Matthijs Nicolaas van de Sande Bakhuyzen (born 16 October 1988) is a Dutch
movie
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and
television
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actor
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and former
child actor
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.
Biography
Van de Sande Bakhuyzen was born on 16 October 1988 in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, the son of movie director
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen. In 1992 his sister
Roeltje van de Sande Bakhuyzen, who is also an actress, was born.
His big break was in 1999, with the role of Erik in the
VPRO
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television series ''
De Daltons''. He later played small roles in several films directed by his father, including ''
Cloaca'' (
2003) and ''
Leef!
''Life!'' ( nl, Leef!) is a 2005 Dutch drama film directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen.
Cast
* Monic Hendrickx as Anna
* Anne-Wil Blankers as Sybille
* Peter Blok as Paul
* Sarah Jonker as Robin
* as Isabelle
* as Jolande
* as Gregor
* ...
'' (
2005). That same year, his father died of
cancer
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.
In 2006, he had his first big role in a movie when he beat 4000 other applicants for the role of Jordi in the movie ''
Afblijven'', a teen-oriented film based on a novel by
Carry Slee.
RTL Boulevard
Dutch clip about Matthijs in Afblijven
Van de Sande Bakhuyzen received acting lessons from Carla van Driel and Tom de Ket in 2006.[Official site of Bloedbroeders](_blank)
Cast & Crew, including biographies (Dutch) At the end of 2006, he was filming '' De Daltons, de jongensjaren'', the sequel of ''De Daltons'' which was aired in the 2007-2008 television season.
In 2008, Van de Sande Bakhuyzen was in the telefilm
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'' Bloedbroeders''. In 2009 he acted in '' Het Leven uit een dag'' ( 2009). In 2011 he graduated from the Theatre Academy 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 ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sande Bakhuyzen, Matthijs Van De
1988 births
Living people
Dutch male film actors
Male actors from Amsterdam