Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973) is a Dutch

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and

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, best known for the 2022 horror film ''

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''. Van Huêt was born in

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and received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theatercompagnie/Hollandia. At present, Van Huêt is connected to

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. In 2001, he received the '' Gouden Kalf'' award, the most prestigious film prize in the Netherlands, for best actor in the film ''

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''. Van Huêt has been in relationships with actresses

Katja Schuurman Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch actress, singer and television personality. Early life Schuurman grew up as the eldest daughter of a Dutch people, Dutch father and a Curaçao-born Surinamese mother of mixed Dutch, Chinese, In ...

and

Halina Reijn Halina Reijn (; born 10 November 1975) is a Dutch actress, writer and film director. Early life and education Halina Reijn was born on 10 November 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Fleur ten Kate and Frank Volkert Reijn (1931–1986). Reijn's ...

. He is married to actress Karina Smulders.

Selected filmography

*'' Return to Oegstgeest'' (1987) as Little Peter *''

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'' (1997) as Jacob Willem Katadreuffe * '' The Delivery'' (1999) as Alfred *'' Wilde Mossels'' (2000) as Leen *''

'' (2001) *'' Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown'' (2003) as Fluik *'' The Preacher'' (2004) as Crime Lawyer *''

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'' (2006) as Ralph *''

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'' (2010) as Bart *'' The Zigzag Kid'' (2012) as Jacob *''

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'' (2013) *''

Soof ''Soof'' is a 2013 Dutch comedy film directed by Antoinette Beumer. Plot Cast * Lies Visschedijk as Soof * Fedja van Huêt as Kasper * Dan Karaty as Jim * as Sascha * Anneke Blok as Hansje * Chantal Janzen Chantal Janzen (; born 15 Feb ...

'' (2013) *'' Accused'' (2014) *'' Gift from the Heart'' (2014) *''

Bloed, zweet & tranen ''Bloed, zweet & tranen'', also known as ''Blood, Sweat & Tears'', is a Dutch biographical film about the late Dutch singer André Hazes. The movie, named after Hazes' song '' Bloed, zweet en tranen'', was directed by Diederick Koopal and relea ...

'' (2015) as

Tim Griek Tim Griek (1944, Haarlem – 13 February 1988, Ursem) was a Dutch musician and producer. Griek played the percussions in the Dutch music group The Jokers, in 1967 renamed to Ekseption. He left the group in 1968 to become a music producer. Some o ...

*'' The Little Gangster'' (2015) *'' J. Kessels'' (2015) *''

De Held ''De Held'' is a 2016 Dutch crime film directed by Menno Meyjes. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jessica Durlacher. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best ...

'' (2016) *'' Amsterdam Vice'' (2019) *(2019) *'' Soof 3'' (2022) *''

'' (2022) * '' Maxton Hall — The World Between Us (2024) as Mortimer * '' Fabula'' (2025) Opening film of the

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TV (films and series)

Supporting roles in ''

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'', '' Oppassen!!!'' and ''

Goede tijden, slechte tijden (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply , is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands and Europe. The soap is produced by Joop van de ...

'', leading role in " Overspel" (" Adulterer")

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