Daniël Adrianus Augustinus "Daan" Schuurmans (born 24 January 1972) is a Dutch actor.[1] He is married to Dutch actress Bracha van Doesburgh and they have a daughter named Sophia and twins sons named Kees and Boris.

Daan Schuurmans
Daan Schuurmans in De maan is Kapot
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972 (age 52)
NationalityDutch
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
SpouseBracha van Doesburgh
Children3

Career

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Schuurmans began his career in 1996, when he played a role in Fort Alpha. After several other roles he landed in Westenwind. After his roles in both Costa! and the TV series with the same title he received national recognition and played roles in other national productions, including Volle maan, Phileine zegt sorry, Polleke, Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder, Snowfever and Floris.

In 2006, Schuurmans played in the TV series Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten.

Since 2014 he's been starring in the TV series Heer en Meester (Lord and Master) as Valentijn Bentinck, a charming millionaire who likes investigating crimes and has a mysterious past.

He is also recently starring in several Dutch theater productions.

In 2022 he was the presenter and narrator of the Dutch historical docudrama Het verhaal van Nederland.[2]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Jewish Boxing Actor Short film
1999 Dropouts Hotel receptionist
The Delivery Man on terrace
2000 Harakiri Operator
2001 Costa! Rens First starring role
2001 Dok 12 Piet
2002 Barry H. Barry Short film
Volle maan Ties Full Moon Party (International title)
2003 So Be It Dealer Straight-to-video release
Phileine zegt sorry Dylan
Polleke Spiek
Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder Parelridder Didero van Donderstein
2004 Snowfever Ryan
Floris Van Rossum jr.
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Belgian Gigolo First international movie
Wereld van stilstand Max Short film
Bonkers Cees
2007 Alles is Liefde Kees Tromp
2008 De Brief voor de Koning Gray Knight Bendoe
2010 Bernhard, schavuit van Oranje Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
2011 The Gang of Oss Wachtmeester Roelofse
2013 The Dinner Serge
2016 De Held
2018 Mocro Maffia Rein van Waard
2019 Adults in the Room
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References

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  1. ^ "Daan Schuurmans". IMDb. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ Koekkoek, Cécile. "Daan Schuurmans vertelt 'Het verhaal van Nederland'. 'Dit kwam voor mij precies op het goede moment'" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 10 June 2022.