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Jason Cope

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| name = Jason Cope

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| other_names = Benoit Franc

| nationality = South African

| citizenship = South African

| occupation = Actor

| notable_works = Mermaids: The Body Found
Dredd

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Jason Cope is a South African actor. He starred and played multiple roles in the 2009 Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9.

Career

In 2004, Cope played a variety of roles on the second season of the SABC1 comedy show The Pure Monate Show. In 2008, he played the character of Howard Weaver in the MNet miniseries Ella Blue. The title character of the miniseries was portrayed by actress Nathalie Blott, who would go on to costar with Cope in the film District 9. Since 2010, he has also played a "Field Reporter" on eTV's satirical news show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola.{{cite web | title = TVSA | url = http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=8053 | accessdate = January 15, 2012}}

In the 2009 film District 9, Cope played a variety of characters including the alien Christopher Johnson, created entirely through CGI using Cope's motion captured performance. This process creates a character modeled on the performance of an actor or actress, allowing for on-camera performances including interaction with the other cast members. He also played the character Grey Bradnam, one of the narrators of the film, and provided the majority of the background voice work in the film, including the cameraman Trent.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=1050681 |title=Breaking SA and World News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and more - TimesLIVE |publisher=Thetimes.co.za |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2009-10-17 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmaker.co.za/readarticle.php?article_id=5465 |title=Filmmaker South Africa |publisher=Filmmaker.co.za |accessdate=2009-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192251/http://www.filmmaker.co.za/readarticle.php?article_id=5465 |archivedate=2016-03-03 }} In a deleted scene of the movie, Cope also played a doctor at a clinic visited by the film's protagonist, who was seeking to have his arm amputated due to being infected with alien DNA. The scene is featured as part of the movie's DVD "extras."

In 2010 he also had a costarring role in the South African-produced film Spud, opposite veteran actor John Cleese.{{cite web|title=SA Film a SPUD-ding Success |url=http://www.varsitylife.co.za/studentportal/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=21c1d84b-8b43-48f2-9154-8e0a50696790&type=ENTERTAINMENT |accessdate=January 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920174147/http://www.varsitylife.co.za/studentportal/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=21c1d84b-8b43-48f2-9154-8e0a50696790&type=ENTERTAINMENT |archivedate=September 20, 2011 }}

In 2012 Cope had a minor role in DREDD 3D as one of the thugs killed during the film's introduction sequence. In 2015, he played a Tetravaal Lead Mechanic in Neill Blomkamp's science-fiction film Chappie.{{cite web | title = Chappie| url =http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3334886/review-chappie-is-a-formulaic-crowdpleaser-crippled-by-die-antwoord/ | accessdate = January 15, 2012}}

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External links

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Category:Living people

Category:South African male film actors

Category:South African male television actors

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