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Sharlto Copley

1973 - Today

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Sharlto Copley (born 27 November 1973) is a South African actor. His acting credits include roles in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9, the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team, the science fiction film Elysium, the science fiction horror film Europa Report and the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharlto Copley has received more than 5,374,121 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Sharlto Copley is the 4,825th most popular actor (down from 4,137th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 94th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South African Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sharlto Copleys by language

Over the past year Sharlto Copley has had the most page views in the with 678,478 views, followed by Russian (64,660), and Spanish (45,412). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (148.02%), Swahili (110.38%), and Kurdish (Sorani) (84.21%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sharlto Copley ranks 4,825 out of 13,578. Before him are Bill Skarsgård, Barbara Rush, Ossi Oswalda, Albert Préjean, Nikolai Gubenko, and Ally Walker. After him are Laura San Giacomo, Peter Gilmore, Rakesh Roshan, Leigh Taylor-Young, Nathalia Timberg, and Hippolyte Girardot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Sharlto Copley ranks 176. Before him are Regillio Simons, Rona Hartner, Gackt, Tomáš Galásek, Kris Marshall, and Marija Naumova. After him are Anneke van Giersbergen, Nikos Machlas, Ibrahim Ba, Jeon Do-yeon, Mick Thomson, and James Foley.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Sharlto Copley ranks 114 out of 454. Before him are Julius Malema (1981), Alan Paton (1903), Phil Ramone (1934), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Bevil Rudd (1894), and John McDowell (1942). After him are Denis Goldberg (1933), Pik Botha (1932), Louisa Bolus (1877), Francois Pienaar (1967), Devdas Gandhi (1900), and Tom Naudé (1889).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Sharlto Copley ranks 9. Before him are Basil Rathbone (1892), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Angelique Rockas (1951), Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), and David Bailie (1937). After him are Cecil Kellaway (1890), Janet Suzman (1939), John Kani (1943), Glynis Barber (1955), Cariba Heine (1988), and Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981).

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Television and Movie Roles

Chappie
Chappie
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.
Mar 4o 20156.775 / 10
District 9
Wikus van de Merwe
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Aug 5o 20097.427 / 10
Maleficent
Stefan
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
May 28o 20147.091 / 10