Biography
Hilton Pelser is a South African actor. Born and raised in Cape Town, he attended Bishops Diocesan College and developed an interest in acting through his older sister, a drama professor.
Pelser made his film debut as Barry in the 2018 Netflix teen film The Kissing Booth and reprised the role in the 2020 and 2021 sequels. He played Sergeant Brand in Oliver Hermanus's Moffie (2019). His other film credits include Glasshouse (2021) as The Stranger and the role of Chase in the forthcoming A Prayer for the Dying (2026). On television, he has appeared as Gabriel Carrè in the Starz series Dangerous Liaisons (2022) and as Benny Griessel in the M-Net series Devil's Peak (2023).
