Hykie Berg

He was born on 2 May 1978 in Pretoria, South Africa. He studied up to grade 8 at Die Wilgers High School where he started experimenting with drugs. Then he matriculated in 1998. At the age of 19, he became a heroin addict. He then received drug rehabilitation with a maximum-security cell at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town.[1]

From 1997 and 1999, he completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing – Second Year, Marketing/Marketing Management General degree at University of Pretoria. Then he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management from Stellenbosch University between 1999 and 2002.[1]

He was married previously to Melissa Jacobs in 2013 but got divorce in 2018.[2] Then he and proposed to his girl friend Gerridene on 23 June 23 2019 where they finally married in March 2020.[3]

He made television debut in the popular youth series The Res in 2003. Then in 2004, he made a starring role in the serial Plek van Meats.[1] In 2007, he made in his debut film role in Ouma se Slim Kind. In 2004, he joined the cast of the season 13 of the television serial Egoli: Place of Gold and played the role 'Darius du Buisson' in which he won a Crystal Award. He played the role for three seasons up to season 15 in 2007.

In 2018, he became an author where he published the book Hykie Berg: Ultimate Survivor. The book deals with his drug addict life and near death at his peak in acting career, where he finally manages to rehabilitate and achieve the success after.[4]

• Hykie Berg at IMDb
• Hykie Berg: 'I was in Weskoppies about Ritalin'