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MOSSEL BAY NEWS AND VIDEO - Movie and television actor Dewald Reynecke, who starred in Egoli, 7de Laan, Getroud Met Rugby, Scandal and Rhythm City I, among others, was in Mossel Bay to give an acting workshop last week.

Dewald has a miniature Dobermann pinscher called Minos and she also attended the workshop. Dewald directed the actors, waving one arm around, with Minos tucked into the other arm.

They share a birthday on 4 August, when Minos will be turning 13. Although female, she is named after Minos, the King of Crete, in Greek mythology.

PHOTO GALLERY: Dewald Reynecke and his faithful friend Minos

Dewald says: "I am crazy about Greek mythology."

Minos and Dewald are inseparable.

Dewald was brought to Mossel Bay by Gemini Model and Talent Agency. He is currently living in Plettenberg Bay and is looking to move to Mossel Bay as soon as possible. He does acting coaching throughout the Garden Route.

VIDEO - Actor and dog inseparable - Dewald Reynecke takes Jordin Nortjé through her paces with his little hound tucked under his arm (Video: Supplied).

Most recently, last year, Dewald acted in Gomora on Showmax, as Detective Grobbelaar.

'Start at the bottom'

Dewald (43) told the Mossel Bay Advertiser that with acting, "You start at the bottom and if you have the passion and will for it, you keep going."

Before moving to Plettenberg Bay, he had an agency in Johannesburg, representing professional actors, but the lockdown destroyed his business.

In a message to would-be actors, he said: "Acting is really hard work - 12-hour days including public holidays, but you do get time to learn your lines in between, during the day."

He said he enjoyed playing the lead in the movie Wolf Wolf. "It's not every day you get to play a serial killer."

Acting in soaps, he did not get bored. He made an effort to make his role interesting. "There must be a separation between your TV character and you." He said when he left the set, he left his character behind. "With good training, you know how to handle the situation." He says actors go "cuckoo" when they start turning into their TV character.

"Minos went with me to work everyday in Johannesburg and she kept me sane during the lockdown, because I lived alone."