Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion, known by the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 Thom Hoffman, (born March 3, 1957 in Wassenaar

Wassenaar

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) is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 actor

Actor

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 and photographer.

Biography

Hoffman acts mainly in serious roles, especially those of complicated characters, this may be partially explainable by one of his quotes: "I take a dim view of human motives." His film debut was Luger

Luger (film)

Luger is a 1982 Dutch film directed by Theo van Gogh....

under director Theo van Gogh

Theo van Gogh (film director)

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 in 1982 and since then has played more than twenty roles in films and TV series. He calls himself "more of a hard worker than a good actor," which is appropriate, since he never studied formally to become an actor.

Since 1991 he has worked in photography, also without professional training.

Hoffman married actress Giam Kwee on July 30, 2005.

Filmography

• Luger
  Luger (film)
  Luger is a 1982 Dutch film directed by Theo van Gogh....
  
  (1982)
• The Fourth Man
  The Fourth Man
  The Fourth Man is a 1983 Dutch suspense film directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the novel De vierde man by Gerard Reve. The film stars Jeroen Krabbé and Renée Soutendijk in the lead roles.-Plot:...
  
  (1984)
• De Witte Waan
  De Witte Waan
  De Witte Waan is a 1984 Dutch film directed by Adriaan Ditvoorst. Its USA title is White Madness.-Cast:* Thom Hoffman ... Lazlo* Pim Lambeau ... Moeder* Louise Ruys ... Tante* Guusje van Tilborgh ... Jasja...
  
  (1984)
• The Washing Water (1986)
• In Search of Irene (1987)
• Shadowman
  Shadowman
  Shadowman or Shadow Man may refer to:*Shadow people, creatures of both modern folklore and paranormal popular culture*Shadowman , a comic book series from Valiant Comics...
  
  (1988)
• Rituals (1989)
• De Kassière
  De Kassière
  De Kassière is a 1989 Dutch film directed by Ben Verbong. The film was also released with the international title Lily was Here, and one song from the soundtrack by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single - Lily Was Here.-Plot:Teenager Lily works as a checkout girl at the...
  
  (1989)
• Evenings (1989)
• Eline Vere (1992)
• Orlando
  Orlando (film)
  Orlando is a 1992 film based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth. It was directed by Sally Potter....
  
  (1992)
• Naar de Klote! (1996)
• Russen (2000)
• Het Everzwijn (2002)
• Dogville
  Dogville
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  (2003)
• Klem in de Draaideur (2003)
• Black Book (2006)
• Sintel
  Sintel
  Sintel is a short computer animated film by the Blender Institute, part of the Blender Foundation. The name comes from the Dutch word sintel, which can mean cinder or ember, as confirmed by Ton Roosendaal in a blog comment: " “Sintel” is [a] piece of glowing coal or metal...
  
  (2010
  2010 in film
  The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
  
  )
• Kom niet aan mijn kinderen (2010)
• De Eetclub (2011)

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