Erica Wessels

Erica Wessels is one of South Africa’s most gifted bilingual actresses, she has won and been nominated for multiple awards for her work on stage and on screen.

Erica started off her career winning the 1999 Best Actor Award at University of Stellenbosch, followed by the 2006 Fleur Du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actress as ‘MaryJane’ in ‘Jesus Hopped the A-train’ at the Baxter Theatre. In the same year she received the ATKV Media Veertjies Nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Deon Meyers Orion.

In 2010 she won the Fleur Du Cap for Best Supporting Actress as Amanda in Noel Cowards Private Lives. She was also nominated for a SAFTA for the Best Actress Award in 2014 for her work in the feature Alles wat Mal is. In 2016 she won the Best Actress Award for acclaimed short film Vlees van my Vlees which is currently being made into a feature film. Her latest achievement was winning the Best Actress Award for the critically acclaimed Showmax series Donkerbos as detective Fanie van Wyk at the Silwerskermfestival in 2023 and in 2024 she won Best Actress award for her solo performance in Selah. Other nominations include her work in Netflix’ coming of age romance Good Life and I AM All GIRLS released on Netflix 2021.

Erica has also worked on many international series’ like Strike Back 3, BBC’s Troy: Fall of the City, HBO’s Warrior, Churchill at War and most recently the American film London calling amongst others. Truly one of South Africa’s acting treasures.