Connor Van Vuuren
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Connor Van Vuuren | |||||||
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| Born | Sydney, Australia | ||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, stunt actor, director, producer | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
| Known for | Soul Mates, Bondi Hipsters | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||
| Relatives | Christiaan Van Vuuren (brother) | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||||
| Subscribers | 128.00 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 34.11 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 10 Jul 2022 | |||||||
Connor Van Vuuren (/ˈvjʊərən/) is an Australian stuntman, writer, actor, and director. He co-wrote and co-directed the TV mini-series Bondi Hipsters with his brother Christiaan Van Vuuren.[2] He has created, written, directed and starred in two seasons of ABC's Soul Mates series in 2014 and 2016 as Phoenix with his brother and Nicholas Boshier,[3] and as a stunt actor in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), and The Wolverine (2013).
Early life
[edit]Van Vuuren grew up in Cronulla. His parents met in London, his father a South African and his mother a Kiwi.[4] He graduated with a degree in Media Arts and Production from the University of Technology Sydney and trained in acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[5]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2010 | The Lovers Are Losing | Dane |
| 2011 | A Few Best Men | Stunts |
| 2012 | Sick | Conrad Van Heerden |
| 2012 | Too Late | Director |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Stunts |
| 2014 | Brawl | N/A |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Stunts |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein | Stunts |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Stunts |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Stunts |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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| 2010 | Kokoda | Stunts | 2 |
| 2010 | K9 | Drake | 11 |
| 2011 | Bondi Hipsters | Phoenix/Director/Writer | N/A |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Grady McLean | 1 |
| 2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Director | 2 |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | Phoenix/Director/Writer/Producer | 6 |
| 2014 | Love Child | Stunts | 1 |
| 2018 | Mystery Road | Reece Dale |
Nominations
[edit]Australian Directors Guild Awards
- 2017: Best direction in a TV or Svod comedy program (shared with Christiaan Van Vuuren)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Van Vuuren Bros". YouTube.
- ^ "Jungle appoints Courtney Gibson to MD of film and TV as it launches creative hub with Van Vuuren brothers". 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Inside 'Soul Mates' Season Two: How The Bondi Hipsters Are Tackling Satire In 2016". 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Hutton, Dan (1 January 2015). "Christiaan Van Vuuren – The Fresh Face of Australian Comedy". The Beast. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Connor van Vuuren" (PDF). Stunt Book Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "2017 ADG Awards: Australian Directors' Guild announce nominations". 6 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Connor Van Vuuren at IMDb
- Bondi Hipsters on YouTube
- Connor Van Vuuren on YouTube
- Van Vuuren Bros on YouTube
- Turnbull, Malcolm (15 March 2015). The Van Vuuren Brothers and New Media Models
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)
- Male actors from Sydney
- Australian stunt performers
- Australian video bloggers
- Australian YouTubers
- Comedy YouTubers
- Australian filmmakers
- Australian directors
- Australian people of Afrikaner descent
- Australian people of New Zealand descent
- Australian people of South African descent
- Australian producers
- Australian male bloggers
- YouTubers from Sydney