Norman Anstey

Norman Anstey, is a South African actor, singer, voice artist, presenter and MC. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Black Sails, Heartlines, and Snitch. Personal life Norman Anstey was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed education from many schools including Rudolf Steiner School in Chambi-sur-Montreux, Switzerland. Then he studied drama at the De Leon Drama School in Richmond, Surrey UK. Before starting drama career, he worked as a tour guide on Dalmatian Coast, then as a shipping clerk at Automobile Association SA, and an office worker at Die Afrikaanse Pers and functions Barman. He is married to Penny, who was a ballet dancer with PACT ballet. The couple has two daughters: Amy and Jay, are both actresses. His daughter Jay Anstey has made several notable roles in the films Sleeper's Wake, Farewell Ella Bella, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, and Hell Trip. Career He started theatre career in 1976 with the play Journey's End. Then he moved Johannesburg and Pretoria with many theatre productions such as; The Deep Blue Sea, Fringe Benefits, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, The Crucible, The Front Page, Anyone for Denis, Stevie, Ross. Apart from them, he also performed in the musicals such as Evita, The King and I, Fings Aint Wot They Used To Be and The Boys in the Photograph. Before starting television acting, he made extensive appearances in commercials such as "a clueless cellphone owner" in a series of commercials for Vodacom. In 1987, he made a guest role in the TV1 drama Ballade Vir 'n Enkeling.