Matteo van der Grijn

Matteo van der Grijn, born 23 February 1981 in Amsterdam, is a Dutch actor. He is a son of actor Wim van der Grijn and actress Diane Lensink and grandson of Ton Lensink and Henny Orri. Van der Grijn studied at the Toneelschool Arnhem. During his studies he regularly performed in the theatre company, notably in Hamlet (2002) and The Night of Kings, both under the direction of Theu Boermans. He graduated in 2007 At the end of this year, he played at the Nationale Toneel in The Living Dead. Then he followed a studio for actors in Los Angeles for a few months. Back in the Netherlands, he played in Bit (2008), a television series in 16 episodes of Omrop Fryslân., directed by Steven de Jong.In 2009, he played in De Troon the role of Frederic, the brother of King Guillaume II. In autumn, he played in Retour Uruzgan. During the 2010/2011 season, he was the title role in the musical of Soldat van Oranje directed by Theu Boermans.In 2011, Van der Grijn played the role of Arthur van Liempt in an episode of the drama series Hart tegen Hard From 6 March to 9 June 2012, he played with Le Nationale Toneel under the direction of Johan Doesburg in De Prooi, a piece inspired by the successful book by the journalist-researcher Jeroen Smit.From 1 October 2012 to July 2014, Van der Grijn played again the role of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema in the music comedy Soldaat van Oranje. In 2013, Matteo van der Grijn was also seen in the film Daglicht, in which he played the role of a socio-therapist. In 2014, Matteo was presented in the film Tuscany Wedding by the creators of Verliefd op Ibiza. He also played a role in the series New Neighbours. During the 2014-2014 theatrical season, Van der Grijn played the role of Daan in the play of Fatal Attraction (based on the film). He won a role in 2016 as Sam Zwart in the television series Le Journal de Meg. In 2017, he played the role of kick boxer / bodyguard André in the film Het Verlangen and in 2018 he participated in the film Le Banquier de la Résistance.