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Carel Struycken was born in the Hague, The Netherlands. When he was four years old his family moved to Curacao, an island in the Caribbean. At age sixteen, he returned to his home country, where he finished high school. He graduated from the directing program at the film school in Amsterdam, following which he did a year at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
After school, he collaborated on a number of projects of writer/director Rene Daalder. He was "discovered" as an actor at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles by a lady who had abandoned her car in the middle of the street, calling after him, "We need you for a movie!". The movie was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978). The turning point in his acting career however was Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985), a George Lucas film. In addition to cinema, he has also appeared on television, notably as the recurring character, valet Mr. Homn, on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
Carel has also helped in hardware and software development of virtual reality systems.- Actor
- Producer
Marwan Kenzari is an award-winning Dutch actor. He received critical acclaim for his powerful and brooding performance in the Dutch crime drama Wolf, in which he plays a recently paroled Moroccan immigrant struggling to toe the line between promising boxer and rising criminal enforcer. His performance won him the Golden Calf for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2013. The International Film Festival Berlin selected Marwan as a Shooting Star 2014, while Variety introduced him as 'International Talent to Watch' in February 2014, followed by a listing in The Hollywood Reporter's '15 International Break Out Talents of 2016'.
In 2016, he had turns in Timur Bekmambetov's Ben Hur and Terry George's period drama The Promise starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac, which premiered in Toronto. 2017 will see him feature alongside Tom Cruise in The Mummy, opposite Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close in What Happend to Monday, and together with Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley and Nicholas Hoult in actioner Collide.
In 2017 he can also be seen in the 20th Century Fox's Murder on the Orient Express with Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench, with Branagh also directing. Kenzari will play the French conductor of the train. In the new Netflix film The Angel he will play the lead.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
From the age of 6, she practiced classical ballet. Anna started her career as a model at age 15 (1998). During her secondary school she traveled for her work as a model. After she starred in a TV series she studied at the Amsterdam Drama School. In the final year of this Academy she filmed Bride Flight (2008), an international co-production in New Zealand.- Actor
- Director
Derek de Lint was born on 17 July 1950 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Derek is an actor and director, known for Soldier of Orange (1977), Black Book (2006) and Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996). Derek has been married to Dorith Jessurun since 1979. They have three children.- Fedja van Huêt is one of the most diverse and celebrated stage and screen actors of his generation in the Netherlands. Before graduating from the Maastricht Theatre Academy, Mike van Diem cast him to play the lead in his Oscar winning film 'Character' (Best Foreign Language Film, 1998).
Fedja was an ensemble member of Johan Simon's legendary Hollandia theatre company from 1996-2005. Hollandia toured throughout Europe and, in 2000, won the coveted European Prize New Theatrical Realities. From 2005-2013 he joined renowned Belgian director Ivo van Hove's Toneelgroep Amsterdam and starred in plays including Angels in America, Opening Night, Coriolanus, Platonov and MacBeth (Best Actor nomination). In 2013 he received the Mary Dresselhuys prize for his oeuvre and extraordinary accomplishments as a theatre actor.
During these years, Fedja continued to work in film. He starred in Erik de Bruyn's Wilde Mossels (Best Film Award 2000, Dutch film press) and won in 2001 his first Golden Calf for Best Actor for his leading double role in Amnesia from Martin Koolhoven which opened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
In 2002, Fedja was chosen as a Shooting Star (Europe's leading young talent) at the Berlin International Film Festival.
He went on to act in Rosenstrasse from Margarethe von Trotta (Golden Beer nomination, Venice Film Festival 2003) and in Guernsey (Quinzaine des Realiteurs, Cannes 2005) and Wolfsbergen (Berlin International Film Festival 2007) both directed by Nanouk Leopold.
In 2008 he performed in the German production Buddenbrooks (starring Armin Mueller-Stahl ) and in 2010 he played opposite Isabella Rossellini and Burghart Klaussner in Nono, Het Zigzagkind from Vincent Bal (selected for the Berlin Film Festival Generation K-plus and winner Young Audience Award Berlijn EFA)
Television audiences know him from the popular Dutch series Penoza, Overspel and Divorce. - Writer
- Director
- Actor
Born in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of a prison guard. Attended
several film schools in Sittard (The Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium)
and the Dutch Film And Television Academy (The Netherlands). Graduated
with the short movie
De orde der dingen (1996).
