Thom Hoffman
Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born March 3, 1957 in Wassenaar , Netherlands ) is a Dutch actor .
Life
Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion is the son of field hockey player Jules Ancion . During his school days he got to know the later auteur filmmaker Theo van Gogh . With him he wrote the script of his later first feature film Luger . After Ancion had already appeared in a number of Dutch television series, he made his screen debut in 1982 at the age of 25, without acting training and under the stage name Thom Hoffman , which he had previously used, in the leading role of Chris Luger in van Gogh's Luger .
In the love thriller Shabondama Elegy , published in 1999 and directed by Aryan Kaganof , Hoffman played one of the leading roles, where he actually had sex with the Japanese actress Mai Hoshino in front of the camera.
Hoffman was originally cast for the role of lead antagonist Dominic Greene in James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace . After he misinterpreted the role according to the producer, he was replaced by the French actor Mathieu Amalric .
Hoffman has been married to the Dutch actress Giam Kwee since May 30, 2005 . Both met while shooting the television series Russians together , in which Hoffman played the character of Paul de Vos alongside Hans Dagelet from 2000 to 2004 in 38 episodes , while Kwee played Liu Cha.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Luger
- 1983: The fourth man (De vierde man)
- 1985: Pervola - tracks in the snow (Pervola, sporen in de sneeuw)
- 1986: 45th parallel (45º parallelo)
- 1986: As in intoxication (As in een roes ...)
- 1989: The Price of Freedom (Force majeure)
- 1992: Orlando
- 1995: Wolffs Revier (TV series, one episode)
- 1996: Death in the Cold Light of Day (The Cold Light of Day)
- 1996: Wasted! (Naar de Klote!)
- 1997: The Bible - Solomon (Solomon)
- 1999: Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
- 1999: Shabondama Elegy
- 1999: Under the palm trees
- 2000–2004: Russians (TV series, 38 episodes)
- 2001: Soul Assassin (Soul Assassin)
- 2006: Black Book (Zwartboek)
- 2010: give me back my children! (Kom niet aan mijn kinderen)
- 2010: Sintel
Web links
- Thom Hoffman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thom Hoffman in the German dubbing index
- Official website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filmtotaal.nl Shabondama Elegy
- ↑ Thom Hoffman afgewezen voor rol in James Bond ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , deweekkrant.nl , April 23, 2008, accessed October 12, 2014
- ↑ Thom Hoffman verprutste audities Bond film , radio.nl , April 23, 2014. Retrieved on October 14, 2014
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SURNAME | Hoffman, Thom |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ancion, Thomas Antonius Cornelis (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wassenaar , Netherlands |