Gijs Blom

Gijs Blom
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Born Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias Blom
(1997-01-02) January 2, 1997
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present
Relatives Marloes van den Heuvel (mother)

Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom (born January 2, 1997) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing Sieger in the 2014 drama film Jongens.[1]

Career

Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in the musical Ciske de Rat. In 2011, Gijs Blom earned his first film role in the feature film Sonny Boy, by Maria Peeters. In 2012, he played small roles in the films "Urfeld" and "Eine Frau verschwindet", the latter a German production. He also played the lead role in the movie Jongens, with the character Sieger, his work best known then. In 2014 together with his friends and family, he produced a short film called "Escapade",[2] where he plays Thijmen, who is purposely his middle name. Other notable works include Olivier in the film Kankerlijers and Carlo in the film Nena by Saskia Diesing. In 2014, Gijs Blom is in the cast of the movie Analgesics, based on the book by Carry Slee. In production, he plays the character Casper. The film premiered in September 2014.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2006 Kerst met Linus Linus
2011 Sonny Boy Wim
2014 Jongens Sieger
2014 Kankerlijers Olivier
2014 Escapade Thijmen
2014 Nena Carlo
2014 Pijnstillers Casper
2015 4Jim Jim
2016 Moordvrouw Giel van Rijn
2016 La Famiglia Angelo Esposito
2014 Silk Road Raymond
2014 De mannentester Noah kramer

References

  1. "Acteren gaf het jongetje Gijs Blom een gevoel van volwassenheid". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). December 12, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. "Acteur Gijs Blom (17) over zijn eerste korte film en internethit Escapade". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). December 14, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. "Hoofdrol voor Gijs Blom in nieuwe verfilming Carry Slee-boek". NU.nl (in Dutch). March 14, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.



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