Koolhoven has a relationship with Dutch writer/director 'Tallulah
Schwab' since 1993. They've got two children. The first film he made
after graduating from the Dutch Film Academy was _Duister Licht
(1997)_, starring a young Dutch actor/writer/director
Marc van Uchelen , who was in his class
at the Academy, and is a close personal friend. Producer
Emjay Rechsteiner asked Koolhoven to
direct the Television Feature
Suzy Q (1999) , a script by
Frouke Fokkema. This film was awarded
both in Holland and abroad. His cinema debut is _AmnesiA (2001)_ that
got a small release in the USA. He has been constantly making feature
films ever since. In 2005 he made his first mainstream movie and it
became a big success, both in Holland and abroad. He started making
movies that were more accessible for a large audiences, which resulted
in box office success. Yet Koolhoven is still loved by the critics and
his movies play in festivals around the world.
In the Netherlands he is also known for appearing on television shows about movies, which resulted in his own TV show De Kijk van Koolhoven. He also goes on tour in theaters.- Actress
- Writer
- Art Department
Georgina Verbaan was born on 9 October 1979 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for 't Schaep met de 5 pooten (2006), Klem (2017) and Joyride (2005).- Actress
- Producer
Frederique Van Der Wal was born on 30 August 1967 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and producer, known for Wild Wild West (1999), Celebrity (1998) and 54 (1998).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Dirk Gunther Mohr (The Hague, 1981), started acting when he was a child, performing in his parents' living room, re-enacting scenes of Rocky and Scarface. His dream was to play in big movies and play alongside his heroes Al Pacino and Robert deNiro. At a young age he also wrote his first film scripts. Dirk's career really took off at the age of 30, after following acting classes at several institutions and RJB Studio's in particular. There he was trained in method acting, a technique in which actors fully immerse themselves into their character, using their own memories and personal experiences to convey the story as sincerely and emotionally expressive as possible. For the short movie Tweespalt (2017), in which Dirk played an autistic young man, Dirk stayed in character, with his head tilted, during the entire week of the shooting, even off set.
During the past years, Dirk worked on many movies, tv productions and commercials. He also wrote the scripts for two movies about the life of King Henry VIII, HVIII: The Male Heir (2015) and A Royal Love (2016) and for Capo di Famiglia (2017), Capo di Famiglia II (2020) and Capo di Famiglia III (2022), a drama about a Dutch-Italian mobster family. In all the movies he also starred as the lead character. For his role as Vincent la Rosa in Capo di Famiglia I, II and III Dirk was awarded many times as Best Actor at the international film festivals, such as International Film Festival The Hague, the Los Angeles Actors Awards and the European Cinematography Awards. Moreover, Dirk received many nominations as best actor for his portraits in the Capo di Famiglia Trilogy, Daddy's Day and A Royal Love.
In the WWII movie Betrayal (Grenzeloos Verraad) Dirk played a devious SS lieutenant, which aired in Dutch cinemas and will be shown on Netflix as of September 2023.
Dirk is known for his versatile acting skills, especially for his strong facial expressions, which he uses to fascinate, mesmerise and captivate his audience. Whether comedy or drama, Dirk always manages to make a lasting impression.- Jacob Derwig is one of the most established and award-winning actors in the Netherlands, with a long-standing career in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles the feature films Klem (2023), De Zitting (2021), Bankier van het Verzet (2018), Publieke Werken (2015), and Alles is Familie (2012). He has starred in numerous TV series, including De Droom van de Jeugd (2023, NPO), De Verschrikkelijke Jaren '80 (2022, NPO), Red Light (2020-2021, NPO/VTM), and the succesful successful series Klem (2017-2020). On stage, he has an extensive track record, including shows like Verdriet is een Ding met Veren (2021-2022), and Revolutionary Road which he adapted himself from the book to the stage (2017-2023). For many years, he was part of the prestigious International Theater Amsterdam (ITA), led by Ivo van Hove.
- Elsie de Brauw was born in 1960 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Stages (2007), Quicksand (2021) and Zum Tod meiner Mutter (2022).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
"She's got it," Mariska Veres sang in the enormously popular
Shocking Blue song "Venus." Mariska most
certainly had it--a sensuous and charismatic stage presence that could
transfix an audience with an absolute minimum of effort.
