Authentik Management

Authentik is the brainchild of Nic Leonidas and George Heathcote; and is a boutique Actor’s Agency that puts the artist front and centre – ‘their success is our success’. After having worked at various agencies in Cape Town and in the UK, respectively, Nic and George discovered that they shared a passion for the business of show business but with the goal of offering actors an environment that is nurturing, creative and safe. Establishing their first office above the Alexander Theatre Bar in Strand Street, Cape Town in 2016, this environment ensured that the vision of being a creative space became a reality. Authentik soon staked out their territory in the Cape Town scene, placing actors in theatre, several TV series and feature films as well as a myriad of interesting commercials in their first year. With the addition of Salome Strydom to the office, the operation runs as a well-oiled machine. Recently, Authentik has acquired new premises in Buitengracht Street, with even more space to create and develop. The company grew rapidly and by 2018, it was time to branch out, literally, and a secondary office quickly came together in Craighall, Johannesburg. The beauty of this arrangement is that artists are looked after in both cities and many of our actors have found success in both cities. Without pausing for a beat, in 2019, and subscribing to our core value of encouraging artists to take responsibility for their own career – Authentik Productions was born. Nic directed & produced Jervis Pennington in his one-man-show, ‘An Extraordinarily, Ordinary Life’ in Cape Town; and which is now booked for a month long run at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg. With a slate of 12 production lined up into 2020, the sky is the limit for this team of like-minded creative, business people.