Reine Swart

Reine Swart
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34)
NationalitySouth African
EducationUniversity of Pretoria
Occupation(s)Director, actress, producer, writer
Years active2009-present[1]
Notable workSkorokoro
SpouseXander Swart[2]
Children2

Reine Swart (née Malan; born 17 May 1990) is a South African director, writer and actress. She starred in the Afrikaans surf film Die Pro (2015).[1][3][4][5] She appeared alongside Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen in the film Detour (2016).[6][7] On television, she appeared in the SyFy series Dominion, the kykNET series, Villa Rosa, and the CBBC series Jamillah and Aladdin.[8]

Swart played the lead in Darrell Roodt's Siembamba (2017).[9][10] Reine worked alongside James Badge Dale in 20th Century Fox's The Empty Man (2018).[11]

In 2018, Swart made her feature film directorial debut on the horror film Heks, which was released in South Africa under the title Her Mask and in the United States as The Hex in 2020. That same year, Swart was part of an ensemble cast in the horror-comedy Triggered, which was released in the United States in November 2020 and in South Africa in January 2021. She also co-wrote the upcoming horror movie Flesh, starring Danielle Harris, with the film's director, Chris McGowan.[12]

Early life

Swart attended the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool. She graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Somer Son Cerike
2015 Die Pro Yvette
2016 Detour Claire
2016 Skorokoro Heidi
2017 Kampterrein Miemie
2017 Van der Merwe Marike
2017 Nul is Nie Niks Nie Cindy
2017 Siembamba Chloe
2019 The Refuge Staci
2020 The Empty Man Pontifex Receptionist
2020 Heks Writer/Director
2020 Triggered Rian
2022 Flesh Co-Writer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Villa Rosa Nadine > 100 episodes
2013 Geraamtes in die Kas Trudie
2014 Aalwyntyd Petra
2015 Dominion Charlie 1 episode
2016 Jamillah and Aladdin Shape Shifter 3 episodes
2017 Origins Miss Redding 1 episode
2017 Z Nation Carly McFadden

References

  1. ^ a b "Die Pro". Sarie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ^ "South African Couples". SA Huweliksweek. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "5 movies you have to watch at the Silwerskerm Festival this year". Channel 24. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Die bont die blou Die Pro". News 24. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Die Pro sterre kom na Suid-Kaap". Oudtshoorn Courant. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Detour". Cinema Crazed. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Detour Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Jamillah and Aladdin". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Young South African actors". Sarie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Siembamba". Lowvelder. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Young actors". Rooi Rose. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ^ "'Halloween' Actress Danielle Harris To Star In Horror 'Flesh' From 'The Fallout' Backers". Deadline. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.