South Africa actor: 'I was told I wasn't black enough'
South African soap star Cedric Fourie says casting directors have
told him that he doesn't "look black enough" to play certain roles.
Fourie, who plays a "shrewd and manipulative" businessman in SABC drama Skeem Saam, says being able to play a breadth of roles is important to him:I got to a point where I almost felt like I was wasting my time when auditioning for a black male role. How could I be told that I wasn’t black enough just because I am few shades lighter than what Europeans have tagged as black?"
I want to sell myself as [a] multi-dimensional actor. One who is able to play anything from a drag queen to businessman.”
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