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Barry Atsma
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Atsma in February 2018
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| Born | 29 December 1972 |
| Alma mater | Utrecht School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993-present |
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| Children | 4 |
Barry Atsma is a talented Dutch actor. He was born on December 29, 1972. Many people in the Netherlands first knew him from the TV show Rozengeur & Wodka Lime, which aired from 2001 to 2005. He also starred in the movie The Black Book. Barry Atsma has won important awards like the Golden Calf and the Rembrandt Award. Around the world, he is known for his roles in the 2014 British film Hector and the Search for Happiness and the British TV series The Split, which started in 2018.
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Early Life and Education
Barry Atsma was born in Bromley, South London, England. His father's job meant that Barry moved around a lot when he was a child. He lived in different countries, including England, Greece, Brazil, and The Netherlands.
He first started studying law at university. However, he soon realized his passion was for acting. He then switched to studying drama at the Utrecht School of the Arts in the Netherlands. He finished his studies there in 1996.
Family Life
From 1994 to 2011, Barry Atsma was in a relationship with actress Izaira Kersten. They have two daughters together, named Zoë and Charley.
Currently, he is in a relationship with another actress, Noortje Herlaar. They also have two daughters, Bobbi and Sam.
Acting Career: Movies
Barry Atsma has acted in many movies throughout his career. Here are some of his notable film roles:
- In 2005, he played Max in the movie Lepel.
- He appeared in A Thousand Kisses in 2006.
- In 2009, he starred as Stijn in Stricken.
- He played Matthias Stevens in the 2010 film Loft.
- In 2012, he was Johan in Taped and Leo in Quiz.
- He voiced Father Bunny in Miffy the Movie in 2013.
- In 2014, he was Michael in Hector and the Search for Happiness.
- He played Johan de Witt in the 2015 movie Michiel de Ruyter.
- In 2017, he appeared in The Man with the Iron Heart and The Hitman's Bodyguard.
- He starred as Walraven van Hall in The Resistance Banker in 2018.
- More recently, he was in Engel (2020) and Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021).
Acting Career: Television
Barry Atsma has also had many important roles in television series and miniseries:
- He was a regular on the Dutch TV series Rozengeur & Wodka Lime from 2001 to 2005.
- From 2007 to 2008, he played Jeffrey Woesthoff in Voetbalvrouwen.
- In 2013, he played the famous artist Vincent van Gogh in the miniseries Van Gogh; een huis voor Vincent.
- He had a recurring role in the popular British comedy series Episodes in 2015.
- From 2017 to 2020, he was a regular cast member in the Dutch series Klem.
- He gained international recognition for his role as Gabriel Fenger in the German-Luxembourgish series Bad Banks, appearing from 2018 to 2020.
- From 2018 to 2022, he played Christie Carmichael in the British TV series The Split.
- In 2022, he was a regular on the series The Serpent Queen, playing Anne de Montmorency.
Awards and Recognitions
Barry Atsma has received several awards and nominations for his acting.
- In 2009, he won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards for his movie Stricken.
- He won the Rembrandt Award for Best Dutch Actor in 2010 for Stricken.
- Also in 2010, he received a Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in Stricken.
- He won another Golden Film in 2010 and a Platinum Film in 2011 for the movie Loft.
- In 2014, he won the Rembrandt Award for Best Dutch Actor again, this time for Mannenharten.
- He won two German awards in 2018: the German Screen Actors Award for Best Leading Actor and the German Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actor, both for his work in Bad Banks.
