Chris van Rensburg

Acting

Chris van Rensburg

Place of birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Known for

Acting

Credits

16 titles

Chris is an an Actor, Voice Artist, Writer and Producer He received his Drama training from the University of Pretoria, where he received the award for the Best Creative contribution to the Drama department in 2005. As an actor and singer, he has appeared in a variety of theatrical, television and film productions. His TV credits include South Africa's first Superhero Television series Jongo as the sinister villain Mr. Angel, in High Rollers he played Kallie the klutzy IT guy and in KykNet's Moeggeploeg he played the charming milk farmer Myburgh, he also featured in 7de Laan, the mini-series Huis van Liefde and the Mzansi Magic drama series The Road. He is a familiar face in South African an…

Known for

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die poster
7.1

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2026

How to Make a Killing poster
6.9

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

How to Make a Killing

2026

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

Raised by Wolves poster
7.5

After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.

Raised by Wolves

2020

Die Byl poster
8.0

The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.

Die Byl

2016

Unseen poster
6.7

A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.

Unseen

2023

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die poster
7.1

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2026

How to Make a Killing poster
6.9

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

How to Make a Killing

2026

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

G20 poster
6.3

After the G20 Summit is overtaken by terrorists, President Danielle Sutton must bring all her statecraft and military experience to defend her family and her fellow leaders.

G20

2025

The Fix poster
5.2

When a troubled model takes a new drug at a party, she suffers a shocking transformation. Pursued by authorities and a dangerous gang, she hunts for a fix to reverse these effects, only to discover her mutations could save the human race.

The Fix

2024

Summer's Last Resort poster
6.0

Determined to save her mom from another bad relationship, a teen accidentally turns a luxury vacation into total chaos.

Summer's Last Resort

2026

Headspace poster
6.0

This is an alien invasion film like no other – the aliens are miniature but still want to take over the world!

Headspace

2023

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

Rust Road poster
5.4

Two brothers are torn apart after they steal a bag of money and are hunted down by a ruthless killer.

Rust Road

2023

Series credits

Raised by Wolves poster
7.5

After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.

Raised by Wolves

2020

Die Byl poster
8.0

The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.

Die Byl

2016

Unseen poster
6.7

A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.

Unseen

2023

Projek Dina poster
9.0

A south African series that takes place in the work and life environment of the emergency response task force, where the pressure is sky high and the room for error is tiny. Now that the task force has just been set up by the Western Cape police - as a way to combat the rapidly increasing cases of missing persons in South Africa - the members of the task force have a seemingly impossible task at hand: to find the missing persons in Cape Town and bring them home one by one.

Projek Dina

2020

Die Nuusmakers poster
10.0

Adri Joubert has been the cool, calm, reassuring face and voice of the evening news for two decades. But then her husband is murdered, and her life becomes news as a national crisis shakes the country. She is forced to put aside her personal trauma to guide viewers through the state of emergency from behind a red-hot news desk.

Die Nuusmakers

2025