Darrell Roodt | Biography Age, Wife, Movies, Awards & Net Worth

Darrell Roodt (born 28 April 1962) is a South African film director, screenwriter and producer who is popularly known for his 1992 film Sarafina. He was born on in Johannesburg South Africa and studied at the University of the Witwatersrand.  

Darrell Roodt Age 

He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 28, 1962. He will be sixty-two years old in 2024, and he will always celebrate his birthday on April 28. 

Darrell Roodt Wife

His wife is known as Ashley Hayden.   

Darrell Roodt Movies 

  • City of Blood (1983) 
  • Place of Weeping (1986) 
  • The Stick (1987) 
  • Tenth of a Second (1987) 
  • Jobman (1990) 
  • Sarafina! (1992) 
  • Father Hood (1993) 
  • To the Death (1993) 
  • Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) 
  • Dangerous Ground (1997) 
  • Second Skin (2000) 
  • Witness to a Kill (2001) 
  • Pavement (2002) 
  • Sumuru (2003) 
  • Dracula 3000 (2004) TV film 
  • Yesterday (2004)[6] 
  • “Dirty Laundry” (2005) 
  • episode of the TV series Charlie Jade Faith’s Corner (2005) 
  • Cryptid (2006) 
  • Number 10 (2006)
  •  Lullaby (2008) 
  • Meisie (2007) 
  • Prey (2007) 
  • Ella Blue (2008) TV mini-series
  •  Zimbabwe (2008) 
  • Jakhalsdans (2010)[6] 
  • Winnie Mandela (2011)[6] 
  • Little One (2012))[6]
  •  Stilte (2012))[6] 
  • Room9 (Tv Series) (2012) 
  • Little One (2013) 
  • Stealing Time (2013) 
  • Die Ballade Van Robbie de Wee (2013) 
  • Safari (2013) 
  • Snake Park TV Series (13 Episode) (2014) 
  • Alles Wat Mal Is (2014) 
  • Treurgrond (2015) 
  • Trouvoete (2015)
  •  Skorokoro (2016)
  •  Verskietende Ster (2016)  
Darrell Roodt Awards 

His film Sarafina! was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. His 2012 film Little One was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

His 2007 film Meisie won best film at the KKNK film festival in March 2008.

Roodt has won an EIUC Award at the Venice Film Festival (2004) and the Taormina Arte Award at the Taormina International Film Festival (2000)

His film Yesterday (2004) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Foreign Film (2005). 



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