Sharlto Copley

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Sharlto Copley
Copley in 2016
Born (1973-11-27) 27 November 1973 (age 50)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality South Africa
EducationSt. Andrew's Preparatory School
Redhill School
OccupationActor
Years active2004[1]–present
Spouse
Tanit Phoenix (m. 2016)
Children1
Websitewww.sharltocopley.com

Sharlto Copley (born 27 November 1973) is a South African actor.

He has played Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction movie District 9,[2] Howling Mad Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team, Agent C.M. Kruger in the science fiction movie Elysium, James Corrigan in the science fiction horror movie Europa Report and King Stefan in the dark fantasy adventure movie Maleficent.

He also played the title character in the science fiction movie Chappie, as Jimmy in Hardcore Henry, and starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series Powers.

Sharlto is married to fellow South African actress and supermodel Tanit Phoenix.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Sharlto Copley". IMDb.
  2. "MTV Movie Awards Nominees Announced; New Category for Horror". Dreadcentral.com. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  3. "Tanit and Sharlto: Happily Ever After - Grazia South Africa". Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2020-02-13.