Altus Theart is a South Africa

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n film, stage and television actor

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 best known for his roles on the South African soap opera Kruispad, and for his starring role in the 2008 Afrikaans

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 teen comedy Bakgat

Bakgat

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On stage, Theart appeared in major roles in the plays Dis hoe dit was… Die Steve Hofmeyr Storie with Steve Hofmeyr and Shaun Barnard; and Schalk Schoombie's Samoerai with Ilze Heemert. While studying at the Tshwane University of Technology, he appeared in the short films Architecture of Fear (directed by Wimpie van der Merwe) Bloedrooi and Spaarwiel.

Theart speaks both English and Afrikaans fluently. He is in a relationship with actress Zetske Van Pletzen, with whom he appeared in Kruispad.