Martijn Lakemeier

Martijn Lakemeier
Martijn Lakemeier
Born	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Martijn Lakemeier (born 17 September 1993 in Zwijndrecht) is a Dutch actor.

Career

He is best known for his performance as Michiel in Winter in Wartime for which he won several awards including the Golden Calf for Best Actor (2009). He is the youngest winner of a Golden Calf for Best Actor to date.[1]

He played roles in several Dutch films and TV series, such as De Marathon (2012), The Secrets of Barslet (2012), It's All So Quiet (2013), Ventoux (2015) and Yes I do (2015). On TV he can be seen in the series Dutch Hope (2014), which won the Golden Calf for Best TV series.

Lakemeier studied acting at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Lakemeier starred as Johan, a young Dutch soldier in the 2020 film De Oost. His character Johan served under the controversial Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) officer Raymond Westerling in South Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution.[2][3]

Lakemeier will star in upcoming television series Safe Harbor from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams alongside a cast including Alfie Allen and Jack Gleeson. The eight-part series based around cyber crime is scheduled to release this year.[4]

Filmography

• Winter in Wartime (2008)
• Lover Of Loser (2009)
• De Marathon (2012)
• Adios Amigos (2016)
• De Oost (2020)
• Happy Ending (2023)
• Máxima (2024)
• Safe Harbour 2025
• Marie Antoinette (2022-2025)

References

1. "Gouden Kalf voor Martijn Lakemeier bijzonder en verwarrend". Nu.nl (in Dutch). 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. Broeren-Huitenga, Joost (12 May 2021). "Regisseur Jim Taihuttu over De Oost: 'Natuurlijk ga je niet iets bij elkaar fantaseren'". Het Parool. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. Bressem, Eric (1 October 2020). "Veteranen woedend over nazi-link in film 'De Oost'". Trouw. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
4. "Safe Harbor by Ozark creator Mark Williams". Deadline Hollywood. November 24, 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Martijn Lakemeier at IMDb