Bio
Hennie Jacobs is a South African actor, singer and songwriter best known for his role as Oppiekoffie waiter Diederik Greyling in the SABC2 soapie 7de Laan, since November 2006.
He acts under his birth name but sings under the stage name Hendrik Boerr.
Early Life
Jacobs was born and raised in Pretoria and is the youngest of three children (he has an older brother and sister).
He matriculated from Waterkloof High school (Pretoria) in 1999, after which he studied a B.Comm (Hotel and Tourism Management) for a year at the University of Pretoria.
He then went on to study drama at Technikon, Pretoria where he received his National Diploma in 2003.
Music Career
He recorded his debut CD Chili Confessions between July and September 2006, at Christa Steyn’s StudioOfNote, with Wouter van de Venter as producer.
He also collaborated with Karen Wessels, Leon Ecroignard, Jonathan Crossley, Craig MacKinnon, David Klassen, Shaun Neethling and Juan(Floors) Oosthuizen on this CD.
Acting Career
In December 2005 he appeared with Lizz Meiring in the theatrical production Karla en die Kersknol, and later that year he had guest roles in the television shows Song vir Katryn 2 and Dryfsand, both SonneBlom productions.
During 2006, he appeared in another Lizz Meiring production, Dames en Here. The production was performed at the Aardklop Arts festival, where he was nominated for best actor.
Whilst at the arts festival he shared the music stage with Jannie du Toit, Christa Steyn, Richard van der Westhuizen, Lochner de Kock, Lize Beekman and Louis van Rensburg.
In November 2006 Jacobs began playing the role of Diederik Greyling, the cousin of Marko Greyling (played by Francois Lensley), in the SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan. His contract was renewed by the production in mid-2007.
In 2007 Jacobs performed in the STOK VOORT! production at both the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) and the Volksblad Arts Festivals.
Also in 2007, he played the role of Deon in the South African feature film Poena is Koning, which premiered on 21 September.
Later in 2007, Jacobs performed with Marissa Vosloo in the Idil Sheard translation of Athol Fugard’s Valley Song (Lied van die Vallei) at the Aardklop Arts Festivals.
He remained on 7de Laan from 2007 to 2020 when he left the show to move abroad. His final episode aired on Thursday, 23 April 2020.