# Jonathan Pienaar

Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African actor, writer and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including Skin, Black Venus, Fried Barry, and To the Ends of the Earth, Cape Town, Troy: Fall of a City, and Deutschland 86.

## Early life

Pienaar attended high school at the Marist Brothers College (now Sacred Heart College) in Observatory, Johannesburg. He took a drama course at Technikon Pretoria.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Wild Maneuvres | "Turk" | |
| 1987 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | Taylor | |
| 1987 | You Must Be Joking Too! | Camp Boy | |
| 1988 | 'n Wêreld Sonder Grense | Gus | |
| 1988 | Scavengers | Punk | |
| 1988 | Dune Surfer | Gar | |
| 1989 | The Tattoo Chase | Tony Ferrucci | |
| 1990 | Impact | Ronnie | |
| 1991 | Crazy Safari | Pilot | |
| 1993 | The Visual Bible: Matthew | Thaddeus | |
| 1994 | Kalahari Harry | Williams | |
| 1998 | The First Christmas | | Voice role |
| 1999 | Husk | Stokkie | Short film |
| 1999 | The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy | Young Henry Covington | |
| 1999 | Pirates of the Plain | Jesse | |
| 2001 | Lyklollery | Skroef | |
| 2005 | Blue Valentine | Him | Short film |
| 2005 | Dollar$ + White Pipes | Bernard Farber | |
| 2006 | A Lotto Madness | | Short film |
| 2006 | Catch a Fire | The Mechanic | |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Cameraman | |
| 2008 | Skin | Van Niekerk | |
| 2009 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | Sheriff Hanson | |
| 2009 | A Life with Less Meaning | Leonard | Short film |
| 2010 | Fast and Frantic | Solly Van Der Merwe | |
| 2010 | In a Time Without Love | Nikolai | Short film |
| 2010 | Black Venus | Alexander Dunlop | |
| 2011 | Ek Lief Jou | Chris de Wet | |
| 2011 | Inside Story | Scout | |
| 2012 | Soldier of Destiny | J.J. Dunlop | |
| 2013 | Shotgun Garfunkel | Mr. Snyman | |
| 2013 | Bustin' Chops: The Movie | Johnny | |
| 2014 | A Night to Remember | Eugene | Short film |
| 2015 | Assignment | Chris Sebastian | |
| 2016 | Lord Jones is Dead | Clive | |
| 2016 | PG | Dad | Short film |
| 2016 | Snaaks Genoeg | Farmer | |
| 2016 | Resilient | Redwood | |
| 2017 | Broken Darkness | Robert | |
| 2017 | The Killing Floor | Melvin Poon | |
| 2018 | Cowboy Dan | "Killer" Miller | Short film |
| 2019 | Either Way | | Short film |
| 2019 | Monster Island | Captain Mato | |
| 2020 | Fried Barry | Dad | |
| 2020 | The Verdict | Axel | Short film |
| 2020 | The Last Days of American Crime | Randy Hickey | |
| 2021 | The Ring of Beasts | Nero | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Young Survivors | Petersen | Television film |
| 1993 | Sentinel | Jack Croucher | Television film |
| 1994–1997 | Triptiek | Pietman Bothma | Main role |
| 1995 | Danger Coast | Pieterson | Miniseries |
| 1995 | The Syndicate | Maimer | |
| 1997 | Mandela and de Klerk | Lieutenant Breevoort | Television film |
| 1997 | The Principal | Isak Stander | Miniseries |
| 1997 | The Legend of the Hidden City | | Series 2 |
| 1997–1998 | The Adventures of Sinbad | Tarsus / Xantax | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Geary | Episode: "Tusk Force" |
| 2001 | Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond | Venter | Season 2 |
| 2001–2004 | Yizo Yizo | De Villiers | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2005 | To the Ends of the Earth | Smiles | Miniseries |
| 2006–2008 | The Lab | Chris Barlow | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Heartlines: The Miners | Johnny Meyer | Anthology |
| 2006 | Forsthaus Falkenau | Julius | Episode: "Entscheidung in der Savanne" |
| 2007 | Wild at Heart | Hunter | Episode: "The Wedding Reception" |
| 2007 | One Way | Ian | Episode: "Violent Delights" |
| 2008 | Crusoe | Captain Lynch | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2012 | On the Couch | Dr. J.T. | Main role |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Gaoler | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hopeville | Fred Palmer | Main role |
| 2010 | The Lost Future | Gagen | Television film |
| 2012 | Vloeksteen | Dick Van Veen | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2014 | Task Force | Mike Rabie | |
| 2014 | Pawnshop Stories (Afrikaans: Pandjieswinkelstories) | Jellie Labuschagne | |
| 2014 | Aalwyntyd | Dad | Television film |
| 2015 | Binnelanders | Leon | Recurring role (season 11) |
| 2016 | Cape Town | Oliver Nienaber | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Roots | Carrington | Miniseries; Part 1 |
| 2017 | Empire of the Sharks | Mason Scrim | Television film |
| 2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Priest Litos | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2018 | 6-Headed Shark Attack | Duke | Television film |
| 2018 | Deutschland 86 | Gary Banks | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Warrior | Lem | Episode: "The Blood and the Sh*t" |
| 2020 | The Queen | Arno Theron | Season 4 |
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Hendrikus Strydom | Episode: "I Am Queen Sono" |
| 2020 | Vagrant Queen | | Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself' |
| 2020 | Legacy | Andy | Episode: "Shock" |
| 2020 | Unmarried | Viktor | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2020–2021 | The Watch | Sergeant Swires | 2 episodes |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | My Fat Friend | | |
| 2016 | Kuele | Producer, director | POPArt Theatre, Johannesburg |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2006 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Feature Film | Dollar$ + White Pipes | Nominated | |