Alan Committie
# Alan Committie

Alan Committie is a South African comic actor and qualified high school teacher.

Committie has performed on stage, television, radio and the Internet. In addition to his own, self-written shows, Committie has performed a number of other stage productions including Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman. He is particularly well known for his character 'Johan van der Walt', a highly officious, disturbingly pedantic, offensive security officer and part-time film critic.

## Performance career

### Committie's own stage plays

* Stressed for Success
* Stressed to Kill
* One Man One Remote
* TV or not TV
* Titanic on Ice
* Once upon a Laugh (with Robyn Scott)
* Dracula - Unclotted (with Geatan Schmid)
* Dick and Di
* The Clown Jewels Part 2
* The Clown Jewels Part 1

### Appearing in

* Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman
* Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
* Michael Frayn's Noises Off

### Other appearances

* Fleur du Cap Awards as Master of Ceremonies, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town (2008)
* Stand Up South Africa Comedy Festival in London, UK (2002)
* Smirnoff International Comedy Festival (1997–2003)

### Television

* Appearing as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Laugh out Loud
* Starring as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Van der Walt's Fault
* Cameo appearances in many SA sitcoms including Marc Lottering and Friends
* Appearing in various TV adverts including FAMSA, Polo Classic, OK Bazaars, Castle Lager and Cadbury's
* Character voice-over for SABC's animation series URBO.

### Radio

* Character voices for various radio spots
* "Unofficial" film reviewer as Johan van der Walt for Nic Marais' breakfast show on KFM

### Internet

* Performed and co-wrote a number of viral ads for Rugby 365

## Awards

* Naledi Theatre Awards 'Best Comedy Performance (Male)' for Stressed To Kill (Johannesburg, 2008)
* Fleur du Cap Awards 'Best Performance by an actor' in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Cape Town, 2008)
* S.A. Film & Television Awards 'Golden Horn for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy' for Committie's role of Johan van der Walt (Johannesburg, 2007)

## Education

* Higher Diploma in Education, University of Cape Town
* Performer's Diploma, University of Cape Town
* Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town (1996)
