:David Dennis (actor)

{{short description|South African actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}

{{Infobox person

| name = David Dennis

| birth_date = 17 May 1960

| nationality = South African

| occupation = Actor

| notable_works = The World Unseen

}}

David Dennis (born 17 May 1960) is a South African actor. He is best known for his role as Sol in the SABC 1 TV series Soul City. Dennis also played a significant role in the TV series Charlie Jade, as police detective Sew Sew Tukarrs. Dennis also played a terrorist Abasi Sawalha in Strike Back: Project Dawn - Season 2.{{Citation |title=Strike Back: Project Dawn: Episode 2 {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/72071/strike-back-2x02-project-dawn-episode-2 |language=en |access-date=2022-10-28}} In total, Dennis has had roles in thirteen different television series.{{Cite web|title = David Dennis TVSA|url = http://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=3199|website = www.tvsa.co.za|access-date = 2016-02-18}}

He has won many awards for his theatre, and musical theatre performances.

Dennis has appeared in seven feature films, including: Red Dust, 10,000 BC and Disgrace. He won Best Supporting Actor at the South African Film and Television Awards, in 2009, for his role as Jacob, in the feature film The World Unseen.{{Cite web|title = SAFTAs 2009: All The Winners {{!}}News TVSA|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=17299|website = www.tvsa.co.za|access-date = 2016-02-18}} Jonathan Curiel, in his review of The World Unseen, for the San Francisco Chronicle, considered that: "...veteran South African actor David Dennis...gives the kind of steady, engaging, nuanced performance that is a hallmark of any compelling feature film".{{Cite web|title = Movie review: 'World Unseen' resists the rules|url = http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Movie-review-World-Unseen-resists-the-rules-3185100.php|website = SFGate|access-date = 2016-02-18}}

Dennis teaches acting at the Tshwane University of Technology.