Thekla Reuten

Thekla Reuten (born September 16, 1975 in Bussum ) is a Dutch actress .

Life

Thekla Reuten studied acting at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Amsterdam . During her training, she took on roles in Dutch film and theater productions and starred in European films immediately after graduating. She has appeared in Belgian, German, Italian and Dutch works such as De Trip van Teetje , Krümelchen (Kruimeltje) , Rosenstrasse , where she played alongside Katja Riemann and Jürgen Vogel , Una Bellezza Che Non Lascia Scampo and the Film Everyone is a Star! to see, which was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film .

In 2004 she was recognized as one of the young talents in Europe and received the Shooting Star Award from the European Film Promotion for her portrayal of Lotte in the film Die Zwillinge , which was also nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film . This was followed by roles in movies like Bruges ... and die? with Colin Farrell , Hotel Lux alongside Michael Herbig and The American alongside George Clooney . In 2009, she starred in the film Armistice of Lancelot by Naso . The film received awards at the Montreal and Zurich festivals as well as at the Hof Film Festival .

Thekla Reuten speaks five languages ​​( German , English , French , Dutch and Italian ). In addition to her cinema career, she also starred in television series such as Hidden ( BBC , United Kingdom ), Restless (BBC, United Kingdom) and Sleeper Cell ( Showtime , USA ). The actress works for film and television and has also played in the theater again and again. She was among others in the productions Fall of the Gods by Johan Simons at the Salzburg Festival and the Ruhr Triennale and in Rufus Norris ' Blood Wedding at the Almeida in London alongside Gael García Bernal to see.

Filmography (selection)

actress

• 1996: Verhalen uit de bijbel - De man op de ezel (Director: Rein van Schagen)
• 1997: Arends (Director: Jelle Nesna)
• 1998: Baantjer (Director: Pollo de Pimentel)
• 1998: De Trip van Teetje (Director: Paula van der Oest)
• 1998: Het 14e kippetje (Director: Hany Abu-Assad)
• 1998: Wij Alexander (Director: Rimko Haanstra)
• 1999: De rode zwaan (Director: Martin Lagestee)
• 1999: Klokhuis (Direction: Niek Barendsen and Barbera Bredero)
• 1999: Krümelchen (Direction: Maria Peters)
• 1999: Moët and Chandon (Director: Marc de Cloe)
• 2000: everyone is a star! (Iedereen beroemd!; Director: Dominique Deruddere)
• 2000: De zwarte Meteoor (Director: Guido Pieters)
• 2001: Chalk (Director: Diederik van Rooijen)
• 2001: De Acteurs (Director: Bram van Splunteren)
• 2001: Una bellezza che non lascia scampo (Director: Francesca Pirani)
• 2002: Bella Bettien (Director: Hans Pos)
• 2002: The Twins (De Tweeling ; Director: Ben Sombogaart)
• 2002: Spagaat (Director: Hans Pos)
• 2003: Brush with fate (Direction: Brent Shields)
• 2003: Mijn zuje Zlata (Director: Roel Welling)
• 2003: Parels & Zwijnen (Direction: Diederik van Rooijen)
• 2003: Rosenstraße (Director: Margarethe von Trotta )
• 2004: Co / Ma (Director: Roel Welling)
• 2004: De Band (Director: Albert Jan van Rees)
• 2004: Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant (Direction: Rudi van den Bossche)
• 2005: Not She (film installation; director: Ine Lamers)
• 2005: Boy meets Girl Stories - Smachten (short film; director: Mark de Cloe)
• 2006: Boks - De verdwenen Van Gogh (Director: Hans Pos)
• 2006: Ober (Director: Alex van Warmerdam)
• 2006: Sleeper Cell , Season II (Directors: Charles S. Dutton, Leslie Libman, Nick Gomez)
• 2007: Highlander (Director: Brett Leonard)
• 2008: see Bruges ... and die? (In Bruges ; Director: Martin McDonagh)
• 2008: Das Lager - We went through Hell (In Tranzit ; Director: Tom Roberts)
• 2008: Lost , Season IV (Director: Jack Bender)
• 2008: Wit Licht (Director: Jean van de Velde)
• 2009: Armistice (Director: Lancelot von Naso)
• 2010: Day One (Director: Alex Graves)
• 2010: The American (Director: Anton Corbijn )
• 2011: Hotel Lux (Director: Leander Haußmann )
• 2012: Hidden (Director: Niall MacCormick)
• 2012: Restless ( directed by Edward Hall)
• 2013: There is still something going on (Director: Holger Haase)
• 2013: Het Diner (Director: Henno Meyjes)
• 2013: Speelmann (Director: Klaartje Quirijns)
• 2014: Atlantic. (Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk)
• 2014: The legend of the white horse ( The Legend of Longwood , directed by Lisa Mulcahy)
• 2017: Stan Lee's Lucky Man (TV series)
• 2018: Red Sparrow
• 2020: Warrior Nun (TV series)

Voice actress

• 2004: Big Sharks - Small Fish (Dutch voice of Angie)
• 2007: Bee Movie - Das Honigkomplott (Dutch voice of Vanessa Bloome)
• 2014: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Dutch voice of Valka)

Theater (selection)

• 1997: Susn by Herbert Achternbusch as Suus at Brakke Grond Amsterdam, Festival aan zee Oostende and Theater Kikker Utrecht (director: Jeroen Willems )
• 1998: Comedy of Seduction by Arthur Schnitzler as Gilda at Het Nationale Toneel (Director: Ger Thijs)
• 1999: The dresser by Ronald Harwood as Irene on Hummelinck Stuurman (directed by Tom Jansen )
• 1999: Fall of the Gods by Luchino Visconti and Tom Blokdijk as servants , Lisa and Dirndl at the Hollandia and at the Salzburg Festival and the Ruhr Triennale (Director: Johan Simons and Paul Koek)
• 2001: Bernarda Albas Haus by Federico García Lorca as Adela at Het Nationale Toneel (Director: Johan Doesburg )
• 2004: Braambos by Willem Jan Otten as Nana at Het Toneel Speelt (Director: Willem van de Sande Backhuyzen )
• 2005: Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca as a bride at the Almeida Theater (directed by Rufus Norris )

Awards

• 1997: Sponsorship award at the Belgian theater festival “Theater aan Zee” for Susn
• 1998: Nomination for the Golden Calf for acting in De Trip van het Teetje
• 1998: Nomination for the NOS Culture Prize for acting
• 2004: Shooting Star of the Berlinale for outstanding performance in Die Zwillinge
• 2009: Nomination for the Rembrandt Award for acting in Wit Licht

Web links

• Thekla Reuten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Agency website by Thekla Reuten