[1] He is best known for the roles in the television soap operas Binnelanders and 7de Laan,[2] as well as for the films; Traitors, Vehicle 19, On the Wire, and Inside Out.
[3][4] Gys de Villiers was born on 4 November 1960 in Roodepoort, South Africa as the youngest of five siblings.
In 1993, he started television dramas such as; Arende, Die vierde kabinet, Donkerland, Malan en Kie.
Then he acted in many films of various genre such as; City of blood, The Stick, On the wire, Dangerous ground, Tarzan and the lost city, Desert diners, Inside out, Bare hole between the daisies, Boetie goes to the border!, Paljas, Zoop in Africa, Durban poison, Praying Mantis, The Long Walk to Freedom, Jimmy in Pink and Traitors.
[1][7] He also acted in the stage play The Businessman of Venice, where he received the Johannesburg City Theater Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
[7] Apart from that, he also performed in the plays: Psychedelic Cowboy and Sister Nun, Imbumba, Seer in the Suburbs, Wood for the trees and Out of the blue.
In 2009, he participated in the reality show Survivor SA: Santa Carolina and was able to won a Volvo car and finished in 6th place.