Dutchies
by roob13 | created - 24 Jul 2022 | updated - 24 Jul 2022 | Public
1. Michiel Huisman
Actor | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Michiel Huisman boasts an extensive career on both the small and large screen. He is currently shooting a lead role in Zack Snyder's film Rebel Moon for Netflix. He will next be seen as "Prince" in the Apple TV series Echo 3 opposite Luke Evans and created by Mark Boal. Most recently, he was seen ...
2. Carice van Houten
Actress | Game of Thrones
One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan...
3. Famke Janssen
Actress | X-Men: The Last Stand
Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and has two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University, majoring in literature.
This model-turned-actress broke into...
4. Paul Verhoeven
Director | RoboCop
Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden, with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969, he directed the popular Dutch TV series, Floris (1969), about a medieval ...
5. Halina Reijn
Writer | Instinct
Halina Reijn is a renowned director, actress, author and producer. She is the winner of multiple awards, including the Dutch film Award, the Golden Calf for Best Actress , the Dutch theater awards Theo D'Or and Colombina, as well as the Courbois pearl, an oeuvre award which honours an actress who ...
6. Marwan Kenzari
Actor | Aladdin
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 ...
7. Jan de Bont
Director | Speed
Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer. He worked on a huge number of films before finding himself on the ...
8. Rutger Hauer
Actor | Hobo with a Shotgun
Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in the province of Utrecht.
He was the son of Teunke ...
9. Jeroen Krabbé
Actor | The Fugitive
Jeroen Krabbe was born in Amsterdam to a family of painters. His grandfather was a famous impressionist, his father a talented artist and his mother a qualified interpreter responsible for translating Dutch films into English. He was destined to be a painter but after high school and a year of ...
10. Sylvia Hoeks
Actress | Blade Runner 2049
Sylvia Hoeks has been living and working in the US for the past 6 years. Born in the Netherlands, she was scouted by Elite Models at age 14 and traveled the world to model. After doing this, she finished high school and attended the Maastricht Theatre Academy.
After graduation, she made her national...
11. Thekla Reuten
Actress | In Bruges
Thekla Reuten is an undeniable front-runner in the new century's wave of European actresses lauded on the international stage and screen. In the space of just three years, the Dutch actress was a prominent member of two Best Picture Oscar nominees in the Foreign Language Feature category. In the ...
12. Olivier Richters
Actor | Black Widow
Debut in Marvel Black Widow (2021) as Ursa Major, mutant that appears in MCU. Olivier Richters is a Dutch-born actor, professional bodybuilder and fitness model. His nickname, "The Dutch Giant" barely does justice to his 7'2" (2.18m) stature. Crowds converge to marvel at not only his physique but ...
13. Katja Herbers
Actress | Westworld
Katja Herbers is the daughter of violinist Vera Beths and oboist Werner Herbers. Growing up she spent time in America, accompanying her mother on tour with the chamber music group L'Archibudelli. Her mother remarried cellist Anner Bylsma and her father remarried costume designer Leonie Polak, who ...
14. Tygo Gernandt
Actor | Black Death
At the age of twelve, Tygo was seen on television for the first time in a promotion video to get the Olympic Games to the Netherlands. His role in the youth series Fort Alpha (1996) made him famous in the Netherlands. After that, many guest appearances followed, as well as leading parts in ...
15. Willeke van Ammelrooy
Actress | The Lake House
Willeke van Ammelrooy was born on April 5, 1944 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and director, known for The Lake House (2006), Antonia's Line (1995) and 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten (1969). She has been married to Marco Bakker since November 20, 1989.
16. Renée Soutendijk
Actress | Suspiria
Renée Soutendijk was born on May 21, 1957 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Suspiria (2018), Eve of Destruction (1991) and Moordvrouw (2012). She is married to Thed Lenssen. They have two children.
17. Yorick van Wageningen
Actor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Yorick van Wageningen was born on April 16, 1964 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Resurrection of a Bastard (2013) and The Judgement (2021).
18. Gijs Blom
Actor | The Letter for the King
Gijs Blom is one of the most promising young actors in The Netherlands. At the age of 17, he played the lead role in the critically acclaimed film Boys, directed by Mischa Kamp. The film was shown at multiple international film festivals and was eventually bought by Netflix. For his role in Boys, ...
