Steve Hofmeyr facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Steve Hofmeyr
Steve Hofmeyr in 2007
Background information
Born	(1964-08-29) 29 August 1964 (age 60) Pretoria, South Africa
Genres	Afrikaans pop rock folk
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter actor television presenter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Big Heart Productions

Steve Hofmeyr, born on 29 August 1964, is a well-known South African musician, writer, and actor. He is famous for his music, especially in the Afrikaans language. Many people also know him from his long-running role as Doug Durand in the TV show Egoli: Place of Gold.

Early Life and Education

Steve Hofmeyr was born in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the oldest of five brothers. His parents are Stephanus Johannes Hofmeyr and Catharina Olivier.

He went to primary school in Pretoria and Hennenman. Later, he attended Grey College in Bloemfontein. After finishing school, he completed two years of military service. He then studied drama at the Technikon Pretoria. However, he left in 1986 to focus on his acting career.

Personal Life

Steve Hofmeyr identifies as a Christian. He has six children. He married actress Natasha Sutherland in 1998, and they had two sons, Benjamin and Sebastian. They later divorced in 2008. In 2014, he married Janine van der Vyver. They have a daughter named Romy Lee, who was born in 2017.

Music Albums

Steve Hofmeyr has released many albums throughout his career. Here are some of them:

• Desertbound (1989)
• Only Me (1990)
• Steve (1991)
• No Hero (1992)
• Tribute (1993)
• Tribute Volume 2 (1994)
• The Hits/Die Treffers (1994)
• Decade (1995)
• Close to You - single (1997)
• True to You (1997)
• Die Bloubul - single (1997)
• Southern Cross (1999)
• Die Bok Kom Weer (1999)
• Beautiful Noise (2000)
• Grootste Treffers Volume 2 (2000)
• Engele Om Ons (2001)
• Toeka (2003)
• Toeka 2 (2004)
• Grootste Platinum Treffers (2005)
• Laaities & Ladies (2006)
• Waarmaker (2007)
• Go Bulle Go - EP (2008)
• Sings Kris Kristofferson (2008)
• Solitary Man – Songs of Neil Diamond (2009)
• Duisend en Een (2010)
• Haloda (2011) (SA No. 16)
• 25 Jaar se Bestes (2012)
• Toeka 3 (2014) (SA No. 1)
• If you could read my mind (2015) (SA No. 2)
• Skree (2017) (SA No. 1)
• The Country Collection (2018) (SA No. 1)
• The Country Collection Vol. 3 (2019)
• Mamba (2024)

Acting Career

Steve Hofmeyr has acted in various stage plays, films, and television shows.

Stage Plays

• Summer Holiday
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Die Soen
• 'n Plek Binne Jou Seun
• Sound of Music
• Dis Hoe Dit Was – Die Steve Hofmeyr Storie
• Lied van my Hart
• Boeta se Vel Fluit

Films

• Kampus (1986)
• Agter Elke Man (1990)
• No Hero (1992)
• Die Gevaar Van De AAR (1993)
• A Case of Murder (2004)
• Bakgat 2 (2010)
• Platteland (2011)
• Pretville (2012)
• Treurgrond (2015)

Television Shows

• Guillam Woudberg (1985)
• Agter Elke Man (1986–1988)
• Egoli (1992–2001)
• Sporting Chance (1995)
• 7de Laan (2007–2012)
• Dis Hoe Dit Is met Steve (2006 -)
• Die Kwesbares (2020)