Brandon Auret

Acting

Brandon Auret

Born

1972-12-27 (53)

Place of birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

Brandon Auret (born 27 December 1972) is a South African actor known for his role as Leon du Plessis in the SABC3 soap opera Isidingo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon Auret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Isidingo poster
5.2

South African soap opera centering around the lives of the wealthy Haines family, the Matabanes, and the lives of the inhabitants of the mining town Horizon Deep.

Isidingo

1998

They Will Kill You poster
6.9

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.

They Will Kill You

2026

Chappie poster
6.8

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

Chappie

2015

District 9 poster
7.5

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

District 9

2009

Mia and the White Lion poster
7.2

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Mia and the White Lion

2018

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire poster
6.2

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023

Film credits

2020s · 10 titles

They Will Kill You poster
6.9

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.

They Will Kill You

2026

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire poster
6.2

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023

Redeeming Love poster
7.8

A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.

Redeeming Love

2022

Sniper: No Nation poster
6.8

Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.

Sniper: No Nation

2026

Rogue poster
5.6

Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels.

Rogue

2020

London Calling poster
6.4

After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.

London Calling

2025

Oats Studios: Volume 1 poster
6.3

A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South African film director Neill Blomkamp. Includes: Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, Kapture-Fluke, Cooking with Bill, Praetoria, God and Gdansk.

Oats Studios: Volume 1

2021

The Last Days of American Crime poster
6.4

In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.

The Last Days of American Crime

2020

Broken Darkness poster
6.7

The exciting story of Sam, a broken man who after the world ends from a massive Meteor shower and the death of his son, is forced to survive underground. He and his trusted friend Troy along with a young female Rose, are thrust on a journey that takes them into the darkest parts of the underground world where they find themselves on the run with a crew of rag tag yet heavily armed rangers. Hunted down by mutated creatures, bandits and cannibals alike, their undeniable defiance to return home is challenged, and an honest story emerges to reveal the heart of friendship in the face of death. Broken Darkness is a tale of selflessness, friendship and courage.

Broken Darkness

2021

Bird Boy poster
NR

August, a troubled young orphan, finds an abandoned ostrich egg and raises a giant, bird-brained best friend. When his ostrich is taken away, August risks everything to get him back.

Bird Boy

2025

2010s · 19 titles

Chappie poster
6.8

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

Chappie

2015

Mia and the White Lion poster
7.2

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Mia and the White Lion

2018

Elysium poster
6.5

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

Elysium

2013

Inside Man: Most Wanted poster
6.3

An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Inside Man: Most Wanted

2019

Tremors 5: Bloodlines poster
5.6

When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.

Tremors 5: Bloodlines

2015

6-Headed Shark Attack poster
4.6

What is supposed to be a marriage boot camp on a remote island turns into the ultimate test for survival when a 6-headed shark starts attacking the beach. Trapped with minimal weapons they try to fight off the shark, but quickly discover that no one is safe in the water or on land.

6-Headed Shark Attack

2018

Tiger House poster
5.5

A young gymnast battles a group of bank robbers at the home of her boyfriend.

Tiger House

2015

Alien Outpost poster
5.0

A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.

Alien Outpost

2014

Rakka poster
7.0

A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.

Rakka

2017

Empire of the Sharks poster
3.7

On a future earth where 98% of the surface is underwater, a Warlord who controls an army of sharks meets his match when he captures the daughter of a mysterious shark caller who must learn to marshal a supernatural ability if she is to free her people from the Warlord's dominion.

Empire of the Sharks

2018

Planet of the Sharks poster
3.6

In the near future, glacial melting has covered 98% of earth's landmass. Sharks have flourished and now dominate the planet, operating as one massive school led by a mutated alpha shark.

Planet of the Sharks

2016

Dead in the Water poster
5.4

The Nereus is a fifty-year-old Ice Breaker, salvaged by an idealistic crew on a mission to catch illegal fisherman. On chase, the crew find themselves well off-course and bearing down on a body mysteriously floating in the middle of the Devil’s Sea. Superstitious or not, the team soon discovers they’ve rescued a deadly creature feeding on the lifeless body. Their new mission—kill or be killed and preferably before they hit land.

Dead in the Water

2018

Avenged poster
5.6

When Chili Ncgobo, an honest but ambitious undercover cop, is cheated out of a major reward by his corrupt superiors, he infiltrates a cash-in-transit heist gang, and instead of busting them, he decides to participate in a one off score. He must face off against his partner who refuses to let him do it and one of the gang members who recognizes him as a cop.

Avenged

2014

Double Echo poster
4.7

Paul left the police force after mistakenly killing his partner. Now he is a driver for rich guy who's daughter is kidnapped. He will use his skills to save the girl but he will also uncover secrets the family was hiding for years.

Double Echo

2017

Blood Drive poster
NR

1999. The Future. Water is scarce, gas is fifty bucks per gallon, and the the last good cop in Los Angeles has stumbled across an underground death race that pits psychos against each other in a gory road trip through America's dystopian heartland. He is forced to join forces with a dangerous femme fatale who wants to win the race at all costs and together they must find a way to escape the clutches of the Blood Drive as they careen through a sci-fi landscape filled with monsters and mutants. A theatrical re-edit of Blood Drive episodes "The F---ing Cop" and "Welcome to Pixie Swallow" which premiered at Hollywood's famous Egyptian Theater courtesy of American Cinematheque. This version screened across the country at various Alamo Drafthouse locations.

Blood Drive

2017

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5.7

Twenty seven years after his UCLA graduate thesis film Shot Down was banned in his home country and went on to festival acclaim and cult status, writer-director Andrew Worsdale returns with this noir romance set among the marginalised white underclass. The film follows a police investigation into four murders and charts the doomed romance of the outlaw lovers. A deeply romantic, elegiac and universal crime story where the murders are not the point of the movie.

Durban Poison

2013

Night Drive poster
3.9

Against the tranquil backdrop of a game reserve, South African thriller Night Drive tracks a group of tourists left stranded during a night-time game drive after their vehicle breaks down. As a series of terrifying events unfolds, the tourists realise that wild animals are the least of their fears.

Night Drive

2010

The Lullaby poster
5.8

Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.

The Lullaby

2018

Expiration poster
4.9

Four participants sign up for a mysterious medical test.

Expiration

2012

2000s · 2 titles

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