Juvat Westendorp (born 31 January 1989) is a Dutch dancer, choreographer and actor. He starred in the films '' Men at Work: Miami'' (2020), '' Silverstar'' (2022) and ''

Happy Single ''Happy Single'' is a 2023 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Anna van Keimpema. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. Jamie Grant and Juvat Westendorp play lead roles in the film. Sanne Langelaar, Manuel Broe ...

'' (2023). He also played a small role in the soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Film and television

Westendorp played a role in the soap series ''Malaika'', a television series about people who work in healthcare. In 2015, he played a small role in the soap opera ''

''. He left the show after two months and his character Ardil Baydar died in the show. In 2017 and 2018, he played a role in the soap series ''De Spa'' which takes place at a luxury wellness center. He played a lead role in the 2018 film ''Nachtwacht: De poort der zielen'' directed by Gert-Jan Booy. Westendorp starred in the 2020 comedy films '' Men at Work: Miami'' directed by Johan Nijenhuis and ''

Casanova's ''Casanova's'' is a 2020 Dutch comedy film directed by Jamel Aattache. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. It was the sixth highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. It was also the seventh best visited Dutch film of ...

'' directed by Jamel Aattache. Both films won the

Golden Film The Golden Film ( nl, Gouden Film) is a film award recognizing domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Golden Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold . The award is an initiative by the Netherlands Fil ...

award after having sold 100,000 tickets. He also played lead roles in the 2022 adventure film '' Silverstar'' directed by Diede in 't Veld and the 2023 romantic comedy film ''

'' directed by Anna van Keimpema. These films also won the Golden Film award.

Television appearances

Westendorp was one of the contestants in the fourth season of the Dutch-Belgian version of ''

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'' in which contestants compete in dance. He was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 2012, he was one of the contestants in '' De Nationale IQ Test''. He won the 2018 boxing television show ''Boxing Stars'' in the men's heavyweight weight class. He was one of the jury members in the 2019 season of the television show ''Superkids'', a television show in which children compete in music, dance or other areas. In 2019 and 2020, Westendorp competed in the television show ''

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''. He finished in second place. In 2021, he appeared in the photography television show ''Het Perfecte Plaatje'' in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges. He was eliminated just before reaching the final. Westendorp performed as drag queen Alexis Star in the 2022 season of the drag queen show ''Make up your Mind''. In that same year, he appeared as drag queen Miss Contessa at the Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.

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was supposed to perform at the event but he was unable to do so due to an injury.

Dance

He founded the Juvat Performing Arts Studios in

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, Netherlands.

Personal life

Since 2015, he is ambassador for ''Stichting Het Vergeten Kind''. In 2023, he appeared on the cover of the Dutch edition of ''

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'' magazine.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

Gooische Vrouwen 2 ''Gooische Vrouwen 2'' is a 2014 Dutch film directed by Will Koopman. The film is the sequel of the 2011 film '' Gooische Vrouwen'' and both films are based on the '' Gooische Vrouwen'' television series. The film was released on 4 December 2014 ...

'' (2014) * ''Nachtwacht: De poort der zielen'' (2018) * '' Men at Work: Miami'' (2020) * ''

'' (2020) * '' Just Say Yes'' (2021) * ''Niks Vreemds Aan'' (2021) * ''

F*ck Love Too ''F*ck Love Too'' ( nl, F*ck de liefde 2) is a 2022 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Appie Boudellah and Aram van de Rest. It is the sequel to the 2019 film ''F*ck Love'' and was released on Netflix on 20 May 2022. Premise After a break ...

'' (2022) * ''Boeien!'' (2022) * '' Silverstar'' (2022) * ''

'' (2023) * ''De Break-Up Club'' (upcoming, 2024)

Television

* ''Malaika'' (2013) * ''

'' (2015) * ''De Spa'' (2017, 2018)

As jury member

* ''Superkids'' (2019)

As contestant

* ''

'' (2011) * '' De Nationale IQ Test'' (2012) * ''Boxing Stars'' (2018) * ''

'' (2019, 2020) * ''Het Perfecte Plaatje'' (2021) * ''Make up your Mind'' (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westendorp, Juvat Living people 1989 births 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male film actors Dutch male soap opera actors Dutch male dancers Place of birth missing (living people)