Jason Cope
Jason Cope is a South African actor best known for his work in Neill Blomkamp's District 9.[1] In the film Cope plays a variety of different characters including the alien Christopher Johnson and the character Grey Bradnam, one of the narrators of the film.[2] Cope also performed the majority of the background voice work in the film; voicing most of the police, pilot and other background voices in addition to the voice of the cameraman Trent.[3] For the creation of the character of Christopher Johnson the film used a process similar to the creation of the character of Gollum played by Andy Serkis in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy using a CGI character modeled on the performance of an actor. This allowed for on-camera performances by the actor, allowing the aliens to interact with the other cast members. Cope is the grandson of the South African writer Jack Cope.
Cope trained as a magician at age 9 and briefly worked as a filler act in a South African circus at age 13. He continued to perform professionally on a part-time basis until he completed his schooling. Later, once he had finished school, he went to London to become a street performer.
At the age of 29 he returned to South Africa and performed stand-up comedy at venues and events around the country.
Cope wrote for and acted in the television comedy show The Pure Monate Show.[citation needed]
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/fullcredits
- ^ "Breaking SA and World News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and more - TimesLIVE". Thetimes.co.za. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Filmmaker South Africa | Film Production in South Africa | FilmContact.com". Filmmaker.co.za. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
External links
- Jason Cope at IMDb
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