Alan Committie

Alan Committie is a South African comic actor and qualified high school teacher.

Alan Committie
Born	(1974-01-06) 6 January 1974 (age 51)
Occupation(s)	Comic actor Entertainer
Years active	1997 - present
Website	www.alancommittie.co.za

Committie has performed on stage, television, radio and the Internet. In addition to his own, self-written shows, Committie has performed a number of other stage productions including Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman. He is particularly well known for his character 'Johan van der Walt', a highly officious, disturbingly pedantic, offensive security officer and part-time film critic.

Performance career

Committie's own stage plays

• Stressed for Success
• Stressed to Kill
• One Man One Remote
• TV or not TV
• Titanic on Ice
• Once upon a Laugh (with Robyn Scott)
• Dracula - Unclotted (with Geatan Schmid)
• Dick and Di
• The Clown Jewels Part 2
• The Clown Jewels Part 1

Appearing in

• Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman
• Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
• Michael Frayn's Noises Off

Other appearances

• Fleur du Cap Awards as Master of Ceremonies, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town (2008)
• Stand Up South Africa Comedy Festival in London, UK (2002)
• Smirnoff International Comedy Festival (1997–2003)

Television

• Appearing as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Laugh out Loud
• Starring as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Van der Walt's Fault
• Cameo appearances in many SA sitcoms including Marc Lottering and Friends
• Appearing in various TV adverts including FAMSA, Polo Classic, OK Bazaars, Castle Lager and Cadbury's
• Character voice-over for SABC's animation series URBO.

Radio

• Character voices for various radio spots
• "Unofficial" film reviewer as Johan van der Walt for Nic Marais' breakfast show on KFM

Internet

• Performed and co-wrote a number of viral ads for Rugby 365

Awards

• Naledi Theatre Awards 'Best Comedy Performance (Male)' for Stressed To Kill (Johannesburg, 2008)
• Fleur du Cap Awards 'Best Performance by an actor' in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Cape Town, 2008)
• S.A. Film & Television Awards 'Golden Horn for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy' for Committie's role of Johan van der Walt (Johannesburg, 2007)

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Education

• Higher Diploma in Education, University of Cape Town
• Performer's Diploma, University of Cape Town
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town (1996)

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