Martijn Lakemeier
{{short description|Dutch film and television actor}}
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| name = Martijn Lakemeier
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2008–present
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Martijn Lakemeier (born 17 September 1993 in Zwijndrecht) is a Dutch actor.
Career
He is best known for his performance as Michiel in Winter in Wartime for which he won several awards including the Golden Calf for Best Actor (2009). He is the youngest winner of a Golden Calf for Best Actor to date.{{cite news |title=Gouden Kalf voor Martijn Lakemeier bijzonder en verwarrend |url=https://www.nu.nl/film/2803248/gouden-kalf-martijn-lakemeier-bijzonder-en-verwarrend.html?redirect=1 |access-date=29 September 2021 |work=Nu.nl |date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817072333/https://www.nu.nl/film/2803248/gouden-kalf-martijn-lakemeier-bijzonder-en-verwarrend.html?redirect=1 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |language=Dutch|url-status=live}}
He played roles in several Dutch films and TV series, such as De Marathon (2012), The Secrets of Barslet (2012), It's All So Quiet (2013), Ventoux (2015) and Yes I do (2015). On TV he can be seen in the series Dutch Hope (2014), which won the Golden Calf for Best TV series.
Lakemeier studied acting at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Lakemeier starred as Johan, a young Dutch soldier in the 2020 film De Oost. His character Johan served under the controversial Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) officer Raymond Westerling in South Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution.{{cite news |last1=Broeren-Huitenga |first1=Joost |title=Regisseur Jim Taihuttu over De Oost: 'Natuurlijk ga je niet iets bij elkaar fantaseren' |url=https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/regisseur-jim-taihuttu-over-de-oost-natuurlijk-ga-je-niet-iets-bij-elkaar-fantaseren~b626856f/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |work=Het Parool |date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514175116/https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/regisseur-jim-taihuttu-over-de-oost-natuurlijk-ga-je-niet-iets-bij-elkaar-fantaseren~b626856f/ |archive-date=14 May 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Bressem |first1=Eric |title=Veteranen woedend over nazi-link in film 'De Oost' |url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/veteranen-woedend-over-nazi-link-in-film-de-oost~b5ebe967/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |work=Trouw |date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702060402/https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/veteranen-woedend-over-nazi-link-in-film-de-oost~b5ebe967/ |archive-date=2 July 2021|url-status=live}}
Lakemeier will star in upcoming television series Safe Harbor from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams alongside a cast including Alfie Allen and Jack Gleeson. The eight-part series based around cyber crime is scheduled to release this year.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/alfie-allen-charlie-murphy-jack-gleeson-safe-harbor-ozark-mark-williams-1235638103/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=24 December 2023|title= Safe Harbor by Ozark creator Mark Williams|date= November 24, 2023}}
Filmography
- Winter in Wartime (2008)
- Lover Of Loser (2009)
- De Marathon (2012)
- Boven is het stil / It's All So Quiet (2013)
- Adios Amigos (2016)
- De Oost (2020)
- Happy Ending (2023)
- Máxima (2024)
- Safe Harbour 2025
- Marie Antoinette (2022-2025)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.martijnlakemeier.nl}}
- {{imdb name|id=2916507}}
{{Golden Calf for Best Actor}}
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Category:21st-century Dutch male actors
Category:Dutch male film actors