Nils Verkooijen
Acting
Biography
Nils Verkooijen is a Dutch actor, primarily known for portraying school bullies and "bad guy" characters. He has played such roles in films like Spijt! and Dik Trom, but his most famous portrayal of a villain is in the movie Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet.
Born: March 12, 1997
Place of Birth: Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Known For
Happy Christmas
What do you do when you lose everything and have to start all over again? Ten-year-old Lucas, the middle child of a wealthy family, lives in an expensive neighborhood in a large house, equipped with every luxury. Everything changes completely when Lucas, while searching for his Sinterklaas surprise, finds a large box of unpaid bills. Father Maarten turns out to have enormous financial problems and the family loses everything. The family is evicted and, with the help of their cleaner Nina, finds shelter in an old office building among other new poor people. While father (Jeroen Spitzenberger) and mother (Hadewych Minis) have a hard time with themselves and each other, and big brother Thomas (15) and sister Emma (7) have a terrible time getting used to the new situation, Lucas tries to make the best of it with the highest goal: a Merry Christmas for the whole family.
The Return of the Honey Buzzard
With his familial bookshop on the verge of bankruptcy, Simon finds himself retreating more and more to his cabin in the woods. After witnessing the suicide of a stranger, a childhood trauma involving his bullied best friend resurfaces and he withdraws even further into the past, estranging himself from his wife and his responsibilities. The only glimmer of hope is a young girl who needs help with her book review. But there is more to the girl than there seems to be.
Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.
Flikken Rotterdam
Flikken Rotterdam takes place in Rotterdam, and is after Flikken Maastricht the second Dutch spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken.
Bodem
We follow the destructive life of 37-year-old Cat. People around her are worried. Cat is not. Due to a great loss within the family, which is largely not talked about, there is barely a sense of family left. Her mother IS a panic attack. Her father writes self-help books.
The Jewish Council
In 1940s Amsterdam, Jewish Council co-chairman David Cohen and his daughter Virrie have their bond tested as they pursue increasingly opposing ways of safeguarding their community under Nazi rule.
Regret!
A David's classmate, Jochem, is harassed by three bullies, but nobody does anything at school, not even David, who feels guilty for not pointing out the culprits.
Headbutt
Headbutt portrays the desire of Tobias (15) to restore the old relationship he had with his brother Lucas (18). While they used to do everything together, Lucas now has no interest in his younger brother anymore. When Tobias fantasizes that Lucas will commit suicide, Tobias has no other option than to restore the relationship with his isolated brother.
LOL: Last One Laughing Netherlands
Amazing comedians and harder laughs! Ten talents have six hours to make the others laugh. Who will be the last one laughing?
Filmography
as Frank (1970)
as Karel Mulder
as Danny
as Bliksem
as Emil Wertheim
as Self - Participant
as Lucas
as Laurens
as Berta
as IJsverkoper
as Lucas
as Nils Verkooijen
as Tom
as Leon
as Jochem
as Engel de Ruyter
as Thomas
as Leo
as Justin
as Bobby
as jonge Kees
as Joep
as Rudi Maasdijk
as Thomas
as Dolf Jr.
as Joris
as Nils
as Tom Lommen