19. Lotte Verbeek
Actress | The Fault in Our Stars
Lotte Verbeek is an award-winning Dutch actress, dancer and model. Lotte was born in Venlo, Netherlands. She was educated at Gymnasium Collegium Marianum in Venlo and graduated in 2008 at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam. From 1999, Verbeek attended the Dance Academy in Arnhem and the Amsterdam ...
20. Mike van Diem
Writer | Karakter
Mike van Diem was born on January 12, 1959 in Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands. He is a writer and director, known for Character (1997), Tulipani: Liefde, eer en een fiets (2017) and Alaska (1989).
21. Rico Verhoeven
Actor | Black Lotus
Rico Verhoeven (1989) was born and raised in The Netherlands. Already started practicing martial arts at the age of 7 and later signed with the world's biggest kickboxing promoter GLORY, he is a force to be reckoned with. In 1996, Verhoeven started training kickboxing. A natural at it, he made his ...
22. Tom Holkenborg
Soundtrack | Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum producer, musician, composer and educator whose versatility puts him on the cutting edge of contemporary music, and whose thirst for innovation is helping to reimagine the world of composition.
A full-contact composer, Holkenborg is...
23. Nikkie de Jager
Actress | Eurovision Song Contest Malmö 2024
Nikkie de Jager (born March 2, 1994), better known by her YouTube channel name NikkieTutorials, is a Dutch transgender makeup artist and beauty vlogger. She gained online popularity in 2015 after her YouTube video, "The Power of Makeup", went viral and inspired many other videos of people showing ...
24. Carel Struycken
Actor | Men in Black
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, ...
25. Arjen Tuiten
Make_up_department | El laberinto del fauno
Arjen Tuiten was born in Joure, Friesland, Netherlands. He is known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Maleficent (2014) and Wonder (2017).
26. John de Mol
Writer | The Voice
John de Mol was born on April 24, 1955 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and producer, known for The Voice (2011), Gooische vrouwen II (2014) and Medisch Centrum West (1988). He was previously married to Willeke Alberti.
27. Anton Corbijn
Director | Control
Anton Corbijn was born on May 20, 1955 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and actor, known for Control (2007), A Most Wanted Man (2014) and The American (2010).
28. Michael Dudok de Wit
Writer | La tortue rouge
Michael Dudok de Wit was born on July 15, 1953 in Abcoude, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a writer and director, known for The Red Turtle (2016), Father and Daughter (2000) and The Monk and the Fish (1994).
29. Robert de Hoog
Actor | National Theatre Live: Obsession
In 2009 Robert was nominated for an International Emmy Award for his leading role in Skin. In the years following he worked with critically acclaimed theatre director Ivo van Hove and became one of the stars of the hit series Mocro Maffia. In 2022 a new mayor drama series (Sleepers) will premiere ...
30. Martin Koolhoven
Writer | Brimstone
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 ...
31. Dick Maas
Writer | Prooi
Dick Maas was born on April 15, 1951 in Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and producer, known for Prey (2016), Saint (2010) and Amsterdamned (1988). He is married to Esmé Lammers.
32. Roel Reiné
Director | Washington
Roel Reiné is an award-winning director from the Netherlands, whose works include multiple feature films and television series for Universal, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Lionsgate, Netflix, Disney+, Starz, Showtime and many more.
Roel Reiné won the Dutch Academy Award for Best Director in 2000 with his ...
33. Tom Six
Director | The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Tom Six was born on August 29, 1973 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and writer, known for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009), The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) and The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011).
34. Marleen Gorris
Director | Antonia
Marleen Gorris was born on December 9, 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Antonia's Line (1995), A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984).
35. Sallie Harmsen
Actress | Blade Runner 2049
Sallie Harmsen is a Dutch actress known for her role as Simone in In Real Life. In 2015 it was announced that Harmsen would be co-starring with Robert DE Hoog in a television series based on the American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Harmsen portrayed the female replicate that was 'born' in the 2017 ...
36. Gijs Naber
Actor | Penoza
Gijs Naber was born on August 9, 1980 in Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Penoza (2010), Aanmodderfakker (2014) and Black Book (2006).
37. Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Actor | De Heineken ontvoering
Reinout gained widespread recognition with his role in the film DE HEINEKEN ONTVOERING, for which he won a Golden Calf for Best Actor. Reinout appeared in the One Night Stand BOWY IS BINNEN and portrayed Johan Cruijff in the TV series JOHAN, LOGISCH IS ANDERS.
In the theater, Reinout performed in ...
38. Mark van Eeuwen
Actor | De slag om de Schelde
Mark van Eeuwen is a Dutch producer of film and television series and a Dutch actor. He has been working in the TV and film industry for over 20 years. In 2013 he started his career as a producer with the development and financing of the international film Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, with Sir Anthony ...
39. Derek de Lint
Actor | Soldaat van Oranje
Derek de Lint was born on July 17, 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.
40. Barry Atsma
Actor | The Hitman's Bodyguard
Barry Atsma is a versatile and much appraised actor, both in films, TV-series and in the theatre. He became very popular with his part in the hit film Stricken (Komt een vrouw bij de dokter), for which he was awarded the Gouden Kalf for Best Actor. Since then he is one of the most sought-after ...
41. Erik De Boer
Visual_effects | Life of Pi
Erik De Boer is known for Life of Pi (2012), Okja (2017) and The Maze Runner (2014).
42. Hoyte Van Hoytema
Cinematographer | Tenet
Hoyte Van Hoytema was born in Horgen, Switzerland. Van Hoytema is a Dutch-Swedish director of photography known for his work on The Fighter (2010), Her (2013), Interstellar (2014), and Dunkirk (2017). Van Hoytema always wanted to be a filmmaker, therefore he wished to attend a film school in The ...
43. Paul Trijbits
Producer | The Letter for the King
Paul Trijbits was born on October 10, 1961 in Netherlands. He is a producer, known for The Letter for the King (2020), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Sing Street (2016).
44. Justin van der Lek
Visual_effects | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Justin van der Lek is an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor who recently was the production on-set visual effects supervisor and ILM associate visual effects supervisor on Lucasfilm's episodic series Ahsoka. In this capacity, Justin has closely collaborated with show creators Jon Favreau and ...
45. Jacqueline Makkee
Make_up_department | Ghost in the Shell
Jacqueline Makkee is known for Ghost in the Shell (2017), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
46. Bertram van Munster
Writer | The Amazing Race
Bertram van Munster is known for The Amazing Race (2001), The Amazing Race Canada (2013) and The Quest (2022). He is married to Elise Doganieri.
47. Doutzen Kroes
Actress | Wonder Woman
Doutzen Kroes is a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She appeared in eight Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2005 through 2014 and served as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2008 to 2014. Kroes has been a brand ambassador for Miu Miu since 2013, L'Oreal ...
48. Mark Vanderloo
Actor | Celebrity
Mark Vanderloo was born on April 24, 1968 in Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Celebrity (1998), Mass Effect (2007) and Mass Effect 3 (2012). He was previously married to Esther Cañadas.
49. Rebecca Romijn
Actress | X-Men
Rebecca Alie Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker. Her mother was American-born, with Dutch and English ancestry, and was a teacher of English. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "...
50. Milena Smit
Actress | Madres paralelas
She has trained as an actress with Cristina Rota and Bernardo Hiller, the renowned acting coach of actors such as Jeff Goldblum, Cameron Diaz and Cross the Line (2020), directed by David Victori, marks Milena's leap to the cinema where she plays Mila, the female protagonist of this thriller ...
51. Thom Hoffman
Actor | Zwartboek
In his early career he often played tormented/troubled characters such as in De Witte Waan, as a death-seeking junkie (1984), and in Zoeken Naar Eileen (1987) as a desperately in love, and in De Avonden (1989) playing Frits van Egters. An often quoted phrase of Hoffman is "I have a dark look on ...
52. Reinout Oerlemans
Producer | Komt een vrouw bij de dokter
Reinout Oerlemans has worked in the media and entertainment business for 25 years. Launching his career as an actor and on-air host, he transitioned early to become one of the industry's most successful producers and directors of global unscripted and scripted content.
In 2009, Oerlemans made his ...
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