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Morné Visser

Morné Visser

Actor · Born March 17, 1971 (55) · Cape Town, South Africa

My journey as an actor has been guided by my commitment to impactful storytelling, and I am proud to have brought a wide range of characters to life across film, television, and streaming platforms. In 2015, I won Best Actor at the Silwerskerm Film Festival, for my role in Dis Ek, Anna. In 2017, I worked with twice-Academy Award-nominated director, Roland Joffé in The Forgiven, alongside Forest Whitaker. That same year, I starred in the South African film, Liewe Kersfeesvader, earning me a Best Actor nomination at the Silwerskermfees 2017. The following year, I took on a lead role in The Harvesters, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 and received nominations for the Un Certain Regard and Golden Camera Awards. I've also had the pleasure of working on Netflix's, The Kissing Booth 1,2 and 3 as Mr. Flynn, opposite my on-screen wife, Molly Ringwald. In 2022, I starred in the Netflix series, Justice Served, a role that earned me, Best Actor in a TV Drama, at the 2023 South African Film and Television Awards and a Best African Actor nomination, at the Septimius Awards 2023. Most recently, in 2023, I portrayed Killy Donahue, in 4 episodes of HBO's critically acclaimed series, Warrior (Season 3). In 2024, I completed, The Trek, which will be distributed by Global Screen in 2025.

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Born
March 17, 1971 (55)
From
Cape Town, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Morné Visser's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Bonds
22%
Self
17%
Morality
13%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Romantic
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Morné Visser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Morné Visser's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Trek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Karel

  • Niggies(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Koos

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Spooksoeker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · as Frankie

  • We Used To Live Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as David

  • Middle of Somewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Albert

  • Boy Kills World(2023)

    as VDK Market Soldier

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Summertide(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hannes du Plessis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Straat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as Potifar "Pote" Vorster

  • The Fragile King(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Justice Served(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Allan Harvey

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • The Kissing Booth 3(2021)

    as Mr. Flynn

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Wesens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Kissing Booth 2(2020)

    as Mr. Flynn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blood & Water(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Trackers(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christo Strachan

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Killy Donahue

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Spoorloos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ds Els

  • The Harvesters(2018)

    as Jan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Kissing Booth(2018)

    as Mr. Flynn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Forgiven(2017)

    as Hansi Coetzee

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dear Father Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Herman Blignout

  • Nothing is not nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dennis

  • An Act of Defiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Officer Dirker

  • The Odyssey(2016)

    as Un journaliste TV

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Die Byl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hendrik Lombard · as Jans

  • Die Ontwaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dawid Eigelaar

  • Dis ek, Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Danie du Toit

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as English Slaver

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Zulu(2013)

    as Policeman HQ 2

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • No Sign of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Johan

  • Beauty(2011)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vallei van Sluiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as De Wet Enslin

  • Skin(2008)

    as Doctor Sparks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hond se Dinges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dawid de Lange

  • Human Prey(2009)

    Show as Johann Van Der Walt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Poseidon Adventure(2005)

    as Navy Seal

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Racing Stripes(2005)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Blast(2004)

    as Philly

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • King Solomon's Mines(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Petre

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Shark Attack 2(2000)

    as Mark Miller

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Running Free(1999)

    as Groom

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Quarry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Ernest in the Army(1998)

    as Soldier #2

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Visual Bible: Acts(1994)

    as Officer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Man

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Skin (2008)

$351K worldwide

Highest rated

Skin (2008)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9818

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Morné Visser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Justice Served (2022)

86th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Warrior (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Morné Visser's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Morné Visser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Morné Visser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Keogh shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers