Portrait of Jacques Bessenger

Acting

Jacques Bessenger

Career

Active from 2007 to 2025, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Canary
Canary
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Bessenger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Emotional Journey 4
  • Psychological Intrigue 3
  • South African Setting 2
  • Intense 2
  • South African Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 66
Die Kwiksilwers
Die Kwiksilwers (2025)

as Wikus

Love and Wine
Love and Wine (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

as Desmond

Lilies Not for Me
Lilies Not for Me (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bartender

Cousins
Cousins (2025)

TV show · as Dries Fourie

Een Keer Om Die Son
Een Keer Om Die Son (2024)

TV show · as Dr. Ruan van Wyk

Koek
Koek (2024)

TV show · as Ryno Mans

Blindelings
Blindelings (2023)

as Paul Scholtz

Riel
Riel (2023)

as Gustav

Unseen
Unseen (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as ER Doctor 1

Donkerbos
Donkerbos (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jaco

Stiekyt
Stiekyt (2022)

as Jay-C le Roux

Lioness
Lioness (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Adrian Hugo

2010s

15 titles · average score 76
Dwaalster
Dwaalster (2019)

TV show · as Stian

Die Spreeus
Die Spreeus (2019)

TV show · as Lou

Canary
Canary (2018)
GoodWatch score 88

as Reverend Engelbrecht

Fynskrif
Fynskrif (2018)

TV show · as Jaco Kruger

Krotoa
Krotoa (2017)

as Pieter Van Meerhof

Fluiters
Fluiters (2016)

TV show · as Rudolf 'Rudi' du Preez

Sink
Sink (2016)

as Chris Jordaan

Jonathan: Die Movie
Jonathan: Die Movie (2016)

as Xavier

Blood and Glory
Blood and Glory (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Phil Blignaut

Die Byl
Die Byl (2016)

TV show · as Slagyster Fourie / Alex Kruger

Ballade vir 'n Enkeling
Ballade vir 'n Enkeling (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jan-Paul Otto Snr

Wolwedans In Die Skemer
Wolwedans In Die Skemer (2012)

as Armand

2000s

3 titles
Getroud Met Rugby
Getroud Met Rugby (2009)

TV show · as Thomas

Erfsondes
Erfsondes (2007)

TV show · as Renier de Kock

Song Vir Katryn
Song Vir Katryn (2003)

TV show · as Mossie