Quick Facts
Born:
1964-04-16
Birthplace:
Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
Credits:
33 Total Roles
Yorick van Wageningen
Acting
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Biography
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Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964 in Baarn) is a Dutch actor.
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 in the United States. However, he has been acting in American movies ever since. His breakthrough hit was with his role in The Chronicles of Riddick, which earned him much praise by lead actor Vin Diesel. He has starred opposite Amanda Burton, Vin Diesel, Angelina Jolie, Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer and Clive Owen.
After he went to the United States he did not appear in any Dutch film until his return in 2008, starring in Oorlogswinter (Winter in Wartime), based on a famous Dutch children's book about World War II.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Yorick van Wageningen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964 in Baarn) is a Dutch actor.
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 in the United States. However, he has been acting in American movies ever since. His breakthrough hit was with his role in The Chronicles of Riddick, which earned him much praise by lead actor Vin Diesel. He has starred opposite Amanda Burton, Vin Diesel, Angelina Jolie, Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer and Clive Owen.
After he went to the United States he did not appear in any Dutch film until his return in 2008, starring in Oorlogswinter (Winter in Wartime), based on a famous Dutch children's book about World War II.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Yorick van Wageningen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Nils Bjurman
Escape Room
Games Master WooTan Yu
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Guv
47 Ronin
Kapitan
Blackhat
Sadak
Papillon
Warden Barrot
The New World
Captain Argall
The Way
Joost
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hokwerda's Child MOVIE | Father Hokwerda |
| 2022 | The Crash TV | Pierre Heijboer |
| 2021 | Mayor of Kingstown TV | Konstantin |
| 2021 | The Judgement MOVIE | Michael de Jong |
| 2019 | Promise of Pisa MOVIE | Pluizebol |
| 2019 | Escape Room MOVIE | Games Master WooTan Yu |
| 2017 | Papillon MOVIE | Warden Barrot |
| 2017 | Storm: Letter of Fire MOVIE | Klaas Voeten |
| 2015 | Broker MOVIE | Our Man |
| 2015 | Blackhat MOVIE | Sadak |