Louise Barnes (born 26 April 1974) is a South African actress. She gained recognition in South Africa for various roles in locally produced films and television series. She is best known for her role in the 2009 South African/UK horror film, Surviving Evil, in which she starred alongside Billy Zane, Christina Cole and Natalie Mendoza.She appeared in the 2024 independent film An Autumn Summer filmed in Michigan and she also played Miranda Barlow in the 2014 American television series Black Sails, produced by Michael Bay and Jonathan E. Steinberg.
Life and education Barnes was born in KwaZulu-Natal and graduated at the University of the Witwatersrand with an Honours Degree in Dramatic Art. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband and daughter. She once co-owned a health studio after training in the United States as an instructor of Bikram Yoga. She has received critical acclaim for her performance on the series Scandal! for which she won a SAFTA award for Best Actress in a TV Soap.
Career Barnes has starred in numerous South African produced films and series including Egoli, 7de Laan, Binnelanders, Scandal!, Sorted, Suburban Bliss, S.O.S. and the South African/Canadian co-production Jozi-H. She appears in the 2014 American television series Black Sails, for which she has received critical acclaim for her performance. Entertainment Weekly called her character "intriguing" and "mysterious". She reprised her role in the second season which filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and aired in 2015.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1993 Where Angels Trend - 2002 Borderline Karen Kendler 2003 Hoodlun & Son Celia 2004 Critical Assignment Laura 2009 Surviving Evil Rachel Rice
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1996 Suburban Bliss 1997–2000 Egoli Adele de Bruyn de Koning 2006–2007 Jozi-H Jocelyn Del Rossi 2011 The Sinking of the Laconia Mary Bates 2009–2013 Scandal! Donna Hardy SAFTA Winner—Best Actress in a TV Soap 2014–2016 Black Sails Miranda Barlow 2017 Outsiders Moregon 2019 NCIS Sarah/Sahar 2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Kaya 2022 Gaslit Dorothy Hunt Episode 1x03 "King George" 2022 9-1-1 Rehab Receptionist Episode 6x09 "Red Flag"
Video games
Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Callisto Protocol Dr. Caitlyn Mahler Voice only
Theatre Life x 3 – Sonja. By Alan Swerdlow at Theatre on the Square. Fanie's Angel – Tish. By Sylvaine Strike at KKNK. Kindertranspor – Faith. By Barbara Rubin at Market Theatre. Beautiful Bodies – Clair. By Mark Graham at Wits Amphitheatre. Heresy – Frances. By Anthony Ackerman at Wits Amphitheatre. Isabella – Melisa. Directed by Lucy Voss-Price at Wits Amphitheatre.
References
External links TVSA