Vincent van Ommen

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Vincent van Ommen
Born (1982-06-14) 14 June 1982 (age 37)
The Hague, Netherlands
Occupation Actor, voice actor
Years active2008 – present
Website www.vincentvanommen.com

Vincent van Ommen is a Dutch film and television actor. He is known for his English language work in films like Life is an Art (2010), Amsterdam Heavy (2011), A Morass (2011), and the TV mini-series You Look Stunning Too (2013) in which he played the role of Richard. Video games he voiced for include Planet Explorers and Until I Have You.

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Van Ommen is also part of the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam. An annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, other jury members include Rutger Hauer and Roel Reine.

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Early life

Van Ommen was born on 14 June 1982 in The Hague, the Netherlands. He was raised bilingual, speaking both English and Dutch from an early age.

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He studied drama at De Trap, a private school for acting in Amsterdam. After completion he did a post-grad, specializing in acting for film and television. [1] He also studied classical Shakespearean acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and followed an advanced acting course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. [2] [3]

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Career

Films

His first screen role was in the short film Stop! . [5] The film, depicting a violent theft and car chase, was released during the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2008. The film was widely praised for its realistic acting and believability. Multiple journalists were fooled by the film and filed police reports thinking it was real. [6] The film went viral and reached the national news NOS Journaal and talk shows like De Wereld Draait Door and Editie NL. [7] [8]

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In 2009, Van Ommen made his English-language feature film debut as the immortal Elijah in the fantasy film Reiki, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival later that year. [9] In April 2010, Reiki also screened at the Elf Fantasy Fair, the biggest fantasy event in Europe. He starred in a slate of short movies, notably La Commedia which received a Golden Camera nomination, [10] Millie which won awards at Shoot Your Shot and 5 Minutes of Fame Film Festivals, and Orbit which premiered at Dutch Film Festival. [11] Director Jayant R. Harnam saw one of his short films [12] and cast him in the leading role for his thriller Life is an Art , in which he stars opposite Alison Carroll. This movie was Van Ommen's second appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. [13] [14] In March 2010, Van Ommen starred in the British film A Morass with Alessandro Giuggioli [15] , and made his Dutch feature film debut in the film Verloren Jaren. He was also cast in the short film Klik alongside Lone van Roosendaal, Thomas Acda & Tim Oliehoek.

In January 2011, it was announced that Van Ommen was cast opposite Fajah Lourens in the action film Amsterdam Heavy [16] by director Michael Wright. The movie also stars Michael Madsen. That same year he appeared in the short movie Paper Parachutes directed by Katie Pow, a children's fantasy film about obsessively ordered nine-year-old Miles. Both Amsterdam Heavy and Paper Parachutes screened at the 64th Cannes Film Festival [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] and marked his third appearance at the festival.

Voice actor

In 2016 Van Ommen voiced for the video games Planet Explorers, Until I Have You and Tales. [22] [23] Planet Explorers sold over 300.000 copies on launch day and was a commercial success. [24] That same year both Tales and Until I Have You got nominated at the AGS Awards in the category Best Voice Acting. [25] With this nomination he became the first Dutch actor to be nominated for an English voice-over award, as well as an AGS Award. [26] [27] Other games he voiced for include the Nintendo Switch game HyperParasite for which he voiced five playable characters [28] [29] [30] and Swordbreaker: Back to the Castle for which he voiced Swordbreaker. [31]

In 2017 he voiced both the English as well as the Dutch voice-overs for the video game Moving Stories. Later that year the game was nominated for two Dutch Game Awards. [32] That same year he narrated for Living Aleppo, the documentary was crowned with the prestigious ADCN Award; The Bronze Lamp. [33] [24]

Other work

In 2012, Van Ommen joined the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam. [34] [35] An annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam. [36] Other jury members include Rutger Hauer, Roel Reine and Jan Harlan.

Filmography

Films

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Stop!PaulShort film
De beste commercialZoon1 episode
MillieMatthias
Gamekings Mark / Pascal1 episode
Kaaskoppen & waterlandersWillem Drees1 episode
2009ReikiElijah
KoekeloereMeneer Boer1 episode
2010Life is an ArtNathan
Verloren JarenLuukDutch film
EscapeFelton
FaithKeith
Win/WinJunior BrokerDutch film
2011A MorassTraveller
Amsterdam Heavy Agent van Beek
Paper ParachutesUncle Ed
KlikThe Manager
Orbit
2013You Look Stunning TooRichardRecurring role
ShortCutz Amsterdam JuryHimself
La Commedia
2014 Cam2Cam Voyeur
TriggersJoseph
2015Limbo de FilmErik
2018Chasing WindmillsBep van Klaveren

Video games

List of voice performances in video games (original English voice)
YearTitleVoice RoleNotesSource
2016 Planet Explorers Ataro [37]
2016 Until I Have You KeirothNominated – Best Voice Acting, AGS Awards 2016 [38] [23]
2016 Tales UrshanabiNominated – Best Voice Acting, AGS Awards 2016 [39]
2017 Moving Stories NarratorNominated – Dutch Game Awards, 2017
Nominated – Accenture Innovation Award, 2018		 [40] [41]
2018CapsularAnnouncer
2018Midnight QuestAdditional voices
2018Back to the Egg!Dragonguard Hero
2018HyperParasiteAnnouncer, Wrestler, Cop, Punk, Firefighter [42]
2018SwordbreakerSwordbreaker, Narrator, Farmer

Narrator

List of narration in documentary, TV & film (original English voice)
YearTitleVoice RoleNotesSource
2017Living AleppoNarratorWinner – ADCN Award, 2018 [43]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultSource
2016 AGS Awards Best Voice Acting
Until I Have You
Nominated [26] [27]
Tales
Nominated [25]

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  2. ↑ Biography - Vincent van Ommen Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jury Team, Vincent van Ommen, Actor". ShortCutz Amsterdam. Retrieved 11 June 2019. Van Ommen studied acting in England at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
  4. ↑ Film1 interview De Filmliefde van Vincent van Ommen (in Dutch), film1.nl.
  5. ↑ Vincent in Stop! imdb.com.
  6. ↑ volkskrant. "Beeld mobieltje levert bewijs én spannende film". www.volkskrant.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ Stop! reaches Dutch national news broadcast, EditieNL.
  8. ↑ "Stop! shown in De Wereld Draait Door". De Wereld Draait Door .
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  10. ↑ (Dutch) Nieuwsbank.nl (27 November 2014). "Vierde editie Eindhovens Film Festival".
  11. ↑ NFF (24 July 2011). "Nederlands Film Festival - ORBIT".
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  13. ↑ RTL Boulevard interview Vincent van Ommen (in Dutch), RTL Boulevard broadcast.
  14. ↑ Novum interview Vincent: "Cannes was echt kicken" (in Dutch), broadcast. Retrieved 28 May 2010
  15. ↑ BFI. "British Films Directory - Vincent van Ommen in A Morass". www.britishcouncil.org.
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  33. ↑ Stories of Living Aleppo have been voiced by actor Vincent van Ommen. www.livingaleppo.com
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