Draft:Warrick Grier
Biography of the actor Warrick Grier
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Warrick Grier (born January 1st, 1970) is a South African actor based in Cape Town. He was the Artistic Director of the Bantam Theatre in Marvejols, France between 1995 to 1997. In 1998, he founded the Cape Town Theatre Lab.
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| Born | January 1, 1970 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Known for | Death Race 2
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Early Life
Grier graduated from the University of Cape Town in the late 90’s before working in Johannesburg for several years. He studied further underJacques Lecoq. After completing his Diploma at the Lecoq school in Paris, he moved to Barcelona where he worked as the Artistic Director of Bantam Theatre. After several years spent working in Europe he returned to South Africa, specifically Cape Town, to finally settle down.[1]
Career
Warrick has been acting in both independent and Hollywood Films for over 40 years. He got his start when he starred in To the Death, in 1993 as a cop. Soon after, he was starring in bit-parts for Freefall (1994), Pirates of the Plain (1999) and Shark Attack 2 (2000).[2] In 2010, he appeared as the death race participate ‘Calin’ in the Universal Studios Video Movie Death Race 2, starring opposite Luke Goss, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo. [3] Other on screen credits include Dredd, White Lies,[4] Black Sails and Street Trash. [5]
Theatre Awards [6]
| Year | Theatre | Festival | Award | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blackbird | Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Winner |
| 2010 | Blackbird | Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2005 | Groundswell | Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Winner |
| 2003 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2002 | The Open Couple | Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Winner |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse | Leonard Hobhouse | Feature |
| 1991 | Sweet 'n Short | Doctor | Feature |
| 1992 | The Good Facist | Prisoner | Feature |
| 1993 | To the Death | Cop | Feature |
| 1994 | Woman of Desire | Miller/Officer 2 | Feature |
| 1994 | Freefall | Albino | Feature |
| 1998 | La poursuite du vent | Actor | TV Series |
| 1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Kessler | TV Series |
| 1999 | Pirates of the Plain | Cole | Feature |
| 2000 | Shark Attack 2 | Morton | Video |
| 2001 | Styx | Margie’s Lover | Video |
| 2003 | The Bone Snatcher | Karl | Feature |
| 2004 | 12 Days of Terror | Arthur Smith | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Wake of Death | Costa | Feature |
| 2005 | Einmal so wie ich will | Peter | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Charlie Jade | Will Archer | TV Series |
| 2006 | Le Rainbow Warrior | Policier 1 | TV Movie |
| 2007 | Goodbye Bafana | Vann Niekirk | Feature |
| 2008 | Land of Thirst | Minister of Native Affairs | TV Movie |
| 2008 | The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | General Abalgamash | Video |
| 2008 | Exclusive! | Actor | Video |
| 2009 | The Prisoner | 1955 | TV Series |
| 2010 | Angel Camouflaged | Morgan | Feature |
| 2010 | Death Race 2 | Calin | Video |
| 2012 | Dredd | Caleb | Feature |
| 2012 | Fynbos | Richard Fisher | Feature |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Arnaud Dominique | TV Series |
| 2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Prison Commander | Feature |
| 2013 | Striving for Freedom | Martin Seitz | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Heatstroke | Bodley | Feature |
| 2014 | Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines | Pat | Video |
| 2015-2016 | Cape Town | Ferdy Ferriera | TV Series |
| 2016 | Tess | Annie’s Boyfriend | Feature |
| 2017 | Black Sails | New England Pirate Captain | TV Series |
| 2017 | Blood Drive | Dr. Vermaak | TV Series |
| 2017 | The Forgiven | Kruger | Feature |
| 2018 | Liberty | Douglas | TV Series |
| 2019 | Warrior | Seamus O’Hara | TV Series |
| 2019 | Deep State | Pierre Brossard | TV Series |
| 2023 | Rust Road | Bargeltd | Feature |
| 2024 | White Lies | Werner Webber | TV Series |
| 2024 | Slay | Earl | Feature |
| 2024 | Street Trash | Mayor Mosert | Feature |
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