Marcel van Heerden

Marcel van Heerden (born 1952) is a South African actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the popular films The Flyer, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and White Wedding.

Personal life Van Heerden was born in 1952 in Cape Town and grew up Stellenbosch, South Africa. His mother Marie van Heerden, was a stage director and actress. He has one brother, Johann van Heerden.

Career Van Heerden studied drama at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department. He then moved to the University of Cape Town Drama Department and studied under renowned artists Robert Mohr and Mavis Taylor. Meanwhile, he qualified with a Bilingual Performers Diploma in Speech and Drama in 1975. He later become one of the first Afrikaans actors to work consistently in the anti-apartheid theaters, The Space theater and The Market Theater.

Apart from acting, he is also a prolific voice artist and dubbing director. In 2015, he wrote and directed the short film Vryslag was chosen as the Best Short Film at 2015's Silwerskerm Film Festival in Cape Town. In 2013, he transformed the short Vryslag as a radio drama, which won the Sanlam-RSG Award at Radio Playwright Competition.

Partial filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2014 The Last Doorman Harry Short film 2014 Onder die Tafel Frederick Short film 2015 n Pawpaw Vir My Darling Tango du Toit Film 2015 Die Pro Ed Nothnagel Film 2015 7de Laan Wynand TV series 2015 Suidooster Chris du Plooy TV series 2016 Shepherds and Butchers Justice J.P. van Zyl Film 2016 Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu Judge Theron Film 2016 Twee Grade van Moord Tanya's prosecutor Film 2017 Krotoa Zacharias Wagenaar Film 2017 Die Boekklub TV series 2017 Langsaan Grandfather Short film 2018 Kampkos TV series