Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.
Alex van Warmerdam | |
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![]() Alex van Warmerdam in 1996 | |
Born | (1952-08-14) 14 August 1952 (age 70) Haarlem, Netherlands |
Occupation | writer, film director, actor |
Spouse | Annet Malherbe |
Children | Mees, Houk |
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 a role in each of his films so far, with the exception of Grimm (2003).
Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malherbe, who plays parts in most of his films and also functions as a casting director. Their son Mees is a musician and has performed in various shows by theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond.
He won the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs in 1990 and the Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs in 2011.
His 2013 film Borgman was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Date | Title | Writer | Director | Actor |
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1986 | Abel a.k.a. Voyeur[4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1992 | The Northerners | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1996 | The Dress | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1998 | Little Tony | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2003 | Grimm | ![]() | ![]() | |
2006 | Waiter | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 | The Last Days of Emma Blank | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | Black Out | ![]() | ||
2013 | Borgman | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 | Schneider vs. Bax | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2021 | Nr. 10 | ![]() | ![]() |
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Films directed by Alex van Warmerdam | |
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