Known For: South African actor and producer
Category: Actors
Country: South Africa
Date of Birth: Friday, 12 May 1972
Language English
Leon Francois Rautenbach, popularly known as Frank Rautenbach, is a South African actor and producer. He is best known for the roles in the films Faith Like Potatoes, The Bang Bang Club and biographical film Hansie: A True Story.
BirthPlace | East London |
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In 2006, he made film debut with Faith Like Potatoes directed by Regardt van den Bergh. The film is a biographical drama based on the book written by Angus Buchan. In 2008, he acted in the biographical sports film Hansie directed by van den Bergh. In the film he played the lead role of former South African cricketer Hansie Cronjé. After that success, he then made another lead role in The Bang Bang Club, a biographical film about the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period. The film received mixed reviews from critics. In 2019, he acted in the martial arts crime drama television series Warrior by playing the role of "Patterson". The film became a blockbuster in that year. In 2020, he joined with the cast of popular soap opera 7de Laan and played the supportive role "Tiaan Terreblanche".