Jacob Derwig

Jacob Derwig

Born: July 15, 1969
in The Hague - Zuid-Holland - Netherlands
Jacob Derwig is a Dutch film and television actor. In 2003 he married actress Kim van Kooten; they have a son Roman and a daughter Kee Molly. Derwig has been part of the ensemble of Dutch theatre company Toneelgroep Amsterdam since 2005. For his part in their production Naar Damascus in 2008 he was nominated for a Louis d'Or, and in 2006 he was nominated for an Arlecchino for Opening Night. In 2008 he received the Paul Steenbergen-penning from Pierre Bokma. Before signing with Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Derwig played with 't Barre Land and De Trust. There he played, amongst others, the title role in the acclaimed production of Hamlet, which earned him a nomination for a Louis d'Or.

Movies for Jacob Derwig...

Title: Máxima
Character: Thomas Wagenaar
Released: April 20, 2024
Type: TV
From the moment Máxima Zorreguieta appears at the Dutch crown prince’s side, she finds herself in the spotlight. When Willem-Alexander asks her to marry him, the past catches up with her. Heated discussion erupts about her father’s political career in the Videla regime – a discussion she never faced in her own circles. What allows this Argentine to finally thrive at an old European court? And how can Máxima stay true to herself without giving up her family – or do these things not go together?
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Krazy House
Title: Krazy House
Character: Officer Janssen
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: Movie
When Russian workers in Bernie’s house turn out to be wanted criminals, Bernie has to man up and save his ’90s sitcom family.
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Title: Een moord kost meer levens
Character: Gerard
Released: November 14, 2023
Type: TV
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Title: Childhood Dreams
Character: Johan
Released: June 7, 2023
Type: TV
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Title: Waarom gaan we niet vaker?
Released: May 31, 2023
Type: TV
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Klem
Title: Klem
Character: Marius Milner
Released: February 2, 2023
Type: Movie
Marius and Kitty have been living in Italy for some time now, where they managed to get their hands on a vineyard in Tuscany. Marius has improved his life, so Hugo leaves in good spirits to drop off his daughter Suus with best friend Chrissie for a long-awaited reunion. But something is wrong with the purchase of the vineyard.
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De Zitting
Title: De Zitting
Character: Fabian Ploch
Released: October 9, 2022
Type: Movie
A popular prime minister candidate and a well-known thriller book writer face each other in court after she accuses him of sexual abuse just before the election.
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Title: The terrible eighties
Character: Bert Otjes
Released: February 6, 2022
Type: TV
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Title: The Spectacular
Character: Frank Maes
Released: January 2, 2022
Type: TV
In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.
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Title: BuZa
Character: Lourens van Maurik
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Follow the STD
Character: Ewoud
Released: June 4, 2021
Type: TV
When an STD spreads like wildfire through her annual layer, ending up with freshly deflowered 18-year-old Esmée, she MUST know where it came from. She embarks on a thorough investigation to identify the STD, but soon becomes entangled in the exciting and diverse sex lives of her classmates.
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Title: Red Light
Character: Eric Savenije
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: TV
Three women become entangled in the world of human trafficking and prostitution when Esther's husband suddenly disappears. From completely different worlds, the lives of these women become intertwined. They discover that they need each other to escape from the difficult situations they find themselves in.
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Gemmeker
Title: Gemmeker
Character: Mauritz Frankenhuis
Released: April 22, 2020
Type: Movie
In 1948, Albert Gemmeker, the former commander of the Dutch concentration camp Westerbork, finds himself in an interrogation room opposite a man unknown to him. It soon turns out that Gemmeker's interrogator has a personal reason to force him to confess about his war past and the transportation of 80.000 Jews to the extermination camps.
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Title: Real Life in the Zoo
Character: Self - Voice-over
Released: June 16, 2019
Type: TV
The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.
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A Most Annoying Island
Title: A Most Annoying Island
Character: Boudewijn
Released: February 20, 2019
Type: Movie
A curse that is centuries-old. An island full of annoying people. A contaminated prime-minister. A boy full of dreams who can turn this around. But how? A movie full of raps that don't rhyme, talking dolls and heroic actions.
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The Resistance Banker
Title: The Resistance Banker
Character: Gijsbert van Hall
Released: March 8, 2018
Type: Movie
In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.
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Title: The Blood Pact
Character: Marius Milner
Released: January 19, 2017
Type: TV
A man who works for the tax authorities ends up becoming friends with a dangerous criminal after their daughters become best friends and he accidentally saves his life
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A Noble Intention
Title: A Noble Intention
Character: Anijs
Released: December 10, 2015
Type: Movie
1888: a luthier, Vedder, has to step aside when his home, opposite the recently completed Central Station in Amsterdam, must yield for the planned Victoria Hotel. His cousin Anijs, pharmacist in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, has gotten into a fix after illegal medical practices, and is looking for a way out. For himself and his wife Martha, but also for a colony of poor peat cutters whom he promises a future in the United States. Committed - or is it pride? - the two of them think up a scheme from which they all will fully benefit. With tragic consequences.
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The Dinner
Title: The Dinner
Character: Paul
Released: November 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Two brothers and their wives have dinner in a fancy restaurant to discuss their teenage children's misdeeds. An excoriating assessment of Europe’s contemporary social ills.
