Rico Fourie, an actor from Stellenbosch, recently appeared in the South African television drama series, Kelders van Geheime on eTV.
It was a dream come true for the 36-year-old, who for the first time could show his acting skills to the more than two million people who tune in to watch the popular Afrikaans drama on weekdays.
Fourie played the role of Gerrit Nel, the childhood friend of Tjoppie Marais who came to ruffle some feathers. The former model featured in some episodes of the series’ second season. “Even though I was only in the series for a couple of episodes, I have had people come up to me in the shops, asking me if I was on TV. I found it a little strange at first, but it was quite sweet,” said Fourie.
Kelders van Geheime is based on the wheeling and dealings of a community that lives on Soebatskloof, which is a wine farm in the Cape. It focuses on three families: the Abrahams, Syster and Marais households.
Fourie also acted opposite one of his favourite actors, Sandra Prinsloo. “I was always a big fan of her, from when I was young and still dreamt of being an actor of her calibre,” he added. Other actors in the drama included Vinette Ebrahim, Cedwyn Joel, Rushney Ferguson and Duane Williams. “It was an amazing experience as the cast and crew welcomed me and made me feel at ease.”
Fourie is the son of South African international track superstars, Johan and Marinda Fourie. He has been in the modelling and entertainment industry for over a decade as an actor, voiceover artist, model and radio presenter.
Over the past 15 years, he has modelled for various photographers, designers, campaigns, TV commercials, catalogues, magazines and blogs. Fourie is a signed actor with the MMM Agency.
He also has a heart for charity and was for a few years involved in the Twitter Blanket Drive and Project Braveheart (anti-bullying) campaigns. The blanket drive collected thousands of blankets from people on the social media platform Twitter, now called X. This was donated to several charity organisations under the Santa Showbox Project umbrella.
Viewers will see Fourie in season two of Een Keer Om Die Son on Kyknet and Showmax this year. The actor is also excited about his first supporting role in an Afrikaans feature film set for release later this year.
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