Nicole Theunissen

Nicole is a South African actress, dancer, producer, and performance coach. She holds an MA from Rhodes University, with over 10 years of experience in stage and screen performance. Nicole is a multifaceted artist and creator, who has performed in works staged at the Baxter Dance Festival (2009), and has both created and performed in various live works at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (2010 - 2012). Nicole has served as lecturer in the Creative Arts Centre at the University of Zululand (2013), and as of 2019 is the director of Durban Actors Studio, coaching students in this capacity in the fields of performance and communication. Having majored in both Physical Theatre and Electronic Media during her undergraduate studies at Stellenbosch University, her digital media experience extends to the roles of DOP and editor for student short film "Earl Grey" (2012) while exploring Screendance at Rhodes University. Nicole co-produced and appeared in "Catch Up" (2020), and has acted in short films, "Wide Eyed" (2018), and "The Method" (2020), all by Hot Glass Films, and appeared on the TV soap, "Imbewu: The Seed" in 2019. She has also worked as voiceover artist with East Coast radio, on campaigns such as Sisters with Blisters (2018).