Yorick van Wageningen

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Yorick van Wageningen
Born (1964-04-16) 16 April 1964 (age 61)
Occupation Actor
Years active1989 – present

Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964) is a Dutch actor who has performed in Dutch and American films, including The Chronicles of Riddick and the 2011 remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo .

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Life and career

Van Wageningen was born in Baarn. After acting in several Dutch plays, movies, and television series, van Wageningen was asked to come to Hollywood to appear in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report . Due to problems with his visa, he was unable to work on that movie, but thereafter acted in a number of American movies, achieving a breakthrough with his role in The Chronicles of Riddick .

Back in the Netherlands, he starred in Winter in Wartime, based on a Dutch novel about World War II.

In 2011, he appeared in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo along with Daniel Craig, in the role of Nils Bjurman, the sexually abusive guardian of Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). He garnered praise in the Dutch press for his portrayal of Ronnie, an Amsterdam gangster who experiences a spiritual resurrection after miraculously surviving an assassination attempt, in the 2013 film De wederopstanding van een klootzak . [1] [2] [3]

In 2017, Van Wageningen was reported to be filming one of his last major roles, a remake of 1973's Papillon , and in pre-production for Simon de Waal's The Fear of God, before shifting his attention to "improving the position of creators in the Netherlands". [4]

In 2019, he appeared in the film, The Promise of Pisa as Pluizebol. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Wilde Harten Handlanger
1993 Angie Kick
1998ledereen kent SuusShort film
2000 Total Loss Reinier Kloprogge
2001 Soul Assassin Local Inspector
2001 Me and Morrison Jan
2002DeserterSchreiber
2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab StoryJulian Lephrenic
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: AntwerpJulian Lephrenic
2003 Beyond Borders Kurt Steiger
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick The Guv
2005Tulse Luper Suitcase: A Life in SuitcasesJulian Lephrenic
2005 The New World Captain Argall
2006Night RunUncredited
2007 The Blue Hour Avo
2008 Winter in Wartime Uncle Ben
2010 The Way Joost
2011U & EyeUpholstererShort film
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nils Bjurman
2013 De wederopstanding van een klootzak Ronnie
2013 47 Ronin Kapitan
2014Last SummerAlex
2015 Blackhat Sadak
2015BrokerOur ManShort film
2017Storm: Letters van VuurKlaas
2017Final ReviewRick GarretShort film
2017 Papillon Warden Barrot
2019 Escape Room Games Master WooTan Yu [6]
2019 De Belofte van Pisa Pluizebol
2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Flashback - Games Master WooTan Yu
2021The JudgementMichael de JongPost-production
TBAThe Fear of GodRobertPre-production
TBAJudyLieutenant AlbersPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989-1990SpijkerhoekRuud de LangeRecurring role; 9 episodes
1990Goede tijden, slechte tijdenBen VeermanRecurring role; 14 episodes
1991-1992Vrienden voor het levenFrank / GerardGuest role; 2 episodes
1993Oppassen!!!Robbie de WitEpisode: "'it Reclamespotje"
199520 PlusJulianUnaired television series
1996Zonder ErnstEpisode: "Niemendalletjes"
199712 steden, 13 ongelukkenDavid ZomerEpisode: "Geen geheimen (Bathmen)"
1998Frenchman's CreekVan BastenTelevision film
2006The Commander: BlacklightVan HautenTelevision film
2007The Commander: The FraudsterVan HautenTelevision film
2009FlowLucien KortrijkEpisode: "Aflevering 5"
2010De Troon Willem I Television mini-series
2020 The Letter for the King King FavianNetflix original series
2022Rampvlucht Pierre Heijboer KRO-NCRV original series
2024 Mayor of Kingstown Konstantin Noskov9 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultSource
2009 Rembrandt Award Best Dutch ActorNominated [7]
2013 Fantastic Film Fest Next Wave SpotlightBest ActorWon [8] [9]

References

  1. Koch, Eric (21 February 2013). "De wederopstanding van een klootzak". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. Waardenburg, André (20 February 2013). "Amsterdamse gangster met mystieke bijna-dood ervaring". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch).
  3. Bockting, Berend Jan (21 February 2013). "De wederopstanding van een klootzak". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. "Yorick van Wageningen in remake Papillon". Telegraaf . 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. Promise of Pisa. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024 via watch.plex.tv.
  6. "Film met Yorick van Wageningen hit in VS". Telegraaf NL. 17 January 2019.
  7. "Oorlogswiner kans op Rembrandt Award". biosagenda.nl.
  8. "Award Yorick van Wageningen for The Resurrection of a Bastard at Austin Fantastic Film Fest". topkapi. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. "Yorick van Wageningen wint prijs beste acteur in Texas". brabants dagblad.