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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-11-27 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Also Known As

Sharlto Copley

Biography

Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973) is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9 and H. M. Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharlto Copley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Seal Team

2021

Seal Team

as

Switch (voice)

The A-Team

2010

The A-Team

as

Murdock

Alive in Joburg

2005

Alive in Joburg

as

Sniper

District 9

2009

District 9

as

Wikus van de Merwe

Elysium

2013

Elysium

as

Kruger

Oldboy

2013

Oldboy

as

Adrian Pryce

Maleficent

2014

Maleficent

as

Stefan

Boy Kills World

2024

Boy Kills World

as

Glen Van Der Koy

Europa Report

2013

Europa Report

as

James Corrigan

Chappie

2015

Chappie

as

Chappie

Beast

2022

Beast

as

Martin Battles

Open Grave

2013

Open Grave

as

John

Wikus and Charlize

2010

Wikus and Charlize

as

Wikus van der Merwe

The Hollars

2016

The Hollars

as

Ron Hollar

Hardcore Henry

2015

Hardcore Henry

as

Jimmy

Free Fire

2017

Free Fire

as

Vernon

Gringo

2018

Gringo

as

Mitch Rusk

God: City

2018

God: City

as

Dieu

Ted K

2021

Ted K

as

Ted

Monkey Man

2024

Monkey Man

as

Tiger

Heads of State

2025

Heads of State

as

Agent Coop

The Rats: A Witcher Tale

2025

The Rats: A Witcher Tale

as

Leo Bonhart

Powers

Powers

as

Christian Walker

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as

Michael Fouchay

Raw

Raw

as

Self

The Witcher

The Witcher

as

Leo Bonhart

Production

Crew

Directing