Deon Coetzee

Deon Coetzee is a veteran South African actor with a career spanning television, film and theatre. He became nationally recognized for playing Deon du Plessis in the long-running M-Net soap opera Egoli: Place of Gold, a role he played from 1992 to 2001.

He is also known for his roles in 7de Laan, where he played Herman Croukamp, and Villa Rosa, where he portrayed Shane Rix. His other television work includes Binnelanders, Diepe Waters, Spoorloos, Shaka iLembe, Reënboogrant and Mevrou Fourie & Kie.

For your recent Silverton Siege research, Coetzee played Schoeman in the 2022 Netflix South African thriller, appearing alongside Arnold Vosloo, Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini, Stefan Erasmus, Elani Dekker, Shane Wellington and Michelle Mosalakae.

His other film credits include Bakgat!, Treurgrond, Stilte, Wild Is the Wind and Heart of the Hunter. In Heart of the Hunter (2024), he played Mike Bressler.

Coetzee has also worked extensively in theatre, with credits including Eet Alles, Samoerai, The Homecoming, My Night with Reg and Paulus.

Notable works: Egoli: Place of Gold, 7de Laan, Villa Rosa, Silverton Siege, Wild Is the Wind, Heart of the Hunter, Bakgat! and Treurgrond.