Deon Stewardson (11 October 1951 – 27 October 2017) was a British-South African actor best known for his role as Anders "Dup" Du Plessis in the ITV Drama series Wild at Heart.
Stewardson and his partner Marianne would live in the Hartbeespoort Dam area of South Africa during the six months of filming.
[1] Deon was the son of South African actor Joe Stewardson and elder brother of Matthew Stewardson who appeared in Idols South Africa (season 1) On the morning of 28 October 2017, a local outlet reported Stewardson had been found dead in the bathroom at a Graaff-Reinet accommodation establishment the previous afternoon, with police confirming it as suicide.
[2] Stewardson is survived by his partner Marianne Meijer, sister Sheryl and half siblings Joanne and Sean.
By his request, there was no funeral, and his family and friends arranged a 'get-together' to remember him on the day of his direct cremation.