Jeroen Willems
Jeroen Willems (born November 15, 1962 in Maastricht , † December 3, 2012 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch actor and singer .
Life
Jeroen Willems received his acting training at the Theater Academy in Maastricht and began his stage career in 1985 with the Hollandia theater group under the direction of Johan Simons , where he made his debut in Franz Xaver Kroetz ' Die Bauern . From 1997, Willems had great international success with the solo piece Two Voices , performed in several languages , in which he played four different characters. Willems has been working as a freelance artist since 2004 and has frequently appeared on German-speaking stages. He played at the Wiener Festwochen and the Salzburg Festival or at the Münchner Kammerspiele , where he a. a. as Bavarian King Ludwig II. in Ludwig II. based on the film of the same name by Luchino Visconti .
Jeroen Willems also worked extensively in front of the camera and has appeared in numerous films and series since 1991. In 2004 he had a supporting role in Ocean's 12 , directed by Steven Soderbergh . In Germany you could u. a. in the series The Godmother - No Way Back , The Patriarch and in two Tatort episodes.
In addition to acting, Jeroen Willems also made a name for himself as an interpreter of songs by the Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel . In 2004 he received the Dutch theater award Louis d'Or for the theater production Brel, de zoete Oorlog and from 2006 went on an international tour with Brel 2 .
On December 3, 2012, Jeroen Willems collapsed on stage during rehearsals for a gala event to mark the 125th anniversary of the Carré Theater in Amsterdam and died on the way to the hospital.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Late Insights (Bij nader inzien)
- 1993: Cover story - De mafia as huisbaas
- 1996: Zwarte sneeuw
- 2000: The Secret Service (11 episodes)
- 2001: Nynke
- 2003: Soul Assassin - Trail to Death
- 2004: Simon in the resistance
- 2004: Ocean's 12 (Ocean's Twelve)
- 2005: The Patriarch
- 2005: In the labyrinth of life
- 2006: The Last Witness - Death of a Dancer
- 2007: Stellenbosch (7 episodes)
- 2008: Tatort - Hard on the border
- 2008: Seductive Game (Zomerhitte)
- 2008: The letter for the king
- 2008: The Godmother - No turning back
- 2009: Hilde
- 2009: gravity
- 2009: Feine Freundinnen (3 episodes)
- 2009: Love Life - love meets life
- 2009: crime scene - missing
- 2010: Countdown - The hunt begins - The witness
- 2010: De Troon (6 episodes)
- 2010: Majesty
- 2010: Songs of Love and Hate
- 2011: night without tomorrow
- 2012: cop vs. killer
- 2013: It's quiet upstairs (Boven is het stil)
- 2013: Zusjes (7 episodes)
Awards
- 1994: Mary Dresselhuys Prijs
- 2004: Louis d'Or
- 2010: Golden Calf (for the supporting role of Claus in the movie Majesteit )
- 2012: Golden Calf (for portraying Mirko in the film Cop vs. Killer )
Willems also received several nominations for the Golden Calf .
Web links
- Jeroen Willems in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Christine Dössel: "He was an apparition" , Süddeutsche Zeitung of December 4, 2012 , accessed on September 5, 2015
- ↑ News portal of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster from December 4, 2012 , accessed on September 5, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willems, Jeroen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch actor and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maastricht |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 2012 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |