Brent, Grassy park born and bred, is a London trained actor, the writer of four produced plays, a stand up comedian and a UCT trained educator and facilitator.
Since returning to South Africa after four years abroad Brent has worked in film and appeared in, amongst others; the Triangle, Flood, Dissonances, Forever Lost, Mercenary for Justice and Natalee Holloway. He has also been involved, as actor, in a number of theatre projects at the Baxter, Artscape, Maynardville and the Little theatre including; King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Women Beware Women, False Witness as well as his self written play Corner Hope & Vrede.
His television credits range from Interrogation Room, Madam and Eve to Charlie Jade. He has also taught widely and worked as a facilitator in the corporate sector for a collective period of four years.
Brent has also enjoyed much success as a stand up comedian and has played venues like the BMW Pavillion, On Broadway and Barans Theatre Restaurant.
He can currently be seen performing on the Cape Town comedy circuit at clubs like Albert Hall and Zula.
Apart from his theatre, film and stand up comedy performances he has also directed Comedian of the Year (2008); Nik Rabinowitz in all of his last five shows; including 'In the Nik' and 'Anyone seen my Goat'.
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Hair:Brown Eyes:Brown Height:1.85m
Training: Theatre Studies: (L.C.T.S) London (1999) B.A. English/Psychology (U.W.C) (1992-1995)
PGCE: Drama and English (U.C.T) (2003)
Language: English & Afrikaans
Special Skills: Horse Riding; Dancing, Singing (Base baritone)
FILM EXPERIENCE:
2010
Schuks Tshabalala's Survival guide to South Africa USA dir: Grey Hofmeyer
Role: Zack
2009
NATALEE HOLLOWAY USA dir: Mikael Salomon
Role: Reporter
2007
THE GOOD LIFE: PILOT SA dir: Bonnie Rodini
Role: Stoned date
2006
THE FLOOD UK dir: Tony Mitchell
Role: Helicopter Reporter
2005
MERCENARY USA dir: Don Fauntleroy
Role: Head of Security
THE TRIANGLE USA dir: Craig Baxley
Role: Airplane Pilot
THE SILENT FALL S.A dir: Roger Hawkins
Role: Mr. Steenkamp – State Advocate
2004
LORD OF WAR USA dir: Andrew Niccol
Role: Middle Eastern border guard
SPECIES ODYSSEY France
Role: Mesopotamian Clan Member
CHARLIE JADE Canadian / S.A co-production
Role: Scientist
2003
DISSONANCES France dir: Jerome Cornuau
Role: Glen - Husband to the Lead
2002
FOREVER LOST Germany dir: Uwe Jannsen
Role: Samir (Turkish drug smuggler)
THEATRE EXPERIENCE:
2008
FALSE WITNESS
Role: Wayne Jacobs Baxter Studio dir: Peter Hayes
2007
WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN
Role: Guardiano Little Theatre dir: Geoffrey Hyland
2006
HAMLET Artscape Theatre dir. Roy Sargeant
Role: Reynaldo
2002-2005
CORNER HOPE AND VREDE Grahamstown/Intimate/
2003
MACBETH Maynardville dir. Geoffrey Hyland
Role: Ross
KING LEAR Artscape Theatre dir. Roy Sargeant
Role: King of France
1999
THE BACCHAE Jermyn Street Theatre, London dir. Mathew Grey
Role: Messenger
PLAYS WRITTEN:
2008
HISTORY OF C T - ABRIDGED Theatre in the District: dir. Louw Venter
2007
JOURNEY TO THE LIGHT Out the Box Festival
2005
WITNESSES Arena Artscape dir. Mathew Wild
2002
CORNER HOPE AND VREDE Intimate Theatre
TELEVISION EXPERIENCE:
2005
MADAM & EVE e-TV
Role: Cameo
2004
FISHY FESHUNS e-TV
Role: Cameo
THE LONDON GUY e-TV
Role: Cameo
INTERROGATION ROOM e-TV
Role: Cameo
CORPORATE FACILITATION:
· Health & safety, interpersonal skills, team-building – SACD, 2008
· Diversity, self mastery, interpersonal and customer skills – PEP Stores, 2007
· Micro–loan, sales, customer service training Absa Bank, 2007/2008
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS:
· Performance workshops for high schools
· Infecting the City, 2009
· Co-facilitated funded project; “Finding our Voices”, with Grade 10 and 11 learners
– Wynberg Senior Secondary (Focus on personal development, creative expression and public communication) 2006
FACILITATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL:
· Performance studies facilitator Damelin college, 2006
· Drama, arts and culture Wynberg Senior secondary, 2005
CORPORATE TRAINING PERFORMANCE:
· Coronation Fund Managers, 2007
· Metropolitan Life, 2007
· Sanlam, 2007
· Peninsula Beverages, 2007
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