Soy Kroon | |
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Born | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 18 June 1995
Occupation | Actor |
Soy Kroon (born 18 June 1995) is a Dutch actor. He is known for his role as Sil Selmhorst in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden and the spin-off series Nieuwe Tijden. [1] [2] He is also known for his role as Diederik in the Flemish television series Galaxy Park. [1]
At a young age, Kroon moved to Antwerp, Belgium to play in the Flemish television series Galaxy Park. [3] [4] In 2011, he played a role in the musical Oorlogswinter, a story which takes place during the winter of 1944–1945. [5] [6] The musical is based on the book Winter in Wartime by Dutch author Jan Terlouw. [5] [6] He also played a role in other musicals and theater productions, including War Horse , Vamos!, Mamma Mia! and Goodbye, Norma Jeane. [4] [7]
In 2020, Kroon played a role in the television series Hoogvliegers, a coming of age story in which he plays a young man training to become an F-16 pilot. [8] [9] In 2021 and 2022, he played the role of Amon, a pyramid builder, in ONE de musical, which is set during Ancient Egypt. [10] [11] Kroon was nominated for a 2022 Musical Award for his role in the musical. [12] [13]
In 2022, he played the role of Jesus in The Passion , a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011. [14] [15] He was the youngest actor to play the role of Jesus. [14] In the same year, Kroon and Flemish actor Thomas Cammaert played in the stage play Trompettist in Auschwitz, a play based on the true story of trumpet player Lex van Weren who survived his stay in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. [16] [17]
He appeared in the 2021 film Liefde Zonder Grenzen directed by Appie Boudellah and Aram van de Rest. [18] [19] He also appeared in the 2022 film Costa!! directed by Jon Karthaus. [20] [21] Kroon and Abbey Hoes released the song Samen Met Jou, as can be heard in the film, about a week after the film's release after popular demand. [22] [23]
Kroon won the Televizier-Ster Talent award at the 2022 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala. [24] [25]
In 2023, he plays the lead role in the play Nu ik je zie based on the book of the same name by Merlijn Kamerling. [26] [27] He also appears in the 2023 Netflix film Oei, ik groei!. [28] [29] Kroon and Dieuwertje Blok presented the 2023 Concert on the Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Liberation Day (5 May). [30] [31] In August 2023, he presented the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert held on the same day as the Prinsengrachtconcert . [32] [33] He also presented the television show Sketch Studio in which children compete to create the best drawings. [34] Kroon was also one of the jury members for the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held in France. [35]
In 2024, Kroon and Johnny Kraaijkamp jr. perform the comedy theater show Kraaij & Kroon - Papadag bestaat niet. [36] Kroon also appears in the 2024 film Verliefd op Bali directed by Johan Nijenhuis. [37] He presents the second season of Sketch Studio in 2024 and 2025. [38]
In 2020, Kroon appeared in the photography game show Het perfecte plaatje in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges. [41] [42] His exit in the show generated discussion and, in the next season, the producers of the show modified the rules to allow the jury to keep someone in the game. [43] In 2022, he performed as drag queen Dee Dee Sky in the drag queen show Make Up Your Mind. [44] [45] He also won the final of that season of the show. [44] [46] In that same year, he appeared in the quiz shows Weet Ik Veel and De Quiz van het Jaar. [47]
He appeared in the 23rd season of the television show Wie is de Mol? . [48] [49] He left the show in the episode before the final and he finished in third place.
Kroon is in a relationship with Dutch actress and presenter Holly Mae Brood. [50] [51] They met in 2016 at an audition for the television series Nieuwe Tijden. [51] In 2017, Kroon and Brood appeared in an episode of the game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes . In 2018, they both won the fourth season the Dutch television show Dance Dance Dance . [52] [53]
Kroon is an only child but he was once a twin. [4] [54] His parents separated when he was 15 years old. [4] [55]
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