Hilton Pelser

Hilton Pelser is a South African actor. He is known for his roles in the Starz series Dangerous Liaisons (2022) and the Kissing Booth trilogy, as well as the films Moffie (2019) and Glasshouse (2021).

Hilton Pelser
Born	Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present

Early life

Pelser was born and raised in Cape Town. He attended the Bishops Diocesan College. He developed an interest in acting at a young age through his older sister, who was a professor of drama at AFDA.^[1]

Career

Pelser made his debut as Barry in the 2018 Netflix teen film The Kissing Booth, as it was filmed in Cape Town. He would go on to reprise his role in the film's 2020 and 2021 sequels. He then played Sergeant Brand in Oliver Hermanus' film adaptation of André Carl van der Merwe's semi-autobiography Moffie, which premiered at the 76th Venice Film Festival.^[2] Pelser appeared in the back-to-back television films Home Affairs: A Christmas Tale and Home Affairs: A Love Story.^[3][4]

This was followed by a role in Kelsey Egan's SAFTA-nominated post-apocalyptic film Glasshouse.^[5] Also in 2021, Pelser joined the main cast of the Starz adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons as Gabriel Carrè. The series premiered in 2022.^[6][7] He has an upcoming role in the British-South African crime thriller Devil's Peak, adapted from the novel by Deon Meyer.^[8][9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The Kissing Booth	Barry	Netflix film
2019	Moffie	Sergeant Brand
2020	The Kissing Booth 2	Barry	Netflix film
	Home Affairs: A Christmas Tale	Justin	Television film
2021	Home Affairs: A Love Story	Pieter Williams	Television film
	The Kissing Booth 3	Barry	Netflix film
	Glasshouse	The Stranger
2022	Dangerous Liaisons	Gabriel Carrè	Main role
2023	Devil's Peak	Benny Griessel	TV series

References

1. Painter, Danny (19 March 2020). "Hilton Pelser joins Danny to talk 'Moffie'!". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
2. Hay, Carla (17 April 2021). "Review: 'Moffie,' starring Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Stefan Vermaak, and Hilton Pelser". Culture Mix Online. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. "Unashamedly festive". Daily Maverick. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. Engelbrecht, Leandra (12 February 2021). "4 new local movies to watch this month". News24. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
5. Derckson, Daniel (9 February 2022). "Glasshouse – A Dystopian Fairytale Challenging Female-Driven Stories". The Writing Studio. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
6. Petski, Denise (16 June 2021). "'Dangerous Liaisons': Lesley Manville, Carice Van Houten, Paloma Faith, Michael McElhatton, Kosar Ali, 9 More Cast In Starz Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
7. Paixão, Ana Claudia (14 November 2022). "The Unexpected in Dangerous Liaisons". Miscelana. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
8. Goldbart, Max (8 September 2022). "'Gentleman Jack' Producer Lookout Point Behind South African Adaptation Of 'Devil's Peak' With Expanded Media". Deadline. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
9. "Hilton Pelser speel Benny Griessel, Meyer se bobaasspeurder". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

External links

• Hilton Pelser at IMDb
• Hilton Pelser at Rogue Management