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| Born | Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias Blom 2 January 1997 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom (born 2 January 1997) is a Dutch actor. He starred in the films Jongens (2014) and The Forgotten Battle (2020). [1] He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his performance in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King (2020). [2]
Blom is from Amsterdam. He is the son of the stage actress Marloes van den Heuvel. He graduated with a degree in theatre from Amsterdam University of the Arts' Academy of Theatre and Dance in 2021. [3] [4]
From 2007 to 2009, Blom starred in the musical Ciske de Rat . In 2011, Gijs Blom landed his first feature film role in Maria Peeters' Sonny Boy . He then had small roles in the 2012 television films Urfeld and Eine Frau verschwindet; the latter a German production.
Blom starred as Sieger in the 2014 coming-of-age romance film Jongens , for which he received critical acclaim and a Golden Calf nomination for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival. That same year, he produced and starred as Thijmen in the short film Escapade [5] and appeared in the films Analgesics, [6] Nena , and Pijnstillers .
Blom starred as a disillusioned Axis soldier Marinus van Staveren in the multilingual World War II film The Forgotten Battle alongside Jamie Flatters and Susan Radder. [7] It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on Netflix in 2021. He also appeared in the films Dead & Beautiful and The Dutch Boys. Blom has a role in the Globoplay series Fallen. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sonny Boy | Wim | |
| 2014 | Kankerlijers | Olivier | |
| Nena | Carlo | ||
| Pijnstillers | Casper | ||
| Escapade | Thiamin | Short film [5] | |
| 2017 | Monk | Frederik | |
| 2018 | Dante vs. Mohammed Ali | Alexander | |
| The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Rupert Turner's boyfriend | ||
| 2019 | Vals | Casper | English title: Vicious |
| About That Life (Dutch : De Libi) | Daan | ||
| 2020 | The Forgotten Battle | Marinus van Staveren | |
| 2021 | Dead & Beautiful | Mason | |
| The Dutch Boys | Alexander | Segment: "Dante vs. Mohammed Ali" | |
| 2022 | Piece of My Heart | Jan | |
| 2024 | Invasion | Jack |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kerst Met Linus | Linus | |
| 2012 | Eine Frau verschwindet | Kevin | Television film |
| Urfield | Tijn | ||
| 2014 | Jongens | Sieger | |
| 2015 | 4Jim | Jim | Main role |
| 2016 | Moordvrouw | Giel van Rijn | Episode: "Noodlot" |
| La Famiglia | Angelo Esposito | Main role | |
| 2017 | Silk Road | Raymond | Television film |
| De mannentester | Noah Kramer | Main role | |
| Surrogate | Peter Martin | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Suspects | Noud Torenaar | |
| 2020 | The Letter for the King | Prince Viridian | 6 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Bestseller Boy | Jurriaan | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Fallen | Daniel | 8 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Zlín Film Festival | Best Youth Performance | Jongens | Won | [9] |
| Golden Calf Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [3] | ||
| 2015 | Lucas International Children's Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Pijnstillers | Won | |
| 2017 | MIFF Awards | Best Actor | Silk Road | Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program | The Letter for the King | Nominated | [11] |
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