Joris Jacques Kees Putman (born 24 July 1984 at

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Career

Joris' mother is a non-western sociologist and his father is a documentary film-maker. From the age of three months until he was nine he and his parents lived out of Europe, firstly in

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, later in

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, and from 1990 in

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, before returning to the Netherlands in 1993. He first acted aged 7 in a

film called "Oeroeg" ("Going Home") shot in Indonesia. While at school in the Netherlands he acted in independent films and on TV. After finishing secondary school he moved to the UK to attend London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA). After occasional film parts and, from 2000 onwards, some

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stage roles, he was given the part of Morris Fischer in the popular and long-running Dutch

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" ("Good Times, Bad Times"), which he played from 2004 until the end of 2006. March 2007 he became the winner of the Dutch "

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" TV contest. Currently he plays in two TV series: " The Sportlets" and " Puppy Patrol". He has developed his own programme for young people " Green Dream District" about new sustainable inventions which will show on "

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" Youth from January 2009.

Filmography

Television

*''Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden'' (2004–2006): Morris Fischer ** Vallende Drollen ( 2006- )

Film/Video

*'' Going Home'' (aka ''Oeroeg'') (1993) *'' Pest'' (1996) *''

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'' (2001) *'' Efteling Fairy Tales'' (2005)

As Himself

* '' Dancing on Ice (Dutch version)'' (2007)

Sources

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Joris Putman official website
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Dutch Dancing on Ice official website
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