Morné Visser

Morné Visser

actor, second unit director or assistant director, producer

Morné Visser was born on Mar 29, 1971 in South Africa. Morné Visser's big-screen debut came with The Visual Bible: Acts directed by Regardt van den Bergh in 1994, strarring Officer. Morné Visser is known for An Act of Defiance directed by Jean van de Velde, Peter Paul Muller stars as Bram Fischer and Antoinette Louw as Molly Fischer. Morné Visser has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Morné Visser achieved is Silwerskerm Festival. The upcoming new movie Morné Visser plays is The Kissing Booth 3 which will be released on Aug 11, 2021.

Morne Visser has been a freelance actor for over 25 years. He travels extensively for work but keeps Cape Town, South Africa, as his base.He is known to take on challenging and controversial characters.In 2015, he won the Best Actor Award at the Silwerskerm Film Festival for the critically acclaimed film, Dis ek, Anna. During a Q&A at the Durban International Festival, where Dis ek, Anna debuted, he was asked to explain why he would play a character that could potentially harm his career. He was quoted as saying: "It was very hard to do this film because I'm also a father. But, I'm also an actor. I think if you're not willing to do this part in South Africa, then why the f**k act? If you are not willing to tell stories that matter, then I don't want to be an actor."In 2017, he plays the part of Hansie Coetzee, in twice-Academy Award nominated director, Roland Joffe's, The Forgiven, opposite Forest Whitaker. He plays the title role in, Liewe Kersfeesvader, and is Nominated as Best Actor at the Silwerskermfees 2017. He then takes a leading role in, The Harvesters, which is chosen as Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2018 where it receives nominations for the Un Certain Regard Award as well as a nomination for the Golden Camera.Morne Visser has also starred in all three Kissing Booth films for Netflix, playing Mr. Flynn opposite Molly Ringwald's Mrs. Flynn.

  • Birthday

    Mar 29, 1971
  • Place of Birth

    Cape Town, South Africa

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Silwerskerm Festival
2015
Best Actor
Winner - Silwerskerm Festival Prize

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