Arno Greeff

Arno Greeff (born 14 March 1995) is a South African actor. On television, he is known for his roles as Chris Ackerman in the Netflix series Blood & Water and Thomas "Tommie" Bekker in Getroud met rugby: Die Sepie.

Arno Greeff
Born (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995
Johannesburg, South Africa
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Early life

Greeff is from Johannesburg. Originally into sports,[1] he discovered drama through school at the age of 16. He matriculated at Helpmekaar Kollege in 2013.[2][3]

Career

Greeff made his acting debut in the 2012 feature film Verraaiers. The year after matriculating, Greeff made his television debut in the kykNET soap opera Binnelanders as Krige Vos, a recurring character he would play for 2 seasons. He starred in the 2015 surfing film Die Pro.[4] Greeff landed his first main role as Thomas "Tommie" Bekker in the 2016 soapie revival of the kykNET sports series Getroud met rugby by Deon Opperman. He exited the soap in 2018.[5]

Greeff played the older version of Texan opposite Marguerite van Eeden as the titular character of Vaselinetjie in 2017.[6][7] Greeff appeared alongside van Eeden again in the 2020 film Vergeet my nie.[8] He had a supporting role in the 2019 miniseries Tydelik Terminaal.

As of 2020, Greeff stars as Chris Ackerman in the Netflix English-language teen mystery Blood & Water.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Verraaiers Botha
2015 Die Pro Dustin Jackson
2017 Vlugtig Simon Berg Short film
2017 Vaselinetjie Older Texan
2020 Vergeet my nie Braam Malherbe
2020 Naamloose Woord Dylan
TBA Vlugtig Simon Berg

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Binnelanders Krige Vos Recurring role
2015 Bloedbroers Jong Stormjaer 1 episode
2016–2018 Getroud met rugby: Die Sepie Thomas "Tommie" Bekker Series regular
2018 7de laan Gerrie 1 episode
2019 Desember Liam Burger Television film
2019 Playboyz Ryno Johnson Television film
2019 Tydelik Terminaal Drikus Miniseries
2020 Cas Oppie Kassie Brummer Nel Episode: "Die Laager"[10]
2020–present Blood & Water Chris Ackerman Main role
TBA Legacy Ben

References

  1. Kamogelo, Bandile (15 June 2021). "Getting To Know Blood and Water's Arno And Dillon". ZA News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. Thangevelo, Debashine (27 June 2020). "Arno Greeff expands on his pansexual character in 'Blood And Water'". IOL. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. Broide, El (27 May 2020). "Arno Greeff on his career-defining role as Chris on 'Blood & Water', the importance of the series for Africa, and his next move". The House of Pop. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "Arno Greeff". The Film Factory (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. Havenga, Franco (4 October 2018). "GMR-akteur: 'Ek het sepie gelos om my drome te volg'". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 25 September 2021.(subscription required)
  6. "Arno Greeff reveals how he got into character for Vaselinetjie". Channel24. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. Schenck, Catherine (29 September 2017). "Ons gesels met akteur Arno Greeff van Vaselinetjie". Rooi Rose (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. Havenga, Franco (13 December 2019). "Vergeet my nie-akteur: 'Ek lyk soos 'n ou wat stout is'". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 25 September 2021.(subscription required)
  9. Morkel, Graye (17 June 2020). "We meet Arno Greeff and Dillon Windvogel - the stars behind Parkhurst College's most loyal BFFs". Channel24. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. "Cas Oppie Kas". DStv. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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