Barry Pretorius

South african Male actor Barry Pretorius from Johannesburg, South Africa

Curriculum Vitae: Barry Pretorius
Name: Barry Pretorius
Date of Birth: 1979/03/28
Height: 1.92m
Shirt-size: 44
Waist: 34 / 87
Eye-colour: Brown
Hair-colour: Dark Brown
Skills: Acting, presenting / public-speaking, singing / Voice-overs / Directing
Entertainment Experience
1997: Elke vroutjie het ‘n lied (Kollig Kunstefees, Durban)
Lead-role in Afrikaans play
1998 - 2000: Freelance Production-Assistant on Television productions
• 17 Commercials including TELKOM, CHICKEN LICKEN
• Just Around the Corner - M-Net
• Massive - Music-show on M-Net
• Freelander-shoot for BBC ( SA Crew)
• EGOLI-Place of Gold - Publicity department
• African Tales - SABC - tv
2000: Attended course in TV-presenting and Broadcasting Journalism: MEDIA CONCEPTS @ SABC
Course Content includes News reading, Continuity-presenting, magazine-programmes, actuality-presenting, interviewing and auditioning.
2001 - 2005: Thought Drama / Arts & Culture at Hoërskool Goudrif
2001 - 2006: Written, Directed and Produced for community theatre:
• Dance D’Amour
• Larger than Life (Western Cape Tour / JHB-run)
• Victory ( Western Cape Tour / JHB-run / Emperors Palace Performance
• A Kind of Magic - Childrens Dance Theatre
• Hole in Your Soul - Pre-production for July 2007
2004: KKNK 2004: Vonk Verhoog
Stage-coordinator / Presenter & MC
Oppierif 2004: Afrikaans Arts & Culture Festival in association with BEELD Newspaper
Executive Organizer / Director / Master of ceremony (Festival attracted 6500 people)
Wessiefees: Afrikaans Arts & Culture Festival
Executive Organizer / Director / Master of Ceremony
2005: Founded VECO PRODUCTIONS cc
Production Company specializing in stage, theatre, screen and multi-media productions.
Presenter: East-Rand Catwalk Model of 2005
Presenter: East-Rand Catwalk Model of 2006
Nedbank Corporate Film
Acting-role as bank-teller
Villa Rosa ( Afrikaans Soap )
Acting-role as a burglar in 3 Episodes
World Idol - Corporate theatre for Education
Acting-role as pop-star Outkast
2006: Ek, die Kind van ‘n alkoholis
Educational Theatre ( 42 Performances )
Lead-Acting Role as the child of an alcoholic
ABSA R 1 000 000 Challenge Absa-corporate
Presenter / MC
ABSA CSI 4 Music Festval
Presenter / MC
ABSA CSI 4 Corporate-banquet
Presenter / MC
Mr Body Builder South-Africa 2006
Voice-over for show and broadcast
Robbie Klay-album: Hier by My - television commercial
Voice-over for television commercial aired on Kyk-net
Ontbloot Corporate Film about singer Guillaume
Script-writer / Narration / Director
Skoenlapper Girl
Music-video for Robbie Klay aired on MK89 / Kyknet (Written / Directed / Produced)
Swerwer
Music-video for Gerhard Steyn aired on MK89 / Kyknet (Written / Directed / Produced)
ABSA CSI 4 Corporate Film
Written, directed, produced and narration
BEELD 30 Jaar: Kyk hoe lyk ons nou
Corporate dvd-production for Beeld’s 30th anniversary
(Written, directed, produced and narration)
ABSA Corporate Banquet for ladies at The Boma Barnyard
Master of ceremony / Presenter
VONK AFRIKAANSE MUSIEK TOEKENNINGS 2006
Held at Emperors Palace
Directed / Co-produced with Kobie Koen
2007: Pre-production for 2007/2008: CLEVER DICK
( Announced )
A Farce which will be directed by Stephen van Dyk / Produced by myself
Acting role in this production
Pre-Production: Kango Wynhuis KKNK 2007 (announced)
Presenter / Master of ceremony
Pre-production: APIE & BOELA (Announced)
Pilot for possible TV-series revolving around a black and white boy living on a farm.
Assistant-Director / Producer / Lead role of Boela’s older brother Hans
Managing well-known Afrikaans Artist DOZI, including Public Relations-strategies regarding television, press, media and concept-tours including:
• Dozi - World Tour to Kenia ( October 2007 )
• Dozi - World Tour to UK, USA, Holland, Australia, New Zeeland (in pre-production for 2008)
• Dozi en Vriende Live @ Emperors Palace ( August 2007)
• “Kom ‘n bietjie binne” DOZI talk show on SABC 2 ( March 2007)
March 2006: Recieved an ABSA Toekenning vir artisitiese bydrae tot welsyn ( Absa Eastlands Area )