Sharlto Copley

Q: Has Sharlto Copley won any awards?

Yes, Sharlto Copley has received several awards, including the Best Actor Award at the 2009 Sitges Film Festival for his performance in 'District 9'.

Q: What was Sharlto Copley's first film?

Sharlto Copley's first film was 'District 9', released in 2009, which marked his transition from television to film and gained him international acclaim.

Q: What are some of Sharlto Copley's successful films?

Some of Sharlto Copley's successful films include 'District 9', 'Elysium', 'Chappie', and 'The A-Team'. These films highlight his range as an actor.

Q: What is Sharlto Copley's estimated net worth?

Sharlto Copley's estimated net worth is around $15 million, primarily from his successful acting career in film and television.

Q: What is Sharlto Copley's background?

Sharlto Copley was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and studied at the University of Cape Town. He initially worked in television before transitioning to film.

Q: What television series has Sharlto Copley appeared in?

Sharlto Copley has appeared in various television series, including '24: Live Another Day' and 'The A-Team' miniseries, showcasing his versatility across mediums.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Sharlto Copley's acting style?

Sharlto Copley's acting style is characterized by his intense performances and ability to portray a wide range of emotions, often bringing depth to his characters.

Known for

District 9 (2009)

IMDb 7.9 / 10

2009 / Action, Sci-Fi / 112 min

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans...

Chappie (2015)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

2015 / Action, Crime / 120 min

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child,...

Maleficent (2014)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

2014 / Action, Adventure / 93mins

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army...

Name

Sharlto Copley

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

27 November 1973, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spouses

Carmen Ejogo (2016–present)

Children

1 child, name not publicly known

Parents

Derek Copley, Ellen Copley

Estimated Net Worth

$15 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Desert Warrior In 7th-century Arabia, Princess Hind becomes a warrior to defy the ruthless Emperor Kisra. Forged into a warrior and aided...	Jalabzeen	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2025	Movie The Rats: A Witcher Tale To pull off a daring heist, a gang of six misfit outlaws will have to do something they've never done...	Leo Bonhart	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2025	Movie Heads of State The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become...	Agent Coop	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	Movie Boy Kills World When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman...	Glen Van Der Koy	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2024	Movie Monkey Man Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after...	Tiger	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2024	Movie ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group,...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	Movie Beast A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey...	Martin Battles	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2021	Movie Oats Studios: Volume 1 A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South...	God	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2021	Movie Ted K An exploration of Ted Kaczynski's life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber.	Ted	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2021	Movie Seal Team After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM...	Switch (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2020	Movie The Last Days of American Crime In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal...	William Sawyer	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	TV The Witcher Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove...	Leo Bonhart	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2019	TV Russian Doll Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down...	Chez	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2018	Movie God: City God presides over a modern metropolis.	Dieu	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	Movie Gringo An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown...	Mitch Rusk	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2017	Movie God: Serengeti God presides over a prehistoric tribe.	God	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2017	Movie Free Fire Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a...	Vernon	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2016	Movie The Hollars Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain...	Ron Hollar	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	Movie Hardcore Henry Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers,...	Jimmy	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	TV Powers Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to...	Christian Walker	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2015	Movie Chappie Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a...	Chappie	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	Movie Maleficent A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day...	Stefan	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	Movie Oldboy A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a...	Adrian Pryce	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2013	Movie Open Grave A man awakes -- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people...	John	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	Movie Elysium In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station...	Kruger	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie Europa Report A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts...	James Corrigan	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2010	Movie The A-Team A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and...	Murdock	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2010	Movie Wikus and Charlize Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.	Wikus van der Merwe	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	Movie The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log A documentary that discusses the making of the Oscar-nominated movie District 9 (2009).	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2009	Movie District 9 Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying...	Wikus van de Merwe	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	Movie Alive in Joburg A documentary-style short film about the arrival of an alien spaceship over Johannesburg, South Africa.	Sniper	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2000	TV Curb Your Enthusiasm The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem...	Michael Fouchay	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1993	TV Raw A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.	Sharlto Copley	TMDB 6.8 / 10
TBA	Movie The Good Samaritan When successful entrepreneur Dr. Rosalind Carver and her husband Matt rescue a wounded man drifting off the coast of Indonesia,...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Sapien Safari An alien naturalist fights to protect a wildlife species that's vital to the survival of the planet.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2021	Movie Ted K An exploration of Ted Kaczynski's life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Hardcore Henry Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers,...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	Movie Spoon A thriller with supernatural overtones about a man with a medical condition that causes him to black out during moments...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2011	Movie Spoon A thriller with supernatural overtones about a man with a medical condition that causes him to black out during moments...	Director Directing	Not rated
2010	Movie Wikus and Charlize Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie Wikus and Charlize Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie Wikus and Charlize Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2005	Movie Alive in Joburg A documentary-style short film about the arrival of an alien spaceship over Johannesburg, South Africa.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
TBA	Movie Sapien Safari An alien naturalist fights to protect a wildlife species that's vital to the survival of the planet.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Sapien Safari An alien naturalist fights to protect a wildlife species that's vital to the survival of the planet.	Writer Writing	Not rated

Desert Warrior

2026 / TMDB 5.7

The Rats: A Witcher Tale

2025 / TMDB 5.4

Heads of State

2025 / TMDB 6.8

Boy Kills World

2024 / TMDB 6.7

Monkey Man

2024 / TMDB 6.9

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

2024 / TMDB 7.3

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Got a question about Sharlto Copley?

What are Sharlto Copley's most famous roles?

Sharlto Copley is best known for his roles in 'District 9', 'Elysium', and 'Chappie'. These films showcase his ability to portray complex characters and have significantly contributed to his career.

Has Sharlto Copley won any awards?

What was Sharlto Copley's first film?

What are some of Sharlto Copley's successful films?

What is Sharlto Copley's estimated net worth?

What is Sharlto Copley's background?

What television series has Sharlto Copley appeared in?

What is a defining characteristic of Sharlto Copley's acting style?