Joris Putman
Encyclopedia
Joris Jacques Kees Putman (24 July 1984 at Noordwijk
in the Netherlands
) is a Dutch actor
.
, West Africa
, later in Bangkok
, and from 1990 in Semarang
in Indonesia
, before returning to the Netherlands in 1993.
He first acted aged 7 in a Dutch
film called "Oeroeg" ("Going Home") shot in Indonesia.
While at school in the Netherlands he acted in independent films and on TV. After finishing secondary school he moved to the UK to attend drama school in London (L.A.P.A.). After occasional film parts and, from 2000 onwards, some English language
stage roles, he was given the part of Morris Fischer in the popular and long-running Dutch soap opera
"Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
" ("Good Times, Bad Times"), which he played from 2004 until the end of 2006. March 2007 he became the winner of the Dutch "Dancing on Ice
" TV contest. Currently he plays in two TV series: "The Sportlets" and "Puppy Patrol". He has developed his own programme for young people "Green Dream District" about new sustainable inventions which will show on "National Geographic" Youth from January 2009.
Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) is a Dutch actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Life
Joris' mother is a non-western sociologist and his father is a documentary film-maker. From the age of three months until he was nine he and his parents lived out of Europe, firstly in Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
, later in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, and from 1990 in Semarang
Semarang
- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, before returning to the Netherlands in 1993.
He first acted aged 7 in a Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
film called "Oeroeg" ("Going Home") shot in Indonesia.
While at school in the Netherlands he acted in independent films and on TV. After finishing secondary school he moved to the UK to attend drama school in London (L.A.P.A.). After occasional film parts and, from 2000 onwards, some English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
stage roles, he was given the part of Morris Fischer in the popular and long-running Dutch soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
"Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Goede tijden, slechte tijden , also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 4,000 episodes have been broadcast...
" ("Good Times, Bad Times"), which he played from 2004 until the end of 2006. March 2007 he became the winner of the Dutch "Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
" TV contest. Currently he plays in two TV series: "The Sportlets" and "Puppy Patrol". He has developed his own programme for young people "Green Dream District" about new sustainable inventions which will show on "National Geographic" Youth from January 2009.
Film/Video
- Going Home (aka Oeroeg) (1993)
- Pest (1996)
- Emergency Exit (2001)
- Efteling Fairy Tales (2005)