Actor profile

Sharlto Copley

27th November 1973 Johannesburg, South Africa Acting

Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973) is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9 and H. M. Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharlto Copley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

28 Movies 5 TV Shows 35 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Desert Warrior poster

Desert Warrior 23rd April 2026 as Jalabzeen

The Rats: A Witcher Tale poster

The Rats: A Witcher Tale 29th October 2025 as Leo Bonhart

Heads of State poster

Heads of State 24th June 2025 as Agent Coop

Boy Kills World poster

Boy Kills World 24th April 2024 as Glen Van Der Koy

Monkey Man poster

Monkey Man 3rd April 2024 as Tiger

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord poster

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord 23rd March 2024 as Self

Beast poster

Beast 11th August 2022 as Martin Battles

Oats Studios: Volume 1 poster

Oats Studios: Volume 1 30th October 2021 as God

Ted K poster

Ted K 29th October 2021 as Ted

Seal Team poster

Seal Team 28th October 2021 as Switch (voice)

The Last Days of American Crime poster

The Last Days of American Crime 5th June 2020 as William Sawyer

God: City poster

God: City 17th September 2018 as Dieu

Gringo poster

Gringo 8th March 2018 as Mitch Rusk

God: Serengeti poster

God: Serengeti 6th July 2017 as God

Free Fire poster

Free Fire 31st March 2017 as Vernon

The Hollars poster

The Hollars 25th August 2016 as Ron Hollar

Hardcore Henry poster

Hardcore Henry 12th September 2015 as Jimmy

Chappie poster

Chappie 4th March 2015 as Chappie

Maleficent poster

Maleficent 28th May 2014 as Stefan

Oldboy poster

Oldboy 14th November 2013 as Adrian Pryce

Open Grave poster

Open Grave 13th August 2013 as John

Elysium poster

Elysium 7th August 2013 as Kruger

Europa Report poster

Europa Report 27th June 2013 as James Corrigan

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 9th June 2010 as Murdock

Wikus and Charlize poster

Wikus and Charlize 1st April 2010 as Wikus van der Merwe

The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log poster

The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log 12th November 2009 as Self

District 9 poster

District 9 5th August 2009 as Wikus van de Merwe

Alive in Joburg poster

Alive in Joburg 1st January 2005 as Sniper

The Witcher poster

The Witcher 20th December 2019 as Leo Bonhart

Russian Doll poster

Russian Doll 1st February 2019 as Chez

Powers poster

Powers 10th March 2015 as Christian Walker

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Michael Fouchay

Raw poster

Raw 11th January 1993 as Sharlto Copley