Who is Greteli Fincham?

Greteli Fincham who was born on 9 March 2001 is a 21-year-old South African actress and model. She is well-known for playing the role of Reece van Rensburg on Netflix’s Blood and Water season one to season two.

Biography Facts

Reece van Rensburg on Netflix's Blood and Water
Image of Greteli Fincham on Netflix’s Blood and Water.

Full name: Greteli Fincham
Gender: Female
Date of birth: March 9, 2001 (age- 21)
Place of birth: Cape Town, Western Cape Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Model
TV Shows: Blood and Water
Height: 5 ft 7 (1.75m)
Parents: Newton Fincham (father)

Early life of Greteli Fincham

Greteli Fincham was born on the 9th of March 2001 in Cape Town, Western Cape Province in South Africa. She is a daughter to the well known architect, Newton Fincham who is her father. Growing up Greteli was very shy to such an extent that she never thought she would grow up to become an actor.

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It was until her mother introduced her to acting that she couldn’t be bothered with shyness. Her favourite color is yellow and she even choose to put it during matric dance.

Education of Greteli

She attended her primary school in her hometown in Cape Town. After that she attended Hoërskool Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch High School) where she obtained her matric.

Acting career of Greteli Fincham

Image of Greteli Fincham with Leroy Siyafa. She is Reece van Rensburg on Netflix's Blood and Water
Image of Greteli Fincham with Leroy Siyafa. She is Reece van Rensburg on Netflix’s Blood and Water.

Greteli compiled a great and extensive resume in theatre in her high school days. This created a good acting background for her before coming on television shows. After completing her high school Greteli Fincham did acting workshops with Ian van der Westhuizen and Lise-Marié Richardson; and accent training with Stephen Jennings.

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In January of 2019 she made her television acting debut in the recurring role of a teenage version of Annabel in the kykNET drama series Dwaalster. The very same year she landed a starring role of playing Elani in the kykNET drama series Alles Malan (Everything Malan). The drama is set in the Western Cape town of Paarl, which revolves around four generations of the Malan family.

On 12 August 2019 she landed a starring role of Jessica on the kykNET sitcom Lui Maar Op, Belinda (Give it a Rest, Belinda) season 1. Then she starred on Netflix’s series Blood and Water season one and two as Reece van Rensburg playing alongside Alzavia Abrahams. Her role on this international screen made her prominent than ever and she is still to grow her fan base. In 2020 she landed a role of playing the teenage version of Sophia (played by Cintaine Schutte) in the comedy-drama series Ekstra Medium (Extra Medium).

Filmography of Greteli Fincham

TV Shows- Seasons- Characters

Show

Character

Alles Malan – Season 1 to season 2- Elani

 

Blood & Water – Season 1 to season 2- Reece van Rensburg

Dwaalster – Season 1 – Annabel (Teenager)

Ekstra Medium – Season 1- Teenage Sophia

Lui Maar Op, Belinda – Season 1 – Jessica sica