A striking brunette beauty with long, jet-black hair, sparkling eyes, a
sweetly comely face and a voluptuous figure, Veres was further blessed
with an exceptionally captivating strong and sultry voice. She was born
on October 1, 1947, in the Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Her father
was gypsy Hungarian violinist Lajos Veres and her mother was born in
Germany to French and Russian parents. Mariska often accompanied her
father on piano. She began her music career in 1963 as a singer with
the guitar band Les Mysteres. She was a member of the groups The Blues
Fighters, The Bumble Bees, Danny and His Favorites, General Four and
The Motowns prior to becoming the lead singer for the Dutch rock band
Shocking Blue in 1968 (she replaced original lead singer Fred de
Wilde). Shocking Blue scored a massive international success with the
song "Venus," enjoyed a steady succession of Dutch radio hits for four
years straight, and recorded several albums before splitting up in
1974. Veres went on to a less successful solo career (her lone hit song
was "Take Me High" in 1975). Shocking Blue reunited in 1984 for a
back-to-the-60's rock concert festival. Mariska was the lead singer for
the jazz outfit the Shocking Jazz Quintet in the early 1990s and
fronted a new version of Shocking Blue from 1993 to 2006.
Mariska Veres died from cancer at the tragically young age of 59 on
December 2, 2006; she is much loved and missed by her many fans all
over the world.- Actor
- Director
Martin Schwab was born on 29 March 1962 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and director, known for Baantjer (1995), Onderweg naar morgen (1994) and Flikken Maastricht (2007).- Actor
- Writer
Stefan de Walle was born on 15 September 1965 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for De Marathon (2012), The Neighbors (2014) and Koppels (2006). He was previously married to Esther Scheldwacht.- Magali Gorré was born on 6 June 1972 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She has been married to Dean Gorré since 1 June 1993. They have three children.
- Actress
- Director
- Editor
Eva van Heijningen was born on 18 September 1958 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and director, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Sphinx (2024) and Die totale Therapie (1997).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Kay Greidanus is a popular Dutch actor. He starred in films such as Net als in de film (2023), Fijn Weekend (2023), Ken Scott's The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018), Riphagen (2017), Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet (2017), and Sevilla (2012). Kay has also starred in series such as the British series Van der Valk (2022, NPO/ITV), Commandos (2020, NPO), and Dit Zijn Wij (2019-2020, NPO).
Kay is also co-owner of the film production company Icarus Film. The company's first feature film Fijn Weekend, will be released in 2023.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Peter Blok was born on 7 April 1960 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Volgens Robert (2013), Penoza (2010) and Cloaca (2003). He has been married to Tjitske Reidinga since 24 December 2020. He was previously married to Maria Goos.- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Vincent Monnikendam was born in 1936 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for Mother Dao, the Turtlelike (1995), Souls of Naples (2005) and Rayon 69 (1981). He died on 15 March 2024 in Netherlands.- Wilbert Gieske was born on 12 July 1947 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and De Club van Sinterklaas Film: de Gestrande Stoomboot (2023). He has been married to Roxanne Catz since 7 May 2005. He was previously married to Carry Schomper.
- Bo Maerten was born on 10 October 1992 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Celblok H (2014), Timboektoe (2007) and Tessa (2015).
- Na-Young Jeon was born on 9 January 1989 in The Hague, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for The King and I (2018), Connie & Clyde (2013) and Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016). She has been married to Nathan Hartono since 2018.
- Actor
- Music Department
Bas Muijs was born on 14 October 1976 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for God Glitch (2019), Costa! (2001) and Pauwen en reigers (2008).- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Bram van der Vlugt was born on 28 May 1934 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Unit 13 (1996) and Memorandum van een dokter (1963). He was married to Hannah van der Vlugt. He died on 19 December 2020 in Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Writer
- Producer
Michel Faber was born in 1960 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Michel is a writer and producer, known for Under the Skin (2013), Oasis (2017) and In the Woods with a Dead Dog (2021).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Award-winning educator/youth leader Benjamin Turner has led Music Departments across London, including East London Arts & Music. As Managing Director of The Spit Game UK (aka Rap Club Productions C.I.C), Turner supports teachers to engage progressive/inclusive practices (in particular around Black cultures) whilst simultaneously managing young creatives within the music and film industries, launching and developing careers. Benjamin now primarily works as an independent filmmaker (leading production house The Spit Game), composer, multi-instrumentalist and acting coach, managing talent including Tyrelle Boyce, Tate Boyce and Toni Olabanji.- Selin Evani Akkulak began her acting career at the age of 12 with a permanent role in the children's series Vrijland. Hereafter, she played in various series among which #Forever, Mocro Maffia, Nieuw Zeer, Oogappels and Van der Valk.
In 2020 she performed the leading role in ECHO, as part of Onze Straat by NPO. And in 2022, while graduating from the University of Arts in Amsterdam, Selin played one of the leading roles in the new female revenge TV show SiHAME.
As regards theatre, Selin has been an actress and maker from 2016 until 2018 for theater group DOX, a dynamic group of independent and versatile artists, based in Utrecht. Also, in 2021 she performed a role in the theater play Age of Rage by International Theatre Amsterdam, directed by Ivo van Hove.
