seafoam Alex Hart TV series 2020 Triggered Erin Coleman Film 2021 Let's Talk Showbiz Actor TV series 2024 Kindness Director, Producer, Editor Documentary TBD Sterre Dans Lisa Short film TBD The Construct Rachel Wilcox, Stunt actor Film TBD Obsession Christal de Waal TV series