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Wolf
Title: Wolf
Character: Social worker
Released: September 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A promising kickboxer struggles to resist the temptations of a life of crime.
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Family Way
Title: Family Way
Character: Dick Tasman
Released: November 21, 2012
Type: Movie
All the members of the De Roover family have ended up at a point of no return in their lives where crucial choices have to be made. Winnie wants a child. Her husband Rutmer wants to get in touch with his feelings. His brother Charlie doesn't want any responsibilities. Their brother-in-law Dick wants his deceased wife back. Head of the family Arend wants to be happy. Mother Jeannette wants somebody to want her. Written by Topkapi Films
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Title: Penoza
Character: Sjaak 'Coach' Westermaat
Released: September 12, 2010
Type: TV
Carmen, the daughter of a notorious Amsterdam drug lord, reluctantly takes charge of the family's smuggling business in order to clear her husband's debts.
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Title: In therapie
Released: July 26, 2010
Type: TV
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Tiramisu
Title: Tiramisu
Character: Jacob
Released: March 6, 2008
Type: Movie
Bookkeeper Jacob newest client is the talented and flamboyant actress Anne. They first meet each other on her houseboat, the morning after the premiere of Anne's new theatrical play. Anne has made a mess of her personal finances and she has a lot of debt. So much so that she may even have to sell her houseboat. Jacob does what he can to help her.
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Sextet
Title: Sextet
Released: September 13, 2007
Type: Movie
Sextet is a film about love and relationships in Amsterdam. It features an ingeniously interwoven plot of several stories and characters. Together with the feature SIMON (2004) this one is part of Terstall's trilogy about the liberties of the present Dutch society.
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Sacrified
Title: Sacrified
Character: Haron Nasrallah
Released: September 29, 2005
Type: Movie
Haron is asked to infiltrate in a group of terrorists who are suspected to be working on a strike.
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Grimm
Title: Grimm
Character: Jacob
Released: October 8, 2003
Type: Movie
One cold winter's day, Jacob and his sister Marie are abandoned in a wood by their out of work father. In his jacket Jacob finds a letter from their mother urging them to go to her brother in Spain. Once in Spain, it turns out that their uncle is dead. Marie meets Diego, a wealthy charming Spanish surgeon, and falls in love with him. Diego lives with his sick, domineering sister, Teresa. To Jacob's astonishment, Marie wants to marry Diego. Even after the wedding has taken place, jealous Jacob tries to get his sister away from Diego. When this doesn't succeed, Jacob starts to provoke his brother-in-law. It soon transpires that no one will go unpunished for this.
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Zus & Zo
Title: Zus & Zo
Character: Nino
Released: May 8, 2002
Type: Movie
In this Oscar-nominated comedy, three wacky sisters try to save their inheritance from their supposedly gay brother, who suddenly appears with a fiancé in tow. If he gets married, their father's will stipulates that he gets the family hotel in Portugal. So the sisters put aside their personal differences and set out to stop the wedding at all costs.
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Title: The Enclave
Released: April 14, 2002
Type: TV
The Enclave is a three-part series directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen, about the fall of Srebrenica and the Dutch government's failure to protect the town from attackers. The series originally aired by Netherlands Public Broadcasting. The series was made in 2002. It has since been condensed into a movie and is regularly shown on US free satellite network LinkTV. In the original series, each episode describes the Srebrenica massacre in three different points of view and how it continues to control the characters. In the movie version, only two points of view were shown. The following episode descriptions were taken from the Dutch Public Broadcasting website.
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Title: Acteurs, De
Released: June 3, 2001
Type: TV
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Floating Island
Title: Floating Island
Character: Peer
Released: April 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Kaat leaves Max the day after her thirtieth birthday and moves in with her friend Sascha. Kaat is in trouble. She is pregnant and doesnt know if the father is Max or Christophe, the boyfriend of Isa, another good friend of Kaat and Sascha. While Sascha and Isa try to find out what is really going on, Kaat keeps her mouth tightly shut and makes plans to cover her tracks by arranging a speedy abortion.
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Leak
Title: Leak
Character: Patrick
Released: July 15, 2000
Type: Movie
Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the Dutch crime scene, the film aims at exposing the horrors caused by corruption on both sides of the law. A rookie policeman is coerced into obtaining secret information from a childhood friend turned gangster. The childhood friend turns informant. But his revelations are hardly the most important "leaks" in the story. In fact, the new relationship between old friends goes all wrong, and the young policeman becomes increasingly involved in a deadly web of lies, crimes, treason, and revenge, all seemingly out of control.
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Temmink: The Ultimate Fight
Title: Temmink: The Ultimate Fight
Character: David
Released: July 2, 1998
Type: Movie
Somewhere in the near future, exists The Arena. Here men with an 'agression gene' with which they want to live no longer, are being admitted to fulfil their wish to die. Through fights to the death, televised by the commercial sportschannel, lives are being ended before one's time. Temmink, one of the gladiators, wins his first fight, finds a friend in a colleague and falls in love with one of the prostitutes. He becomes a national hero and loses his will to die. But, once admitted to the The Arena, there is no return...
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The Dress
Title: The Dress
Character: Koerier
Released: March 21, 1996
Type: Movie
The story of a summer dress and those who have to do with it, especially the train conductor (played by van Warmerdam, the director). The dress functions as catalyst for the whimsical events, which turns out to be either tragic or hilarious.