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Gijs Blom
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Blom in 2013
Born
Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias Blom

(1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 27)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom (born 2 January 1997) is a Dutch actor. He starred in the films Jongens (2014) and The Forgotten Battle (2020). He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his performance in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King (2020).

Early life and education

Blom is from Amsterdam. He is the son of the stage actress Marloes van den Heuvel. He graduated with a degree in theatre from Amsterdam University of the Arts' Academy of Theatre and Dance in 2021.

Career

From 2007 to 2009, Blom starred in the musical Ciske de Rat. In 2011, Gijs Blom landed his first feature film role in Maria Peeters' Sonny Boy. He then had small roles in the 2012 films Urfeld and Eine Frau verschwindet, the latter a German production.

Blom starred as Sieger in the 2014 coming-of-age romance film Jongens, for which he received critical acclaim and a Golden Calf nomination for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival. That same year, he produced and starred as Thijmen in the short film Escapade and appeared in the films Analgesics, Nena, and Pijnstillers.

Blom starred as a disillusioned Axis soldier Marinus van Staveren in the multilingual World War II film The Forgotten Battle alongside Jamie Flatters and Susan Radder. It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on Netflix in 2021. He also appeared in the films Dead & Beautiful and The Dutch Boys. Blom has an upcoming role in the Globoplay series Fallen.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sonny Boy Wim 2012 Boys Sieger 2013 Triade Julian Short film
2014 Kankerlijers Olivier
Nena Carlo
Pijnstillers Casper
Vier Meter Robert Short film
Escapade Thiamin
2016 Groei Oude Zoon
Tamu Jeffrey
2017 Monk Frederik
The Whooo Experience Gijs Short film
Lone Wolf Vriend Yanick
2018 Dante vs. Mohammed Ali Alexander
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan Rupert Turner's boyfriend
2019 Vicious Casper
About That Life (Dutch: De Libi) Daan
2020 The Forgotten Battle Marinus van Staveren
2021 Dead & Beautiful Mason
The Dutch Boys Alexander

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Kerst Met Linus Linus
2012 Eine Frau verschwindet Kevin Television film
Urfield Tijn
2014 Jongens Sieger
2015 4Jim Jim Main role
2016 Moordvrouw Giel van Rijn Episode: "Noodlot"
La Famiglia Angelo Esposito Main role
2017 Silk Road Raymond Television film
De mannentester Noah Kramer Main role
Surrogate Peter Martin 2 episodes
2018 Suspects Noud Torenaar
2020 The Letter for the King Prince Viridian 6 episodes
2023 Fallen Daniel 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2014 Zlín Film Festival Best Youth Performance Jongens Won
Golden Calf Awards Best Actor Nominated
2015 Lucas International Children's Film Festival Best Newcomer Pijnstillers Won
2017 MIFF Awards Best Actor Silk Road Nominated
2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program The Letter for the King Nominated

See also

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