10 Things you don’t know about Theodore Jantjies

Theodore Jantjies as Xander Meintjies

• Theodore is 31 years old, born on the 8th of April 1983
• Theodore was born in Heidelberg in the Western Cape
• In 2002 he matriculated from Kairos Secondary School and went on to study theatre at Northlink College in Cape Town.
• In 2004 he completed his diploma in Performing Arts
• He started his professional career in theatre in 2005, as one of the leading characters in DieKeiser, to critical acclaim and was nominated for an award for his portrayal
• After that followed Kanna hy ko Huistoe at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and many others.
• He made his television debut in the e.tv sitcom Madam and Eve, which was followed by the e.tv primetime soap, Scandal
• He then starred in the Henry Mylne production of Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, opposite veteran actress Vinette Ebrahim
• The production was hailed as one of the top productions at Arts festivals, KKNK and the Suidooster fees.
• Since 2008, he is working on the SABC2 soap 7^de Laan, in which he plays the role of Xander Meintjies