Bio
Duane Williams is a South African actor best known for his recurring role as Vernon on the SABC2 soapie 7de Laan.
Born and raised in Cape Town, he first found his path in the arts when he did drama at high school. His passion extended into dance and he trained, competed and worked professionally.
He worked as a core dancer in Universal films Honey 3 and Bring It on 6, as well as the Warner Brothers film A Cinderella Story.
In 2017, 7de Laan decided to create internship opportunities for young inexperienced actors. Duane formed part of this programme for Season 19 of the show.
His character Vernon made his debut on Thursday 19 October, 2017.
Duane landed his first starring role in 2019 when he was cast as Mark Tedder in the Netflix coming-of-age drama series Blood & Water, in which a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
The series debuted in 190 countries on 20 May, 2020.