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Erica Wessels

Erica Wessels

Actor · Johannesburg, South Africa

Erica Wessels is a South African actress who has appeared in many TV series and movies including Troy: Fall of a City, Labyrinth, Warrior and more. She clearly shows off her diversity as an actress by appearing in different roles such as Mrs Scott in The Book of Negroes and Penelope in Troy: Fall of a City.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 28% in 30 days

What are Erica Wessels' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Bonds
21%
Morality
16%
Self
13%
Society
13%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · 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 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Bittersweet
3
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Erica Wessels' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erica Wessels' 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

35 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Die Oord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elsabe Cilliers

  • A Kind of Madness(2025)

    as Lucy Hart

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Niggies(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ousus Nel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Unseen(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Detective Visser

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Donkerbos(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fanie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Wild Is the Wind(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Good Life(2021)

    as Olive

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • I Am All Girls(2021)

    as Jodie Snyman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Warrior(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Billie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dwaalster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ragel-Lee

  • Far From The Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Harvesters(2018)

    as Anel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Tamryn

  • Troy: Fall of a City(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Waterfront(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Elna Hugo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Van der Merwe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Elmarie

  • Hatchet Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Isabelle Sudlow

  • My Father's War(2016)

    as Karina Smit

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 1 episode · as Lorien

  • Mossie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nicola Prinsloo

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Nadia

  • Love & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ella

  • Treurgrond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nellie van Staden

  • Alles Wat Mal Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Helena Joubert / Alter Ego

  • Jimmy in Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bride

  • The Miracle Worker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jane Brayshaw 1934

  • Sleeper's Wake(2012)

    as Lara Shipley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Deirdre Mohr

  • The Devil's Mistress(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as King's Trial Lady

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Erfsondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 52 episodes · as Amore Duvenhage

  • Orion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hoop Beneke

  • Stokvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · as Lisa

  • Cavegirl(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbarian · as Exercise Instructor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Extravagant Ways to Say Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Katvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

My Father's War (2016)

$85K worldwide

Highest rated

A Kind of Madness (2025)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Sleeper's Wake (2012)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2022 · their film career is on the way up. 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
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s8 · acting

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.

How do Erica Wessels' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Good Life (2021)

78th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Niggies (2025)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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.

Who does Erica Wessels work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erica Wessels' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucia Meyer-Marais shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers