Ben Kruger

He was born on 25 March 1957 in Bothaville, South Africa. His father was a pastor in the local AGS congregation and his mother a girl from Bloemfontein. At the age of two, he moved to Cape Town with his family. Then at the age of four, he moved to Johannesburg where he completed his schooling at Helpmekaar Boys' High School.[1]

After school, Kruger served in the South African Navy for 18 months , after which he obtained his BA (Drama) at the University of Pretoria.[1]

He started acting career in theater where he performed in the plays Die Huigelaar as Cleante for TRUK in 1986, It's a Boy!, Siener in die Suburbs as 'Jakes' at the State Theatre, Pretoria. In 2000, he performed in the play Hartebees directed by Alexander Strachan. He later directed the play Heart Like a Stomach produced by Ian Fraser at the Windybrow Theatre.[1]

He is the co-writer of the play Kaspar in Kasablankah along with Chris Pretorius. In 1995, he starred in the film Cry, the Beloved Country. Later he also starred in the feature films: Snake Island in 2002 and Stander in 2003.[1] He is best known for the roles of 'Okkie Ferreira' in the serial Binnelanders. Then he played the role 'Neef Gert' in the serial 7de Laan and then as 'Sakkie Bezuidenhoudt' in the series, Zero Tolerance.[2] In 2006, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama Series for the role the role 'Sakkie'. In 2007, he was awarded the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy Gabriël. In 2014, he joined the serial Binnelanders and played the role 'Okkie Ferreira'. In 2020, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soap for this role.[3]

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