Kai Luke Brümmer (also stylised as Brummer; born 17 February 1993) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Nicholas van der Swart in the film '' Moffie'' (2019). ''

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'' named him one of the best new-and-up-comers at the 76th Venice Film Festival.

Early life

Brümmer was born in

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to parents Jacques and Natalie and grew up in Henley on Klip. He was introduced to acting by his mother, who was a drama teacher. He attended St John's College, Johannesburg. He went on to graduate in 2016 with a

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in Theatre & Performance with a distinction in Acting from the

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. He was briefly a ringmaster for the Boswell Wilkie Circus.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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