Ryan de Villiers

Ryan de Villiers
Born	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alma mater	Rhodes University Stellenbosch University Leipzig University Utrecht University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present

Ryan de Villiers (born 30 November 1992) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Dylan Stassen in the film Moffie (2019). He began his career on stage, earning Naledi and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.

Early life

De Villiers is from East London and grew up between the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. He is the son of conservationist Div and teacher Annette and has a sister, Lauren, and a brother, Keith. He attended Rivermead Preparatory School and Stirling High School.[1][2] He was going to pursue Accounting and Economics, but switched to Drama with Politics and International Studies, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with distinctions from Rhodes University in 2015.[3][4] He studied abroad in the United States at Willamette University in Oregon.[5][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Moffie	Dylan Stassen	[7]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Woods	Grimm	Masque Theatre, Muizenberg[8]
	Jack and Jill	Jack	National Arts Festival
	Measure Up		FTH:K[9]
2018	Significant Other	Will / Tony / Conrad	Fugard Theatre, Cape Town[10]
2018–2019	Matilda the Musical	Miss Trunchbull	International tour[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards	Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical	Matilda the Musical	Won	[12]
	Naledi Theatre Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance		Won	[13]
2022	CinEuphoria Awards	Best Supporting Actor – International	Moffie	Nominated
		Best Ensemble – International		Nominated

References

1. Hollands, Barbara (13 March 2019). "Top acting award for ex-Stirling High pupil". Dispatch Live. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
2. Hollands, Barbara (23 May 2019). "EL actor De Villiers scoops prestigious Naledi for breakthrough performance". Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
3. "Ryan de Villiers: Matilda the Musical". WeekendSpecial. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
4. "Taking 'jack and jill' to appealing terrain Ryan de Villiers (2011)". Rhodes University. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. Ryan de Villiers (27 February 2015). "Hello from Grahamstown, South Africa". Willamette World News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
6. "Ryan de Villiers". Artists One. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
7. Hay, Carla (17 April 2021). "Review: 'Moffie,' starring Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Stefan Vermaak, and Hilton Pelser". Culture Mix Online. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
8. Steyl, Louisa (24 January 2017). "Out the woods, onto the stage". People's Post Retreat. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
9. "FTH:K". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
10. Tembo, Theolin (15 June 2018). "Significant Other, the charming dramedy about the hunt for love". IOL. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
11. "Ryan de Villiers klim in Miss Trunchbull se skoene". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
12. Kruger, Lindsay (11 March 2019). "An Evening of Vintage Celebration at the 54th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
13. "2019 Naledi Awards for Productions Staged in 2018". Naledi Theatre Awards. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

External links

• Ryan de Villiers at IMDb
• Ryan de Villiers at Artists One