Alex van Warmerdam

Alex van Warmerdam
Born (1952-08-14) 14 August 1952
Haarlem, Netherlands
Occupation writer, film director, actor
Spouse(s) Annet Malherbe
Children Mees, Houk

Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.

Life and career

Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the musictheatre group Orkater). In 1980 he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since 1989 have been released.

He made his first feature film in 1986: Abel. He plays parts in most of his own movies, mostly performing as a lead character.

Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malherbe, who also plays parts in most of his films. Their son Mees is a musician and has performed in various shows by theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond.

His 2013 film Borgman was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Filmography

Short films and TV films

  • Adelbert (1977) (short film) (as an actor)[2]
  • Entree Brussels (1978) (short film) (as a writer)[3]
  • Striptease (1979) (short film) (as a writer)
  • Zie De Mannen Vallen (1980) (TV film)
  • Graniet (1982) (TV film)
  • De Stedeling (1984) (short film)

Feature films

Date Title Writer Director Actor
1986Abel a.k.a. Voyeur[4]NoNoNo
1992The NorthernersNoNoNo
1996The DressNoNoNo
1998Little TonyNoNoNo
2003GrimmNoNo
2006WaiterNoNoNo
2009The Last Days of Emma BlankNoNoNo
2012Black OutNo
2013BorgmanNoNoNo
2015Schneider vs. BaxNoNoNo

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alex van Warmerdam". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Alex van Warmerdam". Graniet Film. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  4. ↑ Abel (Voyeur) at Rotten Tomatoes
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