# Hennie Jacobs

Hennie Jacobs (born 20 June 1981) is a South African actor, musician, singer, comedian, and songwriter.

## Early life

Hennie Jacobs was born to Francois and Esther Jacobs on 20 June 1981 in Pretoria, the then Transvaal Province, now Gauteng Province of South Africa.
Jacobs was raised in Pretoria and is the youngest of three children (he has an older brother and sister). After matriculating from Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria in 1999, he studied at the University of Pretoria towards a BComm (Hotel and Tourism Management) degree. In 2001 he went on to study drama at Technikon Pretoria, now known as Tshwane University of Technology, where he was awarded a Baccalaureus Technologiae in Drama in 2003.

## Personal life

In November 2008 Jacobs and his then fiancée, Marissa Vosloo, fell victim to a carjacking at a petrol station at Paulshof in northern Johannesburg. The hijacker threatened the couple using a 9mm pistol and stole their vehicle. Nobody was injured.
On Saturday, 6 December 2008, Jacobs and Vosloo were married in an African setting in a Shebeen-themed wedding. Their first daughter, Nua Audrey Esthe Jacobs, was born on 22 January 2010. Their second daughter, Tali Anah Ella Jacobs, was born on 14 March 2013.

## 7de Laan

Jacobs joined in the cast of 7de Laan as Diederik Greyling (Diedie) in November 2006. 7de Laan is an Afrikaans soap opera with some English and Zulu dialogue and English subtitles.
In collaboration with the SABC, in 2019 7de Laan developed a highly publicized storyline for Jacobs' character Diederik. Diederik survived a plane crash, where he was injured. He became addicted to drugs and contracted HIV. The real-life physician Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl portrayed herself and played Diederik's doctor. The 7de Laan HIV Awareness Campaign was launched because South Africa has a HIV epidemic, due to a lack of education and misguided beliefs about the disease.
Jacob's last on-air appearance on 7deLaan was on Thursday 23 April 2020, Jacob's character Diederik exits the show, when he decides to take over the farm from his dad who is becoming blind after years in the city in the fictional Hillside.

## Acting career
### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Noises Off | Lloyd Dallas | Won Best Supporting Actor at Tshwane University of Technology |
| 2002 | Maid in the New South Africa | Mr James | Won Best Actor at Tshwane University of Technology |
| 2005 | Karla en die Kersknol | Kabaret | |
| 2005 | Dames en Here | Flasher | Nominated Best Actor Aardklop National Arts Festival |
| 2007 | Stok Voort! | himself | Based on Stomp (theatrical show) |
| 2007 | Valley Song | Buks | |
| 2008 | My thing over love | Garn | |
| 2009 | The Blood Knot | Morris | |
| 2010 | Vrydag is Skeidag | Boef | |
| 2011 | Amper | Maks | |
| 2011 | Buurtwag | | Assistant Director |
| 2012 | "Master Harold" en die boys | Hally | |
| 2012 | Die geval van die mal huisvrou | Gert | |
| 2013 | Die buite-egtelike oupa | Dr Jeff Johnson | |
| 2014 | Love Letters (play) | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III | |
| 2014 | Boeing Boeing | Robert | Nominated Best Actor for the Kyknet Fiesta Awards |
| 2016 | Die twee susters | Masha | |
| 2017 | Manne | Barend | |
| 2018 | STOK | himself | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Song vir Katryn 2 | Journalist | |
| 2005 | Dryfsand 1 | Carlse | |
| 2006–present | 7de Laan | Diederik Greyling | Lead actor (from 2006–present). Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the South African India Film and Television Awards in 2013. Won Outstanding Supporting Actor at the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2014. |
| 2015 | Pantjies Winkel Stories | Pieter | |

### Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Poena is Koning | Deon | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | Soen | himself |
| 2013 | Net vir nou | himself |
| 2014 | Dit is die land | himself |
| 2015 | Wolraad Woltemade | himself |
| 2017 | Lyflam | himself |

### Television music performances

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | Dis hoe dit is met Steve | himself |
| 2013 | Toks 'n Tjops | himself |
| 2015 | Noot vir Noot Season 40 | himself |

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Title | Label |
| 2006 | Chilli Confessions | |
| 2013 | Velcrohart | Vonk Musiek |
| 2014 | Dit Is Die Land | Vonk Musiek |
| 2017 | Lyflam | Vonk Musiek |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Song |
| 2012 | Musiek vir die Langpad Vol.12 | Soen |
| 2013 | KykNET Musiek - Dis Mos Musiek | Soen |
| 2013 | Bok Radio Top 40, Vol. 2 | Soen |
| 2014 | Afrikaans Is Groot - Vol.7 | Dit Is Die Land |
| 2014 | Liefde Gaan Groot - Vol.2 | Net vir jou |
| 2015 | Bok Radio Top 40, Vol. 4 | Wolraad Woltemade |
| 2015 | Dis Afrikaans | Wolraad Woltemade |
| 2015 | Afrikaans Is Lekker | Dit Is Die Land |
| 2016 | Die Grootste Afrikaanse Sokkie Vol.11 | Peanut Butter En Stroop |
| 2016 | Treffer Na Treffer Vol.8 | Smoor Verlief |