Thom Hoffman
Thom Hoffman plays the part of Hans Akkermans in
Blackbook, a doctor who proves to be a cool-headed resistance fighter and who takes care of Rachel/Ellis. Black Book is Thom Hoffman's second collaboration with
Paul Verhoeven after De Vierde Man (The Fourth Man) in 1983. Hoffman, who is also a successful photographer, made his film debut in 1982 in Lüger (1982) by Theo van Gogh. In 1992 he starred in Gerard Soeteman's De Bunker. He appeared in over fifty international feature films and TV productions, such as De Witte Waan (White Madness – 1984), Zoeken naar Eileen (Looking for Eileen – 1987), The Birdwatcher (2000), Force Majeure (Uncontrollable Circumstances – 1989), Dogville (2003)and the series Russen (2000). Hoffman directed the documentaries De Domeinen Ditvoorst (The Ditvoorst Domains – 1992) and
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2002).
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