Ben Kruger
Acting
Biography
Ben Kruger was a South African actor and author, best known for his roles in the popular serials Snake Island, Binnelanders and Zero Tolerance.
Born: March 25, 1957
Place of Birth: Bothaville, South Africa
Known For
Vetkoekpaleis
Frikkadel Delport starts a take-away business when he is retrenched. In the process of finding his feet in his new venture, he appoints two staff members without really meaning to.
Cry, the Beloved Country
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
I Am All Girls
A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
Mandela and de Klerk
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Karate Kallie
An Afrikaans story about a chubby 17-year old (Kallie) who struggles to fit in in his new school. On top of that, luck has it that he falls in love with the school bully's sister.
Molly & Wors The Movie
Based on the Afrikaans TV series by the same name, this comedy comes to the big screen. The plot-line is rather convoluted as befits a farce, and sees the main characters get themselves into serious troubles before everything works out like it is supposed to.
Poena Is Koning
Poena is Koning follows the sexual awakening of Poena Pieterse and his high school buddy Vaatjie, who have decided that they have to lose their virginity by the time they finish school. But they've picked the worst moment to embark on their sexual escapade – it's matric exam time and their quest results in major distractions from their studies. The consequences are dire.
Binnelanders
A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.
The Fifth Season
A motorcycle racer falls in love with a blind girl.
Snake Island
A group of American tourists heading down an African river make a brief stop at Snake Island, an island that has been virtually abandoned for years. When they end up getting trapped on the island overnight, they find thousands of deadly snakes intent on reclaiming the tropical island for themselves.
Filmography
as Oupa Carel Duvenhage
as CEO of F1 Batteries
as Meneer Lessing
as Headmaster
as Okkert Ferreira
as Client Two
as James Gregory
as Dominee
as Police Officer 1
as Wynand's assailant 2