Jochum ten Haaf (17 December 1978) is a Dutch actor, notable for stage, film and television work including '' Charles II: The Power and The Passion'' (2003), '' Bad Girls'' (2003), ''

Nightwatching ''Nightwatching'' is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting ''The Night Watch''. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uyle ...

'' (2007), '' Summer Heat'' (2008), '' Castle Amerongen'' (2011) and ''

The Resistance Banker ''The Resistance Banker'' ( nl, Bankier van het Verzet) is a 2018 Dutch World War II period drama film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall who financed the Dutch resistance during the war. It became th ...

'' (2018).

Career

ten Haaf was born in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. He gained prominence as

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

in the 2002 premiere of the play ''

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'', gaining him a nomination for the

Evening Standard Theatre Award The ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. They are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre, and are organised by the ''Evening Standa ...

for best newcomer and a

Theatre World Award The Theatre World Award is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway theatre, Broadway or Off-Broadway. It was first awarded for the 1945� ...

for the play's US run. He also argued van Gogh's case in the 2004 poll

De Grootste Nederlander ''De Grootste Nederlander'' ('The Greatest Dutchman') was a public poll held in 2004 by the broadcasting company KRO of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting, ''Publieke Omroep''. The series has the BBC's ''100 Greatest Britons'' TV format. During t ...

. From 2014 to 2015 he appeared in the London production of ''

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''.

Filmography

References

Living people Dutch male actors 1978 births Actors from Maastricht Theatre World Award winners {{Netherlands-actor-stub