[4][5] Van der Walt was born on 18 August 1984 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
[6] In 2012, he made television debut with the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan where he played the role "Ty Prinsloo".
He acted in numerous short films, some of which received critics acclaim, including: March the Second, Nantes, Bloedson, Soos Gister, and Onder die Tafel.
Apart from that, he also acted in the television serials, such as: Madam and Eve, Yizo, SOS, and the BBC series Cave Girl.
[6][9] Then in 2017 he made a recurring role as "Jan" in the legal drama series Fynskrif and continued for two years until 2019.