Fedja van Huêt

Fedja van Huêt

actor

Fedja van Huêt was born on Jun 21, 1973 in Netherlands. Fedja van Huêt's big-screen debut came with Terug naar Oegstgeest directed by Theo van Gogh in 1987, strarring Kleine Peter (as Fedja Nijholt). Fedja van Huêt is known for Het jaar van Fortuyn directed by Michiel van Jaarsveld, Jeroen Spitzenberger stars as Pim Fortuyn and Ramsey Nasr as Ad Melkert. Fedja van Huêt has got 10 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Fedja van Huêt achieved is Nederlands Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Fedja van Huêt plays is Het jaar van Fortuyn - Season 1 which will be released on Mar 25, 2022.

Fedja van Huêt is one of the most diverse and celebrated stage and screen actors of his generation in the Netherlands. Before graduating from the Maastricht Theatre Academy, Mike van Diem cast him to play the lead in his Oscar winning film 'Character' (Best Foreign Language Film, 1998). Fedja was an ensemble member of Johan Simon's legendary Hollandia theatre company from 1996-2005. Hollandia toured throughout Europe and, in 2000, won the coveted European Prize New Theatrical Realities. From 2005-2013 he joined renowned Belgian director Ivo van Hove's Toneelgroep Amsterdam and starred in plays including Angels in America, Opening Night, Coriolanus, Platonov and MacBeth (Best Actor nomination). In 2013 he received the Mary Dresselhuys prize for his oeuvre and extraordinary accomplishments as a theatre actor. During these years, Fedja continued to work in film. He starred in Erik de Bruyn's Wilde Mossels (Best Film Award 2000, Dutch film press) and won in 2001 his first Golden Calf for Best Actor for his leading double role in Amnesia from Martin Koolhoven which opened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. In 2002, Fedja was chosen as a Shooting Star (Europe's leading young talent) at the Berlin International Film Festival. He went on to act in Rosenstrasse from Margarethe von Trotta (Golden Beer nomination, Venice Film Festival 2003) and in Guernsey (Quinzaine des Realiteurs, Cannes 2005) and Wolfsbergen (Berlin International Film Festival 2007) both directed by Nanouk Leopold. In 2008 he performed in the German production Buddenbrooks (starring Armin Mueller-Stahl ) and in 2010 he played opposite Isabella Rossellini and Burghart Klaussner in Nono, Het Zigzagkind from Vincent Bal (selected for the Berlin Film Festival Generation K-plus and winner Young Audience Award Berlijn EFA) Television audiences know him from the popular Dutch series Penoza, Overspel and Divorce.

  • Birthday

    Jun 21, 1973
  • Place of Birth

    The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Also known

    Fedja Nijholt, Fedja van Huet, Fedja von Huêt

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Awards

10 wins & 12 nominations

Nederlands Film Festival
2021
Best Leading Role (Beste Hoofdrol)
Winner - Golden Calf
De veroordeling (2021)
2007
De prins en het meisje (2007)
Winner - Special Jury Prize
De prins en het meisje (2007)
2006
Best Supporting Actor (Beste Mannelijke Bijrol)
Winner - Golden Calf
Nachtrit (2006)
2001
Best Actor (Beste Acteur)
Winner - Golden Calf
Seattle Film Festival
2020
Best Actor Feature Film [world competition]
Winner - SFF Award
De veroordeling (2021)
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