Sharlto Copley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-11-27 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Sharlto Copley

Biography

Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973) is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9 and H. M. Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharlto Copley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2021

Seal Team

as Switch (voice)

2010

The A-Team

as Murdock

2005

2009

District 9

as Wikus van de Merwe

2013

Elysium

as Kruger

2013

Oldboy

as Adrian Pryce

2014

Maleficent

as Stefan

2024

Boy Kills World

as Glen Van Der Koy

2013

Europa Report

as James Corrigan

2015

Chappie

as Chappie

2022

Beast

as Martin Battles

2013

Open Grave

as John

2010

Wikus and Charlize

as Wikus van der Merwe

2016

The Hollars

as Ron Hollar

2015

2017

Free Fire

as Vernon

2018

Gringo

as Mitch Rusk

2017

2018

God: City

as Dieu

2020

2021

Ted K

as Ted

2024

Monkey Man

as Tiger

2025

Heads of State

as Agent Coop

Production

2021

Ted K

as Producer

2005

Alive in Joburg

as Producer

2010

2010

2010

2011

Spoon

as Writer

2011

Spoon

as Director

2015

Hardcore Henry

as Executive Producer

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Sapien Safari

as Director

-

Sapien Safari

as Writer

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