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Saura Lightfoot-Leon was born on 1 January 1998 in Leiden, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Hoard (2023), The Agency: Central Intelligence (2024) and American Primeval (2025).

A leading lady of the 1940s, the tall and blonde Foch usually played cool, aloof and often foreign, women of sophistication. As film roles became harder to find, Foch proved to be versatile in many areas. She was a panelist on several TV quiz shows, worked as George Stevens' assistant director for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and directed plays. Since the 1960s, she has been an acting teacher for USC and the American Film Institute.

Frederik Brom was born on 21 February 1975 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Overspel (2011), Julia's Tango (2007) and Danni Lowinski (2013). He has been married to Nienke Römer since 20 August 2005. They have two children.

Mariana Aparicio (Torres) is a very divers actress known for her talent in both comedy and drama. She graduated from the academy for theatre and arts in Arnhem in 2007 and since then she has popped up in numerous projects for Dutch television, film and theatre. Nominated for best actress at the Dutch Film Awards Gouden Kalf of 2013 for her role in Mijke de Jong' tragic movie "Warriors" produced by the Van God Los series. Mariana is part of the ensemble of The National Theatre - see for more info hetnationaletheater

Mariana her parents were Colombian expats. She was born and raised in The Netherlands speaking Spanish, English and Dutch. At this moment her hometown is Amsterdam.

Isa Hoes is a versatile talent with an established career as an actress and writer. She is known for several TV series, including the long-running series All Stars (1999-2023, NPO) and Celblok H (2014-2017, SBS6). She starred in films such as De Mooiste Dag (2024), Morgen doen we het beter (2024, IFFR), Engel (2020), and De Ontsnapping (2015). In 2013, she published the bestseller Toen Ik Je Zag, which was later adapted into a film in 2023. In the theater, she has starred in numerous shows, including Verlies (2012) and When Harry met Sally (2011).

Reinout Bussemaker was born in 1959 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Buffalo Boys (2018) and The Paradise Suite (2015).

Armin van Buuren was born on 25 December 1976 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a composer and actor, known for 6 Underground (2019), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) and Me Time (2022). He has been married to Erika van Thiel since 2009. They have two children.

Herman Pieete, DFSA, CAS, MPSE, is an award-winning sound supervisor, designer, and re-recording mixer based at STMPD Studios in Amsterdam, Netherlands. With a deep passion for sound, he specializes in creating immersive audio experiences for feature films and television series, combining artistic creativity with technical expertise to enhance storytelling through sound.

Nettie Blanken was born on 4 November 1946 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Majesteit (2010), Flikken Maastricht (2007) and Romeo (1990).

Matthias Lutthardt was born in the Netherlands in 1972. He studied rhetoric as well as German and French literature in Paris and in Hamburg where he qualified as Master of Arts with a thesis about Kieszlowzski. He then followed film direction and Dick Ross's film writing courses at the German School for Cinema and Television (DFFP). After making two shorts in 2001, he received a nomination to the Silver Wolf Award at the 2004 Amsterdam International Film Festival for his feature-length documentary "Menschen brauchen Hobbies". In 2003 he was the production manager for the Ugandan film "Full of Energy". In the Summer of 2005, soon after graduating from the Konrad Wolf School in Postdam-Babelsberg, he started shooting his first fiction film, "Pingpong", a tense, cruel drama that gained much critical acclaim.

Jochem Myjer was born on 22 April 1977 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Sinterklaasjournaal (2001), De Gorgels and Collector (2009).

Hans van der Laarse was born on 31 May 1952 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and De Grote Meneer Kaktus Show (1986).

Bartho Braat was born on 17 August 1950 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and Jef. (2006).

Eva Dorrepaal has appeared in more than 50 independent films that have been screened in over 100 film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, and Sundance. She is an actress and playwright with numerous appearances in European TV programs.

After studying acting and directing in the Netherlands, she was invited to travel to former Yugoslavia to perform and live with the renowned KPGT theater group during the Serbo-Croatian war. She has played leading roles in almost all of Edwin Brienen's feature films, shot in Amsterdam and Berlin.

In the late 1990s, Eva moved to New York, where she continues to collaborate with filmmakers such as Jonathan Caouette, Jorge Torres-Torres, Onur Tukel, Mars Roberge, and others. She has written three theater plays: Mata Hari, Lovers, Letters, and Killers, and Raising a Revolutionary.

Nico Crama was born on 20 August 1935 in Leiden, Netherlands. He is a producer and director, known for Het oponthoud (1967), De mooiste tijd (1963) and Netsuke (1961).

Sebastiaan Labrie was born on 8 July 1970 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Het gordijnpaleis van Ollie Hartmoed (2011), Liefde en geluk (1997) and Gooische frieten (2010).

Peter Lusse was born on 26 June 1959 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Vrienden voor het leven (1991), On Air (2019) and Sinterklaasjournaal (2001).

J.P. Luijsterburg was born on 15 October 1967 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an editor and composer, known for The Heineken Kidnapping (2011), Wasted! (1996) and All Stars (1997).

Linda Dubbeldeman was born on 21 April 1964 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Horizonica (2006) and De ratelrat (1987).

Menno Bentveld was born on 22 June 1967 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and actor, known for De Jimmy Hopper Show (1998), De Muur (2014) and Kinderen voor kinderen (1980).

Martijn Hillenius was born on 15 April 1981 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for Hotel Sinestra (2022), Vingers (2013) and Sinterklaasjournaal (2001).

Marinus van der Lubbe was born on 13 January 1909 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died on 10 January 1934 in Leipzig, Germany.

Angela (Leiden, 1968) started in her younger years with musical theatre. Shortly after that, she discovered that she wanted to become a professional actress. After several intensive theatre courses and professional education at Theatre school 'De Trap' Amsterdam, she now is an actress with a 'natural' in film and on stage.

In recent years, she mastered a various range of disciplines and techniques in order to create a believable character. She knows what is required and does what's expected of her. This makes her an actress which is pleasant to work with.

"Being an actor is an ongoing process of developing en re-inventing yourself over and over again".

Cor Steyn was born on 22 December 1906 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and composer, known for Black Book (2006), Drie weken huisknecht (1944) and Boefje (1939). He died on 17 November 1965 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Robin/Sterre van der Niet is a 18 year old bilingual (Dutch, English) voice actress from Warmond, Netherlands. She's of Western European (Dutch) and East Asian (Korean) origin.

Ever since she was little, Robin had a passion for acting, playing in local musicals and attending theater classes. When she was 12 she discovered voice work, and started to pursue it professionally when she turned 17, lending her voice to animations, video games, audio dramas and shows.