10 Facts About Brett Goldin

Brett Goldin was a South African actor and part of the Crazy Monkey comedy troupe.

Brett Goldin was the son of Peter and Denise Brett Goldin and had one sibling, his sister Samantha.

Brett Goldin was educated at the King David School in Victory Park, Johannesburg and at Crawford College, Sandton.

Brett Goldin was a student of the University of Cape Town Drama Department from 1997 to 2000.

Brett Goldin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Drama, and subsequently completed a Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama.

Brett Goldin began performing professionally at the age of eleven and had extensive experience in television, film and theatre.

Brett Goldin's television acting roles include Terry Schachter in the science fiction drama series Charlie Jade, Michael Krauss in the 2003 television film drama Citizen Verdict, and Dylan in Season 3 of the South African drama series Yizo Yizo.

In 2004 Brett Goldin wrote and acted in his first stage play, a one-man show titled Bad Apple, which examined what would happen if a Columbine-style killing spree were to occur at a wealthy public school in Johannesburg.

At the time of his death, Brett Goldin was playing the role of Guildenstern in Hamlet at the Baxter Theatre and was set to go to the United Kingdom as part of the South African production to be performed in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Brett Goldin was murdered alongside a friend, Richard Bloom, in the early hours of Sunday 16 April 2006.