Leo Alkemade

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Leo Alkemade
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Born (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 45)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • Actor

Leo Alkemade (born 6 August 1980) [1] is a Dutch cabaret artist, comedian and actor. He is one of the comedians in the sketch comedy television show Sluipschutters. [2] He also played roles in multiple films, including Casanova's (2020), Zwanger & Co (2022) and De Tatta's film series.

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Career

Film

Alkemade played a role in the 2017 film Tuintje in mijn hart directed by Marc Waltman. [3] [4] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [4] [5] He played a role in the 2017 film Huisvrouwen bestaan niet directed by Aniëlle Webster. [6] The film is an adaptation of the play De Huisvrouwmonologen. [7] [8] It became the best visited Dutch film of 2017. [9] He also played a role in the 2019 sequel Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2. [10]

Alkemade played roles in the comedy films De Tatta's (2022) and De Tatta's 2 (2023). [11] [12] Both films won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.

In 2021, Alkemade played the role of Peter in The Passion , a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011. [13] [14] In 2024, he appears in the romantic comedy film Expeditie Cupido directed by Erwin van den Eshof. [15] [16] He also plays a role in the 2024 romantic comedy film Rokjesnacht directed by Johan Nijenhuis. [17] [18]

As of March 2025, Alkemade is scheduled to appear in the film De Tatta's 3. [19] [20] As of April 2025, he is scheduled to appear in the 2026 film Champagne in which a son and his terminally ill father travel to the Champagne wine region. [21] [22] The film is a tribute to Alkemade's father and their shared love for champagne. [21]

Television

He was one of the actors in the satirical television show Kanniewaarzijn presented by Astrid Joosten. [23] [24] In 2021, Alkemade and Dennis Weening were among the duos to present De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros. [25] [26] In 2022, Alkemade and Leonie ter Braak presented the game show Van je familie moet je het hebben in which a contestant and their family attempt to answer the same questions to win a certain amount of money. [27] [28]

Television appearances

Alkemade competed in the 2014 season of the show Expeditie Robinson. [29] [30] In 2018, he appeared in the singing competition show It Takes 2. [31] [32] He also appeared in a 2018 episode of the game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes . He also appeared in a 2024 episode of the singing competition show Secret Duets. [33]

Filmography

As actor

As presenter

As contestant

As guest

References

  1. ↑ "Leo Alkemade CV 2020" (PDF). Het Agentschap (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "BNNVARA maakt vierde seizoen van sketchprogramma Sluipschutters" [BNNVARA produces fourth season of sketch television show Sluipschutters]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cast Tuintje in mijn hart compleet" [Cast [of] Tuintje in mijn hart [is] complete]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Tuintje in mijn hart bereikt Gouden Film-status". NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gouden Film voor Tuintje in mijn Hart" [Golden Film for Tuintje in mijn Hart]. Nederlands Filmfonds (in Dutch). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rick Engelkes maakt 'comeback' als dokter Simon in nieuwe film" [Rick Engelkes makes 'comeback' as doctor Simon in new film]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rick Engelkes verfilmt toneelstuk Huisvrouwmonologen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rick Engelkes maakt verfilming van De Huisvrouwmonologen" [Rick Engelkes produces film adaptation of De Huisvrouwmonologen]. Televizier (in Dutch). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet succesvolste Nederlandse film in 2017" [Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet most successful Dutch film of 2017]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  10. ↑ van de Groep, Jacob-Jan (27 June 2019). "Henry van Loon en Patrick Martens in Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2" [Henry van Loon and Patrick Martens in Huisvrouwen bestaan niet 2]. Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cast De Tatta's compleet, opnames in volle gang" [Cast De Tatta’s [is] complete, principal photography in progress]. Independent Films (in Dutch). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ↑ van den Tempel, Mark (3 May 2023). "Opnamen begonnen van De Tatta's 2" [Principal photography De Tatta's 2 began]. Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Freek Bartels speelt Jezus in The Passion, Rob Dekay te zien als Judas". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  14. ↑ van de Groep, Jacob-Jan (17 February 2021). "Dit is de volledige cast van The Passion 2021!" [This is the full cast of The Passion 2021!]. Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Johannes, Noa. "Interview: Leo Alkemade over de nieuwe comedy Expeditie Cupido "Dennis weet het nog niet, maar ik speel hem in deze film"". NPO (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Koning, Nanneke (4 May 2023). "Opnamen Expeditie Cupido van start". Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Huijsdens, Jeroen (5 March 2024). "Rokjesnacht wordt de 21e film van Johan Nijenhuis" [Rokjesnacht will be the 21st film by Johan Nijenhuis]. Holland Film Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Abbey Hoes en Leo Alkemade schitteren in nieuwe romcom Rokjesnacht". RTL (in Dutch). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "De Tatta's-filmreeks krijgt derde deel met een rol voor Najib Amhali" [De Tatta's film series gets third part with a role for Najib Amhali]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "De Tatta's-filmreeks krijgt een derde deel met onder anderen Najib Amhali en Bas Hoeflaak" [De Tatta's film series gets third part with Najib Amhali and Bas Hoeflaak among others]. AD (in Dutch). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Leo Alkemade eert overleden vader met nieuwe film Champagne". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Acteur Leo Alkemade werkt aan eigen film". NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "Leo Alkemade in nieuw seizoen Kanniewaarzijn" [Leo Alkemade in new season [of] Kanniewaarzijn]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Alex Klaasen vervangt Pierre Bokma in programma Kanniewaarzijn" [Alex Klaasen replaces Pierre Bokma in show Kanniewaarzijn]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  25. ↑ ""Totale waanzin": ophef over Nederlandse tv-show 'De Dansmarathon' nadat uitgeputte kandidaten afgevoerd worden". HLN (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ook Patty Brard en Jeroen van der Boom presenteren dansmarathon". Shownieuws (in Dutch). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Leonie ter Braak en Leo Alkemade presenteren quiz op SBS6" [Leonie ter Braak and Leo Alkemade present quiz on SBS6]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Leonie ter Braak en Leo Alkemade van start met nieuwe quiz" [Leonie ter Braak and Leo Alkemade start with new quiz]. Televizier (in Dutch). 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  29. ↑ "Expeditie Robinson doet soms rare dingen met BN'ers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  30. ↑ Borgdorff, Suzanne (20 October 2014). "Leo na Robinson: Nu weet ik hoe menstruerende vrouw zich voelt". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  31. ↑ "Marieke Elsinga en Robin Martens kandidaten in It Takes 2" [Marieke Elsinga and Robin Martens [are] contestants in It Takes 2]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  32. ↑ "Dit zijn de kandidaten van zangcompetitie It takes 2" [These are the contestants of singing competition It takes 2]. Televizier (in Dutch). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  33. ↑ "Leo Alkemade laat zich van zijn meest muzikale kant horen in Secret Duets". Televizier (in Dutch). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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