(30-08-2022) Selin is filming for an international TV show (yet to be announced) while also preparing for her leading role in the Dutch theatre play Laura H from Oostpool, in which she will be playing the lead and tour through the entire country. - Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
John de Mol was born on 24 April 1955 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and producer, known for The Voice (2011), Gooische vrouwen II (2014) and Gooische vrouwen (2011). He was previously married to Willeke Alberti.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jaap Stobbe was born on 7 November 1936 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and producer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Amsterdamned (1988) and Baantjer (1995). He died on 21 February 2020 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
John Coquillon was born on 29 July 1930 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for The Changeling (1980), Straw Dogs (1971) and Cross of Iron (1977). He died in 1987.- Ellen Vogel was born on 26 January 1922 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Zonder ernst (1992), Bernhard, Schavuit van Oranje (2010) and Beatrix, Oranje onder Vuur (2012). She was married to Joan James Charles Maria Joseph Münninghoff, Fons Rademakers and Hans Jürgen Tobi. She died on 5 August 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Chiem van Houweninge was born on 20 November 1940 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and actor, known for Zeg 'ns Aaa (1981), Tatort (1970) and Schimanski (1997).- Raymonde de Kuyper was born in 1955 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Tienminutengesprek (2018), Yes Nurse! No Nurse! (2002) and Mister Twister Goes Camping (2013).
- Composer
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Joris de Man was born on 30 June 1972 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a composer, known for Gran Turismo (2023), Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) and Horizon Forbidden West (2022). He has been married to Sam McCarthy since 28 September 2006.- Carolien Spoor was born on 23 December 1987 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Bella Donna's (2017), Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and Zwarte tulp (2015). She has been married to Jon Karthaus since 3 September 2016. They have two children.
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Marnie Blok was born on 23 May 1962 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and writer, known for Broos (1997), Open Seas (2018) and Simon och ekarna (2011).- Actor
- Soundtrack
John Leddy was born on 12 January 1930 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Zeg 'ns Aaa (1981), Bijltjesdag (2017) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). He was married to Jannig Greydanis and Helen van Meurs. He died on 25 December 2022 in Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.- René Retèl was born on 2 March 1949 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Onderweg naar morgen (1994), Doei (2001) and The Shaft (2001).
- Joanne De Bergh was born on 22 February 1918 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Call Northside 777 (1948) and The Doctor and the Girl (1949). She was married to Tully Flomenhaft and Amos Dublin. She died on 11 March 2005 in the USA.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Actor
Guido van Gennep was born on 22 June 1963 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Mister Twister: Class of Fun (2012), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Accused (2014).- Buse Unlu was born on 30 December 1981 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Onderweg naar morgen (1994), Flikken Rotterdam (2016) and Kleur (2008).
- Cornelis van Dijkhuizen was born on 15 September 1993 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Cornelis is an editor, known for Dunkirk (2017), Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) and Broker (2015).
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Dolf de Vries was born on 11 July 1937 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Dossier Verhulst (1986), Black Book (2006) and Onderweg naar morgen (1994). He was married to Lout. He died on 5 December 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands.- Brigitte Nijman was born on 12 July 1970 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Sinterklaas en de verdwenen pakjesboot (2009), Les nouvelles aventures d'Oliver Twist (1997) and VIPS TV: Reportages (2011).
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Stephan Evenblij was born on 6 July 1981 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and producer, known for 72hrs the Hague: Outbreak (2021), Frans de Boef en het Hart van Goud (2019) and De hoofdprijs (2008).- Actor
- Producer
Glenn Saxson was born on 5 March 1942 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and producer, known for Kriminal (1966), Il marchio di Kriminal (1968) and Django Shoots First (1966).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sylvia Millecam was born on 23 February 1956 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Transport (1983), De gulle minnaar (1990) and Come-Back (1981). She died on 19 August 2001 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.- Gamze Tazim was born on 28 January 1989 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Malaika (2013), Het huis Anubis (2006) and Celblok H (2014).
- Astrid Strüwer was born on 3 December 1942 in The Hague, South Holland, the Netherlands. She is an actress, known for M. Ljung, Valhallavägen 117, 2 tr. ö.g. (1964). She was previously married to Tino Rellos (1951-2023), Ronnie Årland, Anders Hallström and Ardy Strüwer.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Walter van der Kamp was born on 11 February 1926 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for Uilenspiegel (1973), Lijmen (1970) and De verlossing (1975). He died on 27 February 2009 in Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.