Sharlto Copley Biography

Sharlto Copley a South African actor known for his roles as a Wikus van der Merwe in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9, Howling Mad Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team, Agent C.M. Kruger in the science fiction film Elysium, James Corrigan in the science fiction horror film Europa Report and King Stefan in the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent.

He also featured the title character in the science fiction film Chappie, like Jimmy in Hardcore Henry, and as well starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series Powers.

Sharlto Copley Age

Sharlto was born on November 27, 1973, in Pretoria, South Africa.

Sharlto Copley Career

Sharlto met with director Neill Blomkamp when he was only 22 years while Neill was 16. Sharlto provided Neill with the use of computers at his production company to help the company with pitches for different projects and allow Neill to further pursue his passion and ability for 3D animation and design.

Sharlto starred in Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp’s District 9, where he played the lead role of Wikus van dr Merwe, an Afrikaner bureaucrat assigned on Earth. In the film, the aliens popularly and derogatorily referred to as ”prawns”, must be moved from District 9, a military-guarded slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an internment camp outside the city.

Sharlto improvised all of his dialogue in the film. In 2009 Sharlto won the Favourite Hero award at the IGN Summer Movie awards and Best Performance of 2009 for his role in District 9.

In 2010 Sharlto produced, wrote, and directed an insert for the South African Film and TV Awards called ”Wikus and Charlize”, featuring fellow South African star Charlize Theron. The clip features Sharlto as Wikus attempting to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.

Sharlto then starred together with 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. Sharlto used a Southern American dialect for his representation of A-Team member H.M. Murdock, and employed other dialects, including Scottish, English, Australian, and his native South African, as part of the character’s rapid-fire style.

Dwight Schultz, who played Murdock in the original TV series, praised Sharlto’s performance and said Sharlto was the only actor he knew of who was ”true to his character.” Sharlto guest co-hosted WWE Raw on June 7, 2010, together with his A-Team co-stars Bradley Cooper and Quinton Jackson.

In 2013, Sharlto played fictional astronaut James Corrigan in Erupa Report, the story of a crew of international astronauts sent on a private mission to Jupiter’s fourth moon.

The same year, Sharlto represented Agent Kruger in Elysium, a science fiction film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Sharlto played villain Adrian Pryce in Spike Lee’s Oldboy, a remake of the 2003 South Korean film of the same name.

He also starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the 2014 Disney film Maleficent and played King Stefan, Princess Aurora’s father, and provided the voice and motion capture performance for the film Chappie, also directed by Neil Blomkamp.

Released on March 6, 2015, Chappie was Sharlto’s first motion-capture performance. In 2015, Sharlto was nominated to star as Christian Walker in the superhero television series Powers. He later provided the voiceover for the e-Tron GT concept promotional video by Audi Sport GmbH.

Sharlto Copley Net Worth

Sharlto’s Net Worth is estimated to be $15 Million .

Sharlto Copley Movies

• 2006: Yellow
• 2006: Alive in Joburg
• 2009: District 9
• 2010: Wikus and Charlize
• 2010: The A-Team
• 2013: Europa Report
• 2013: Elysium
• 2013: Oldboy
• 2013: Open Grave
• 2014: Maleficent
• 2014: The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King
• 2015: Chappie
• 2015: Hardcore Henry
• 2016: The Hollars
• 2016: Free Fire

Sharlto Copley Television

From 2015 to 2016 he played the role of Christian Walker in the series Powers.

Sharlto Copley Awards

• 2009: Best Performance IGN Movie Awards.
• 2009: Favorite Summer Hero, IGN Movie Awards.
  Nominations
• 2009: Most Promising Performer at Chicago Film Critics Association Award.
• 2009: Best Actor of the year at the Golden Schmoes Awards.
• 2009: Breakthrough Performance of the year at the Golden Schmoes Awards.
• 2010: Best Newcomer at Empire Award.
  2010: Best Actor at International Cinephile Society Award
• 2010: Best Breakthrough Performance – Male for the Online Film & Television Association
• 2010: Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award
• 2010: Best Science Fiction Actor during the Scream Award.
• 2010: Choice Movie Actor – Sci-Fi during the Teen Choice

Sharlto Copley Height and Weight

Sharlto stands at a height of 6 ft or 183 cm and weighs 82 kg or 181 pounds.

Sharlto Copley Education

Sharlto enrolled at St. Andrew’s Preparatory School in Grahamstown and Redhill School in Morningside, Johannesburg.

Sharlto Copley Family

Sharlto was born to Dr. Bruce Copley, a former university professor. He was raised up along with his brother, Donovan Copley, is the lead singer of the Cape Town band Hot Water.

Sharlto Copley Wife

Sharlto dated actress and fashion model Tanit Phoenix as of January 2012 and latergot married on February 15, 2016, in Cape Town, South Africa. He resides in Cape Town and Los Angeles.

Sharlto Copley Children, Daughter

Copley and Phoenix are blessed with a daughter.