{{short description|South African actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Dean Fourie | other_names = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_name = Dean Fourie | birth_place = South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | alma_mater = | education = | height = | years_active = 1993–present | party = | spouse = | children = | awards = | father = | mother = | relatives = | signature = | website = http://www.deanfourie.com | footnotes = | occupation = Actor }}
'''Dean Fourie''' (born 15 December 1969) is a South African actor.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ltdedition.co.za/actor-49| title=Dean Fourie| publisher=ltdedition| access-date=27 October 2020| archive-date=9 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009093724/https://www.ltdedition.co.za/actor-49| url-status=dead}}</ref> He is best known for the roles in the films ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'', ''Action Point'' and ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/dean-fourie/filmografie| title=Dean Fourie: Darsteller in Serien| publisher=fernsehserien | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>
==Career== In 1993, he made the television debut ''Tropical Heat'' with a minor role as a 'Guide'. However, he made three more acting appearances in the same year, including the TV movie ''Daisy de Melker'' and played the lead role of Rhodes Cecil Cowle. In 1996, he made the film debut with the film ''Rhodes''. He played the role of Lance Corporal, a supporting role. His most notable roles in cinema came through ''Renegade Cowboy'' in 2014, and then the 2017 blockbuster ''Five Fingers for Marseilles''. He played Honest John in the latter film, which received mostly positive reviews and screened at several international film festivals.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://robincrigler.com/tag/lizwi-vilakazi/| title="Five Fingers for Marseilles": A Bold, Violent Film Explores South Africa's Recent Past| publisher=robincrigler| access-date=27 October 2020| archive-date=9 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009093723/https://robincrigler.com/tag/lizwi-vilakazi/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://fourwaysreview.co.za/281606/five-fingers-marseilles-lights-sky/| title=Five Fingers for Marseilles lights up the sky| publisher=fourwaysreview| access-date=27 October 2020| archive-date=9 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009093722/https://fourwaysreview.co.za/281606/five-fingers-marseilles-lights-sky/| url-status=live}}</ref> It was later screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem |work=TheWrap |date=22 August 2017 |accessdate=28 August 2017 |last=Pond |first=Steve |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615110959/https://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, he appeared in the British BBC docudrama ''The Gamechangers'' directed by Owen Harris.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11866501/The-Gamechangers-BBC-Two-review-Radcliffe-is-excellent.html |title=The Gamechangers, BBC Two, review: 'Radcliffe is excellent' |last=Wilson |first=Benji |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=15 September 2015 |accessdate=17 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916232942/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11866501/The-Gamechangers-BBC-Two-review-Radcliffe-is-excellent.html |archivedate=16 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the drama, he played the supporting role of Ray Reiser.
In later 2018, he played Inspector in the film ''Action Point''. In 2019, he joined the television documentary ''Welcome to Murdertown'' with the supporting role of Ken Leighty.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 1993 || ''Tropical Heat'' || Guide || TV series || |- | 1993 || ''Daisy de Melker'' || Rhodes Cecil Cowle || TV movie || |- | 1995 || ''The Redemption: Kickboxer 5'' || First Inmate || Video film || |- | 1995 || ''The Syndicate'' || Tom Archer || TV series || |- | 1996 || ''Rhodes'' || Lance Corporal / Horseman || Film || |- | 2005 || ''The Triangle'' || Seaman || TV mini-series || |- | 2013 || ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' || Duty Officer || Film || |- | 2014 || ''Renegade Cowboy'' || || Film || |- | 2015 || ''The Gamechangers'' || Ray Reiser || TV movie || |- | 2016 || ''Cape Town'' || Bob Venter || TV mini-series || |- | 2017 || ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'' || Honest John || Film || |- | 2018 || ''Action Point'' || Inspector || Film || |- | 2018 || ''Welcome to Murdertown'' || Ken Leighty || TV series documentary || |}
==See also== * List of South African films
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0288426}} * [https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/move/20180502/281779924733621 Local is LEKKER]
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