Richard de Klerk

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Richard de Klerk
Born	March 27, 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Repeaters
Spouse(s)	Cara Gee[1]

Richard de Klerk (born March 27, 1984)^[2] is a Canadian actor and producer, known for his work in independent Canadian films. His filmography includes Repeaters, Cole, Fathers & Sons, Bang Bang You're Dead, Mr. Rice's Secret and CBGB.

Biography and education[]

De Klerk was born in Vancouver. While living in Europe, he attended the American School of the Hague in The Netherlands. In his late teenage years he moved back to Canada. There, he studied at Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.^[3] He married Cara Gee in 2019.^[4]

Career[]

He has over 40 roles in films, short films, and television films and series.

Television[]

He appeared as Will Scarlett in the film Beyond Sherwood Forest opposite Erica Durance and Julian Sands, guest starred in The 4400 and Andie Macdowell series Cedar Cove. His other television works include recurring roles in Strange Empire, Reign and Motive.

Film[]

For the film (2015) (original title 北京，紐約), which also starred Lin Chi-ling and was shown at a number of festivals, he won three awards in 2016, including Barcelona Planet Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Actor and IndieFEST Film Awards Award Of Excellence for Best Lead Actor. He was nominated for three Leo Awards, including Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for Cole in 2010.^[5] De Klerk worked with director Carl Bessai on several films. He starred in Part of the Game, 2004 film, for which he won Hertfordshire Film Festival Jury Award for Best Actor.

In August 2017, Richard, together with Rampart Films Inc. and several members of his family were sued. A notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court was filed by Fred and Katarina Kranz for fraud and unjust enrichment towards Richard's father Gerry de Klerk and mother Irene Nelson, and against Richard and his sister Melanie DeKlerk for conversion and civil conspiracy. The claimants, Fred and Katarina Kranz claim they’ve lent Gerry de Klerk and his companies more than $23 million, and allegedly were repaid “from other funds they themselves provided to Gerry in relation to other investments.” They also claim that more than $1.2 million remains unpaid for the film loans.^[6]

References[]

https://hnmag.ca/review/the-perils-of-pre-covid-quarantine-in-alone-wolf/

External links[]

• Richard de Klerk at IMDb