Tygo Gernandt (born 7 April 1974 in
Amsterdam
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,
North Holland) is a Dutch actor. He has played in several
Dutch movies, among them ''
Van God Los
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'', ''
Eilandgasten'', ''
Schnitzelparadijs'' and ''
De Dominee
''The Preacher'' ( nl, De Dominee) is a 2004 Dutch thriller film about a drug lord named Klaas Donkers. The film is based on Bart Middelburg's biography of real-life drug lord Klaas Bruinsma.
The film received a great deal of attention because ...
''. He also played in the BBC TV series ''
The Last Kingdom
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''.
Career
Gernandt won a
Golden Calf award for his performance in the Dutch movie
Van God Los
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.
In 2006 he voiced Proog in the short film ''
Elephants Dream''.
In 2014, he participated in the 14th season of the popular television show ''
Wie is de Mol?
''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show '' De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT.
Fo ...
''.
In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called ''
Wie is de Mol? Renaissance
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'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons.
Film
Television
References
External links
Official site*
1974 births
Dutch male actors
Dutch male film actors
Dutch male television actors
Dutch male voice actors
Living people
Male actors from Amsterdam
Golden Calf winners
21st-century Dutch male actors
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