1. Sharlto Copley was born on November 27,1973 and is a South African actor.
21 Facts About Sharlto Copley
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Sharlto Copley's acting credits include roles in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9, the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team, the science fiction film Elysium, the science fiction horror film Europa Report and the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent.
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Sharlto Copley played the title character in the science fiction film Chappie, Jimmy in the science fiction action film Hardcore Henry, and starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series Powers.
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Sharlto Copley was born in Johannesburg and educated at St Andrew's Preparatory School in Grahamstown and Redhill School in Morningside, Johannesburg.
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Sharlto Copley's father is Dr Bruce Copley, a former university professor.
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Shortly after leaving high school, Sharlto Copley met Neill Blomkamp, who is six years younger.
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Sharlto Copley allowed Blomkamp to use computers at his production company to help the company pitch various projects and allow Blomkamp to pursue his passion and talent for 3D animation and design.
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In Blomkamp's District 9, Sharlto Copley played the lead role of Wikus van der Merwe, an Afrikaner bureaucrat assigned to move a race of extraterrestrial creatures stranded on Earth.
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At the 2009 IGN Summer Movie awards, Sharlto Copley won Favorite Hero and Best Performance.
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In 2010, Sharlto Copley produced, wrote, and directed an insert for the South African Film and Television Awards called "Wikus and Charlize", featuring fellow South African star Charlize Theron.
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Sharlto Copley then starred alongside Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in the feature film adaptation of The A-Team, which was produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.
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Sharlto Copley guest-co-hosted WWE Raw on 7 June 2010, along with his A-Team co-stars Cooper and Jackson.
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In 2013, Sharlto Copley played fictional astronaut James Corrigan in Europa Report, the story of a crew of international astronauts sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
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Sharlto Copley played villain Adrian Pryce in Spike Lee's Oldboy, a remake of the 2003 South Korean film of the same name.
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Sharlto Copley starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the 2014 Disney film Maleficent and played King Stefan, Princess Aurora's father.
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Sharlto Copley provided the voice, reference work, and interaction with the cast as Chappie, the titular character of the 2015 film Chappie, directed by Neill Blomkamp.
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In 2015, Sharlto Copley was announced to star as Christian Walker in the superhero TV series Powers.
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Sharlto Copley later provided the voiceover for the e-tron GT concept promotional video by Audi Sport GmbH.
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Also in 2015, Sharlto Copley played the supporting character Jimmy in the film Hardcore Henry.
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In March 2018, Sharlto Copley starred in the crime comedy film Gringo as Mitch Rusk.
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Sharlto Copley has been in a relationship with actress and supermodel Tanit Phoenix since January 2012.