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| 3 | ->''"I wonder what it's like to have [[Film/TheATeam 'Howling Mad' Murdock]] be the most 'normal' role you've ever gotten as an actor..."'' |
| 4 | -->--'''[[Creator/BobChipman Moviebob]]''' |
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| 6 | Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973 in Johannesburg) is a UsefulNotes/{{South Africa}}n actor, producer, and director. |
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| 8 | He has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for his StarMakingRole as Wikus van der Merwe in the critically acclaimed ''Film/District9'', and has since gone on to star in blockbuster pictures like ''Film/TheATeam'' and ''Film/{{Maleficent}}''. He also played Christian Walker in the TV series ''Series/{{Powers}}''. |
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| 10 | !!Film Roles |
| 11 | * 2009 ''Film/District9'' as Wikus van der Merwe |
| 12 | * 2010 ''Film/TheATeam'' as Capt. H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock |
| 13 | * 2013 ''Film/EuropaReport'' as James Corrigan |
| 14 | * 2013 ''Film/OpenGrave'' as John |
| 15 | * 2013 ''Film/{{Elysium}}'' as Agent C.M. Kruger |
| 16 | * 2013 ''Film/{{Oldboy|2013}}'' as Adrian Pryce |
| 17 | * 2014 ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' as King Stefan |
| 18 | * 2015 ''Film/{{Chappie}}'' as Chappie |
| 19 | * 2016 ''Film/HardcoreHenry'' as Jimmy |
| 20 | * 2016 ''The Hollars'' as Ron Hollar |
| 21 | * 2017 ''Film/{{Free Fire|2017}}'' as Vernon |
| 22 | * 2017 Creator/OatsStudios short ''God: Serengeti'' as God |
| 23 | * 2018 ''Film/{{Gringo}}'' |
| 24 | * 2020 ''Film/TheLastDaysOfAmericanCrime'' as William Sawyer |
| 25 | * 2021 ''[[Animation/SealTeam2021 Seal Team]]'' as Switch |
| 26 | * 2022 ''Film/{{Beast|2022}}'' as Martin Battles |
| 27 | * 2024 ''Film/BoyKillsWorld'' |
| 28 | * 2024 ''Film/MonkeyMan'' as Tiger |
| 29 | * 2025 ''Series/{{The Witcher|2019}}'' as Leo Bonhart |
| 30 | !!Television Roles |
| 31 | * 2015-2016 ''Series/{{Powers}}'' as Christian Walker |
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| 33 | !!Video Game Roles |
| 34 | * 2016 ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'' as Jimmy (a tie in for ''Hardcore Henry'') |
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| 37 | !!Tropes relating to his works: |
| 38 | * ActingForTwo: In ''{{Film/Chappie}}'' he also doubles as a policeman calling for an angle grinder. |
| 39 | * AmoralAfrikaner: Not the man himself but he very frequently plays them. |
| 40 | * FakeAmerican: In ''Film/TheATeam'' (though Murdock's accent changes as a RunningGag) and ''{{Series/Powers}}''. |
| 41 | * FakeScot: Dons a Scottish accent to play King Stefan in ''{{Film/Maleficent}}'', to emphasise Stefan as a peasant in contrast to the English accents among the other royals. |
| 42 | * ProductionPosse: He stars in all of Creator/NeillBlomkamp's films. |
| 43 | * PromotedFanboy: He was a huge fan of ''Series/TheATeam'' before getting to star in the film adaptation. |
| 44 | * StarMakingRole: Playing Wikus in ''Film/District9'' instantly made him known. |
| 45 | * ThrowItIn: He improvised most of his lines during the ''District 9'' documentary scenes. |
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