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

Feature films

Date Title Writer Director Actor
1986 Abel a.k.a. Voyeur[4] No No No
1992 The Northerners No No No
1996 The Dress No No No
1998 Little Tony No No No
2003 Grimm No No
2006 Waiter No No No
2009 The Last Days of Emma Blank No No No
2012 Black Out No
2013 Borgman No No No
2015 Schneider vs. Bax No No No

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. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  4. ↑ Abel (Voyeur) at Rotten Tomatoes

External links

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