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Stian Bam
Born
Stian Bam

(1977-05-27) 27 May 1977 (age 47)
NationalityNamibian
South African
Alma materUniversity of Stellenbosch
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
SpouseTruda Serfontein (m. 2009 - div. 2020)
Children2

Stian Bam (born 27 May 1977), is a Namibia-born South African actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Verraaiers, Blood and Glory, My Father's War and The Story of Racheltjie De Beer.[2]

Personal life

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Bam was born on 27 May 1977 in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Both his mother and father were teachers.[3] He graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a Bachelor's degree in drama and theatre. In 2006, he won the Fleur du Cap Award for Most Promising Student.[4]

He was married to Truda Serfontein, a jeweler, where the wedding was celebrated on 28 March 2009.[4] The couple has one boy: Sofia and one girl: Jannes. They later divorced in 2020. In that year, he started a relationship with Handré Basson, a 23-year-old student from Stellenbosch.[5]

Career

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In 2012, he made the film debut with Verraaiers. After that he made supportive appearances in the films; Die Laaste Tango, Uitvlucht, Blood and Glory, My Father's War and Liewe Lisa.[6][7][8] In 2019, he acted in the film The Story of Racheltjie De Beer by playing the role "Herman".[9] The film received critics acclaim and Bam won the award for the Best Actor at the Silwerskerm Festival 2019. In 2020, he was nominated for the SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in Feature Film category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).[10]

In television, he has starred in the serial Lot en Babbel directed by Nicola Hanekom, and then in Spyt directed by Brink Scholtz. In 2008, he joined the cast of popular SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan and played the villain role "Dawid Greef" for many years. He left the role in 2010 after two years. However he returned to the soapie in 2016 with the role.[11] In 2013, he made the lead role "Andre Fourie" in kykNET series Die Boland Moorde.[4]

In theatre, he appeared in many stage plays since 2003. Some of them include: The Kentucky Cycle (2003), Die Kersieboord (2004), Bloeiende Lente (2005), Slaghuis (2006), Altyd Jonker (2006), Festen (2007), Lang Dagreis na die Nag (KKNK 2008), Saad (2008), Die Sendeling (2011), Skollies (2011), Spyt (2010-2011), Lot (2011-2012), Betésda (2010, 2012), Babbel (2012), Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey ( 2012), Die Vrou Vantevore (2013), Trippie (KKNK 2013), Stretch marks: Grips from a Pregnancy (KKNK 2013), macbeth.slapeloos (2014-5), Die Gangsters (2016), and Pa (Woordfees 2017). In 2007, he received the KKNK Kanna award as Best Actor for his roles in the plays, Slaghuis and Die Storm.[4]

Apart from that, Stian involved in some radio dramas for "Radio Without Borders" such as, Murder in the Studio, Seduction, The Stanford Story, Anastasia, New Beginnings, A Shopping Trolley Christmas and Everyone's Story.[4]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2008 Feast of the Uninvited Petrus Minter TV series
2008 Transito Ambulance man TV series
2008 7de Laan Dawid Greef TV series
2010 Vallei van Sluiers Hugo de Bruyn TV series
2011 Vallei van Sluiers II Hugo de Bruyn TV series
2012 Verraaiers Gerrie Jacobs Film
2013 Die Boland Moorde Adjudant Officer Andre Fourie TV series [12]
2013 Die Laaste Tango Christoffel Basson Film
2014 Trippie Man Short film
2015 Uitvlucht Dok Film
2015 Van lyn af ... Du Preez Slabbert Short film
2016 Blood and Glory Willem Morkel Film
2016 My Father's War David Smit Film
2017 Die Boekklub TV series
2017 Waterfront Ruan Jordaan TV series
2017 Luister Director Short film
2018 Onder die Suiderkruis Stephen Tredoux TV series
2019 Liewe Lisa Frank Film
2019 Die Spreeus Tommie TV series
2019 The Story of Racheltjie De Beer Herman Film
2020 Kompleks Christo du Toit TV series

References

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  1. ^ Filmstarts. "Stian Bam". FILMSTARTS.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Stian Bam". MUBI. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Stian Bam - ESAT". esat.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Wessels, Yolanda (25 January 2021). "Stian Bam: ouderdom, vennoot, liefde, vrou". Briefly. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Akteur Stian Bam vind liefde". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ Eloff, Herman. "Uitvlucht". Channel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  7. ^ "SMDB/Scriling". www.scriling.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  8. ^ Preskovsky, Ilan. "My Father's War". Channel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ Engelbrecht, Leandra. "The Story of Racheltjie de Beer". Channel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Stian Bam accolades". IMDb. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "7de Laan villain returns". Channel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ Eloff, Herman. "Modder en Bloed". Channel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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