- Joris Putman
Joris Jacques Kees Putman (
24 July 1984 atNoordwijk in theNetherlands ) is a Dutchactor .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 Faso ,West Africa , later inBangkok , and from 1990 inSemarang inIndonesia , 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 Dutchsoap 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 DutchDancing on Ice TV contest.Main roles
Television
*"Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden" (2004 - 2006): Morris Fischer
Film/Video
*"
Efteling Fairy Tales " (2005)
*"Emergency Exit" (2001)
*"Pest" (1996)
*"Going Home (aka 'Oeroeg') (1992)As Himself
* "Dancing on Ice (Dutch version)" (2007)
Sources
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* [http://www.jorisputman.nl/ Joris Putman official website]
* [http://www.rtl.nl/shows/dancingonice/paren/joris.xml Dutch Dancing on Ice official website]
* [http://www.mmg.be/past/feature/oeroeg.html 'Going Home' feature film]
* [http://www.biosagenda.nl/film_emergency-exit_4297.html 'Emergency Exit' short feature]
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