Reine Swart

Reine Swart (née Malan; born 17 May 1990) is a South African director, writer and actress. She starred in the Afrikaans surf film Die Pro. She appeared alongside Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen in the film Detour (2016). On television, she appeared in the SyFy series Dominion, the kykNET series, Villa Rosa, and the CBBC series Jamillah and Aladdin.

Swart played the lead in Darrell Roodt's Siembamba (2017). Reine worked alongside James Badge Dale in 20th Century Fox's The Empty Man (2018).

In 2018, Swart made her feature film directorial debut on the horror film Heks, which was released in South Africa under the title Her Mask and in the United States as The Hex in 2020. That same year, Swart was part of an ensemble cast in the horror-comedy Triggered, which was released in the United States in November 2020 and in South Africa in January 2021. She also co-wrote the upcoming horror movie Flesh, starring Danielle Harris, with the film's director, Chris McGowan.

In 2025, The Forest, aka BOS, a post-apocalyptic romance-adventure she wrote and produced, was picked up for international release by Janson Media. The film was directed by Hendrik Cronje and Mari Molefe van Heerden.

Early life Swart attended the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool. She graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Somer Son Cerike 2015 Die Pro Yvette 2016 Detour Claire 2016 Skorokoro Heidi 2017 Kampterrein Miemie 2017 Van der Merwe Marike 2017 Nul is Nie Niks Nie Cindy 2017 Siembamba Chloe 2019 The Refuge Staci 2020 The Empty Man Pontifex Receptionist 2020 Heks Writer/Director 2020 Triggered Rian 2022 Flesh Co-Writer 2025 The Forest Writer/Producer/Editor

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2012 Villa Rosa Nadine > 100 episodes 2013 Geraamtes in die Kas Trudie 2014 Aalwyntyd Petra 2015 Dominion Charlie 1 episode 2016 Jamillah and Aladdin Shape Shifter 3 episodes 2017 Origins Miss Redding 1 episode 2017 Z Nation Carly McFadden

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryResultRef.2018 Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role (Siembamba)