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South African actor and comedian (1977 - 2006)

Brett Goldin Born (1977-10-21)21 October 1977 Died 16 April 2006(2006-04-16) (aged 28) Cape Town, South Africa Education King David School Crawford College, Sandton University of Cape Town Occupation Actor Parent(s) Peter and Denise Goldin

**Brett Goldin** (21 October 1977 – 16 April 2006) was a South African [actor](/source/Actor) and part of the Crazy Monkey comedy troupe. Goldin was murdered in [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town) in 2006 alongside friend Richard Bloom, a fashion designer who was a label manager for the Maze clothing company in Cape Town.[1][2][3]

## Early life

Goldin was the son of Peter and Denise Goldin and had one sibling, his sister Samantha.[1][2]

He was educated at the [King David School](/source/King_David_Schools%2C_Johannesburg) in Victory Park, [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg) and at [Crawford College, Sandton](/source/Crawford_College%2C_Sandton).[4] He was a student of the [University of Cape Town](/source/University_of_Cape_Town) Drama Department from 1997 to 2000. He graduated with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in [English](/source/English_studies) and [Drama](/source/Drama), and subsequently completed a Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama.[2][5][6]

## Career

Goldin began performing professionally at the age of eleven and had extensive experience in television, film and theatre.[2][6][7]

### Television

Goldin, along with Trevor Clarence, Brendan Jack and Gavin Williams, performed stunts in the popular Crazy Monkey series of comedy inserts aired between music videos by [MTV](/source/MTV).[3][8][9]

He starred in commercials for [Pepsi](/source/Pepsi) and CNA.[3]

His television acting roles include Terry Schachter in the [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction) [drama](/source/Dramatic_programming) series *[Charlie Jade](/source/Charlie_Jade)*,[10] Michael Krauss in the 2003 [television film](/source/Television_film) drama *Citizen Verdict*,[11] and Dylan in Season 3 of the South African drama series *[Yizo Yizo](/source/Yizo_Yizo)*.[12]

### Film

Goldin's film roles include Carl in the 2002 horror film *Slash*,[13] Lourens in the 2003 romantic drama *[Proteus](/source/Proteus_(2003_film))*,[14] and B-Dog in Crazy Monkey's 2005 comedy feature film *Straight Outta Benoni*.[8][9][15]

### Theatre

In 2004 Goldin wrote and acted in his first stage play, a one-man show titled *Bad Apple*, which examined what would happen if a [Columbine](/source/Columbine_shootings)-style killing spree were to occur at a wealthy public school in Johannesburg. The production opened in August 2004 at the Intimate Theatre at the University of Cape Town, directed by [Matthew Wild](/source/Matthew_Wild). The production received excellent reviews from the local press.[6][16][17][18]

At the time of his death, Goldin was playing the role of [Guildenstern](/source/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern) in *[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)* at the [Baxter Theatre](/source/Baxter_Theatre_Centre) and was set to go to the United Kingdom as part of the [South African](/source/South_Africa) production to be performed in [Stratford-upon-Avon](/source/Stratford-upon-Avon).[1][3][6][19]

## Murder

Goldin was murdered alongside a friend, Richard Bloom, in the early hours of Sunday 16 April 2006. They were killed with two shots each to the back of the head in [Mowbray, Cape Town](/source/Mowbray%2C_Cape_Town), after they had left a party in [Camps Bay](/source/Camps_Bay). They had been [hijacked](/source/Carjacking) and shot execution-style.[20]

Police and family members were alerted that the men were missing after police patrolling Camps Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning stopped a car being driven recklessly and suspiciously and found Goldin's credit card in the possession of men in the vehicle. The men were questioned by the police and eventually pointed out the location of the bodies of the deceased.[1][8]

Reportedly found naked except for their socks in the [veld](/source/Veld) next to the [M5 freeway](/source/M5_road_(Cape_Town)) early on Monday 17 April 2006, some media coverage of the murders was deemed "particularly disturbing and highly insensitive".[1][8][21] Both men killed were gay,[22] and members of the local gay community were traumatised by their violent deaths.[21]

Eleven suspects were initially arrested for the murders. In May 2007, 25-year-old Shavaan Marlie and 23-year-old Clinton Davids pleaded guilty to the murders of Goldin and Bloom and several other related charges. Marlie and Davids received an effective 28-year prison sentence each in terms of a plea bargain agreement.[20] Four other men had been sentenced for related charges the previous year in terms of plea bargain agreements requiring them to testify against Marlie and Davids.[23]

### Television documentaries

In 2007 [Antony Sher](/source/Antony_Sher) presented a [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) [crime](/source/Crime_film) documentary directed by [Jon Blair](/source/Jon_Blair) about the murders, titled *Murder Most Foul*.[24][25][26]

In July 2012, the murders were covered in the first episode of the [M-Net](/source/M-Net) *Crimes Uncovered* crime [docu-drama](/source/Docudrama) television series titled *When Two Worlds Collide: The Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom Story*.[27][28][29]

### Brett Goldin Bursary Fund

Shortly after Goldin's murder, the [Baxter Theatre Centre](/source/Baxter_Theatre_Centre) in Cape Town, the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company) and the Actors Centre in Johannesburg founded the Brett Goldin Bursary Fund in his memory.[30]

## Filmography

### Film

- *Slash* (2002), Carl

- *[Proteus](/source/Proteus_(2003_film))* (2003), Lourens

- *Adrenaline* (2003), Eddy

- *Blast* (2004), Brett

- *Straight Outta Benoni* (2005), Brett "B-Dog"

- *[Racing Stripes](/source/Racing_Stripes)* (2005), Ticket Vendor

### Television

- *[Cavegirl](/source/Cavegirl)*: *Pigball* (2002), Pigball Star Player

- *Citizen Verdict* (2003), Michael Krauss

- *[The Rose Gardener](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Rose_Gardener&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Rosenz%C3%BCchterin_(Film))]* (2004), Hotel Manager

- *Yizo Yizo* (2004), Dylan

- *Fela's TV* (2004)

- *[Charlie Jade](/source/Charlie_Jade)*: *Identity* (2005), Terry Schachter

- *[Charlie Jade](/source/Charlie_Jade)*: *Flesh* (2005), Scrawny Bouncer

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## External links

- [Brett Goldin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1173720/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [TVSA Actor Profile: Brett Goldin](http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=5855)

- [Who's Who SA: Brett Goldin](http://www.whoswho.co.za/brett-goldin-5457%7Cpublisher=whoswho.co.za)

- [Baxter Theatre Centre - Brett Goldin Bursary Fund](https://web.archive.org/web/20130208041651/http://www.baxter.co.za/brett.htm)

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