Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973) is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9 and H. M. Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharlto Copley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Desert Warrior — Jalabzeen
• 2025Heads of State — Agent Coop
• 2025The Rats: A Witcher Tale — Leo Bonhart
• 2024Boy Kills World — Glen Van Der Koy
• 2024Monkey Man — Tiger
• 2022Beast — Martin Battles
• 2021Oats Studios: Volume 1 — God
• 2021Seal Team — Switch (voice)
• 2021Ted K — Ted, Producer
• 2020The Last Days of American Crime — William Sawyer
• Russian Doll — Chez
• The Witcher — Leo Bonhart
• 2018God: City — Dieu
• 2018Gringo — Mitch Rusk
• 2017Free Fire — Vernon
• 2017God: Serengeti — God
• 2016The Hollars — Ron Hollar
• 2015Chappie — Chappie
• 2015Hardcore Henry — Jimmy, Executive Producer
• Powers — Christian Walker
• 2014Maleficent — Stefan
• 2013Elysium — Kruger
• 2013Europa Report — James Corrigan
• 2013Oldboy — Adrian Pryce
• 2013Open Grave — John
• 2011Spoon — Director, Writer
• 2010The A-Team — Murdock
• 2010Wikus and Charlize — Wikus van der Merwe, Director, Editor, Producer
• 2009District 9 — Wikus van de Merwe
• 2005Alive in Joburg — Sniper, Producer
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Michael Fouchay
• Raw — Sharlto Copley
• Sapien Safari — Director, Writer
• The Good Samaritan

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2024ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord — Self
• 2009The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log — Self