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Sharlto Copley (born 27 November 1973) is a South African actor. His acting credits include roles in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9,[1] the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team, the science fiction film Elysium, the science fiction horror film Europa Report and the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent. He also played the title character in the science fiction film Chappie, Jimmy in Hardcore Henry, and starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series Powers. Copley is married to fellow South African actress and model Tanit Phoenix.[2]

Sharlto Copley
Copley at the July 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	(1973-11-27) 27 November 1973 (age 48) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Education	St. Andrew's Preparatory School Redhill School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Tanit Phoenix ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Website	sharltocopley.com

Early life

Sharlto Copley was born in Johannesburg and educated at St. Andrew's Preparatory School in Grahamstown and Redhill School in Morningside, Johannesburg.[3] His father is Dr. Bruce Copley, a former university professor.[3][4] His brother, Donovan,[3] is the lead singer of the Cape Town band Hot Water.[5][6][7]

Career

Shortly after leaving high school, Copley met Neill Blomkamp, who is younger than him. Copley allowed Blomkamp to use computers at his production company to help the company pitch various projects and allow Blomkamp to pursue his passion and talent for 3D animation and design.[8]

In Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp's District 9 (2009), Copley played the lead role of Wikus van der Merwe, an Afrikaner bureaucrat assigned to move a race of extraterrestrial creatures stranded on Earth. In the film, the aliens, popularly and derogatorily referred to as "prawns", must be moved from District 9, a military-guarded slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an internment camp outside the city. Copley improvised all of his dialogue.[9] At the 2009 IGN Summer Movie awards, Copley won Favorite Hero [10] and Best Performance.[11]

In 2010 Copley produced, wrote, and directed an insert for the South African Film and Television Awards called "Wikus and Charlize", featuring fellow South African star Charlize Theron. The clip features Copley as Wikus attempting to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.[12]

Copley then starred alongside Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in the feature film adaptation of The A-Team,[13] which was produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. Copley used a Southern American dialect for his portrayal of A-Team member H. M. Murdock, and employed other dialects, including Scottish, English, Australian and his native South African, as part of the character's rapid-fire style. Dwight Schultz, who played Murdock in the original TV series, praised Copley's performance and said Copley was the only actor he knew of who was "true to his character."[14]

Copley guest-co-hosted WWE Raw on 7 June 2010, along with his A-Team co-stars Cooper and Jackson.

In 2013, Copley played fictional astronaut James Corrigan in Europa Report, the story of a crew of international astronauts sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon. The same year, Copley portrayed the villain Agent Kruger in Elysium,[15] a science fiction film written and directed by Blomkamp, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.[16]

Copley played villain Adrian Pryce in Spike Lee's Oldboy, a remake of the 2003 South Korean film of the same name.[17] He also starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the 2014 Disney film Maleficent and played King Stefan, Princess Aurora's father. He also provided the voice, reference work, and interaction with the cast as Chappie, the titular character of the 2015 film Chappie, also directed by Neill Blomkamp.[18]

In 2015, Copley was announced to star as Christian Walker in the superhero TV series Powers.[19] He later provided the voiceover for the e-tron GT concept promotional video by Audi Sport GmbH.[20]

In March 2018, Copley starred in the crime comedy film Gringo as Mitch Rusk.[21] Copley portrayed the titular character of a biographical film about Ted Kaczynski titled Ted K.[22]

Personal life

Copley has been in a relationship with actress and model Tanit Phoenix since January 2012.[23] They wed on 15 February 2016, in Cape Town, South Africa.[2][24] The couple have a daughter together.

Copley resides in Cape Town and Los Angeles.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2006	Yellow	Soldier	Neill Blomkamp	Short film
	Alive in Joburg	Sniper		Short film; also producer
2009	District 9	Wikus van der Merwe
2010	Wikus and Charlize		Himself	Short film; also producer, writer and editor
	The A-Team	Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock	Joe Carnahan
2013	Europa Report	James Corrigan	Sebastián Cordero
	Elysium	Agent M. Kruger	Neill Blomkamp
	Oldboy	Adrian Pryce	Spike Lee
	Open Grave	John (AKA Jonah Cooke)	Gonzalo López-Gallego
2014	Maleficent	King Stefan	Robert Stromberg
	The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King	Orm (voice)	Aleksey Tsitsilin	English dub
2015	Chappie	Chappie	Neill Blomkamp
2016	Hardcore Henry	Jimmy	Ilya Naishuller	Also executive producer[26]
	The Hollars	Ron Hollar	John Krasinski
	Free Fire	Vernon	Ben Wheatley
2017	God: Serengeti	God	Neill Blomkamp	Short film
2018	Gringo	Mitch Rusk	Nash Edgerton
	God: City	God	Neill Blomkamp	Short film
2020	The Last Days of American Crime	William Sawyer	Olivier Megaton
2021	Ted K	Ted Kaczynski	Tony Stone	Also producer
	Seal Team	Switch (voice)	Greig Cameron & Kane Croudace
2022	Beast	Martin Battles	Baltasar Kormákur
	Monkey Man		Dev Patel	Post–production
2023	Boy Kills World	Glen van der Koy	Moritz Mohr	Post-production
	Desert Warrior		Rupert Wyatt	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015–16	Powers	Christian Walker	Main role; 20 episodes
2022	Russian Doll	Chez	Recurring role (season 2); 3 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Payday 2	Jimmy	Voice and face, reprising role from Hardcore Henry	[27]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Rooster Teeth Shorts	Jimmy	Episode: "Hardcore Henry Meets Rooster Teeth"

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	District 9	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Most Promising Performer	Nominated	[28]
		IGN Movie Awards	Favorite Summer Hero	Won	[29]
		Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Actor of the Year	Nominated	[30]
			Breakthrough Performance of the Year	2nd place
2010		Empire Award	Best Newcomer	Nominated	[31]
		International Cinephile Society Award	Best Actor	Nominated	[32]
		MTV Movie Award	Best Scared-As-S**t Performance	Nominated	[33]
		Online Film & Television Association	Best Breakthrough Performance - Male	Nominated	[34]
		Online Film Critics Society Award	Best Actor	Nominated	[35]
		Scream Award	Best Science Fiction Actor	Nominated	[36]
			Breakout Performance - Male	Nominated
		Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actor - Sci-Fi	Nominated	[37]

References

External links

• Official website
• Sharlto Copley at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley (* 27. November 1973 in Pretoria, Südafrika) ist ein südafrikanischer Schauspieler, Filmproduzent und Regisseur. Bekannt wurde er vor allem in der Rolle des Wikus van de Merwe in dem Film District 9.

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[es] Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley (nacido el 27 de noviembre de 1973 en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica) es un productor, actor, y director sudafricano, más conocido por su papel de Wikus van de Merwe en la película District 9 ; como el psicópata mercernario Kruger en la película Elysium; así también en la película Chappie dándole vida al personaje con captura de movimiento y voz.

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[ru] Копли, Шарлто

Шарлто Копли (англ. Sharlto Copley; род. 27 ноября 1973 (1973-11-27)) — южноафриканский актёр, наиболее известный благодаря ролям в фантастических фильмах режиссёра Нила Бломкампа.

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