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Patrick Lyster is a South African actor who has worked in film and television, including Black Sails, Invictus and Dredd. He started his career as a safari guide and opera singer, and is based in London.
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Patrick Lyster is a South African actor who has worked in film, theatre and television. He is known for his roles in Invictus, Goodbye Bafana and Black Sails.
Jan 2, 2024 · Patrick Lyster plays Captain Benjamin Hornigold, a former Jacobite supporter who becomes a pirate in the show Black Sails. The show explores how the Jacobite movement and the War of the Spanish Succession shaped the Golden Age of Piracy.
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Patrick "Paddy" Lyster is a South African actor who portrays Capt. Benjamin Hornigold on Black Sails.
For many years, Lyster worked as a safari guide throughout Africa. He worked at the Mala Mala Game Reserve, as well as Clive Walker's Walking Safaris on the Okavango Delta and in Botswana. He also ran his own safari camp, called "Patrick's", on the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve.
He began acting later in life after joining the NAPAC Opera Company, and has since appeared in many roles in films and television throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Some of his more notable roles include Johan in The Bone Snatcher (2003), Hooks in Slipstream (2005), Edwards in Supernova (2005), Roger Sharpe in Primeval (2007), Major Pieter Jordaan in Goodbye Bafana (2007), and Mr. Pienaar in Invictus (2009).
More recently, Lyster has starred as Warden Parks in Death Race 2 (2010), Martin Chandler in Sniper: Reloaded (2011), and as Xavier in Interview with a Hitman (2012). He also had a minor role in 2012's Dredd.
Lyster resides in Cape Town, South Africa.
Official website: http://www.patricklyster.net/
At IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529300/
Patrick Lyster is an actor who has appeared in many films and TV shows, such as Invictus, Dredd, Wonder Woman 1984, and Black Beauty. TMDB provides his biography, filmography, and photos.
Patrick Lyster. Actor. After a career as a safari guide Patrick started his acting career with Napac Opera company and went on to musicals and theatre, film and television. He has worked internationally and is based in London.
Patrick Lyster. Eyes: Blue. Hair: Grey. Height: 1.80m. CONTACT INFO.
