Jacob Derwig is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

In 2003 he married actress Kim van Kooten

Kim van Kooten

Kim van Kooten is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production Phileine Says Sorry , filmed partly in New York, and in which she plays the lead.Van Kooten grew up in Zuidoostbeemster. She is the daughter of Kees van Kooten and...

; they have a son Roman (born 2004) and a daughter Kee Molly (born 2007).
Derwig has been part of the ensemble of Dutch theatre company Toneelgroep Amsterdam

Toneelgroep Amsterdam

Toneelgroep Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest repertory company. Its home base is the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg, a classical 19th century theatre building in the heart of Amsterdam.-History:...

 since 2005. For his part in their production Naar Damascus in 2008 he was nominated for a Louis d'Or, and in 2006 he was nominated for an Arlecchino (best supporting actor) for Opening Night. In 2008 he received the Paul Steenbergen-penning from Pierre Bokma.

Before signing with Toneelgroep Amsterdam

Toneelgroep Amsterdam

Toneelgroep Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest repertory company. Its home base is the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg, a classical 19th century theatre building in the heart of Amsterdam.-History:...

, Derwig played with 't Barre Land and De Trust (1995-1999). There he played, amongst others, the title role in the acclaimed production of Hamlet

Hamlet

The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

, which earned him a nomination for a Louis d'Or.

Television series

• De vloer op (2002)
• All stars - De serie episode "Paard van Troje" (1999)
• Bij ons in de Jordaan
  Bij ons in de Jordaan
  Bij ons in de Jordaan is a 2000 Dutch film directed by ....
  
  (2000)
• De acteurs (2001)
• Wet & Waan episode "Wet & Waan" (2001)
• In Therapie (2010)

Films

• Coma (1994)
• Het laatste glas melk (1995) (television film
  Television movie
  A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
  
  )
• The Dress (1996)
• Temmink: The Ultimate Fight
  Temmink: The Ultimate Fight
  Temmink: The Ultimate Fight is a Dutch movie from 1998 directed by Boris Paval Conen, starring Jack Wouterse, Jacob Derwig and Will van Kralingen.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1998)
• Daddy's Little Girl (1999)
• Leak (2000)
• Îles flottantes (2001)
• Hotel Paraiso (Zus & Zo) (2001)
• Wachten op Harold (2002)
• The Enclave
  The Enclave
  The Enclave is a three-part series directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen, about the fall of Srebrenica and the Dutch government's failure to protect the town from attackers. The series originally aired by Netherlands Public Broadcasting. The series was made in 2002...
  
  (2002) (television film)
• Langs de grote weg (2003) (television film)
• Grimm (2003)
• Offers
  Offers
  Offers is a 2005 Dutch television film directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni and Jacob Derwig. The thriller film is a personal drama about suicide bombers and counter-terrorism in Western Europe....
  
  (2005) (television film)
• Tiramisu (2007)

External links

• Jacob Derwig at the website of his agency
• http://www.toneelgroepamsterdam.nl/default.asp?auto=1&path=bogbm8ja&id=919
• Interview with Jacob Derwig