Michiel Huisman was born on 18 July 1981 and is a Dutch actor who has acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films.
28 Facts About Michiel Huisman
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Michiel Huisman subsequently appeared in The Young Victoria, Treme, Nashville, World War Z, Wild, Orphan Black, Game of Thrones, The Invitation, The Age of Adaline, The Haunting of Hill House, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Flight Attendant.
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Michiel Huisman is the brother of former professional football player Dustin Huisman.
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Michiel Huisman is fond of table tennis, which he has played since childhood.
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Michiel Huisman is married to Dutch actress Tara Elders, and they have a daughter who was born in 2007.
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Michiel Huisman was singer and guitarist in the Dutch band Fontane, which he formed together with Roland van der Hoofd, Gilles Tuinder, Bas van Geldere, and Donny Griffioen.
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Michiel Huisman released the singles "Deel Van Mij" and "Geef Je Over", and the album Luchtige Verhalen as a solo artist.
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Michiel Huisman was then cast in the made-for-TV films Suzy Q and Uitgesloten.
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Michiel Huisman moved into leading-man territory in 2003 with the film Phileine Says Sorry, which was an adaptation of Ronald Giphart's book of the same title.
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Michiel Huisman starred as medieval knight Floris in the film Floris, based on the Dutch TV series.
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Michiel Huisman played a small supporting role in the 2006 film Zwartboek by Paul Verhoeven, which became the most successful Dutch film of all time.
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In 2006, Michiel Huisman made his first foray into the international acting world with a supporting role in an episode of the British TV series Dalziel and Pascoe.
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Michiel Huisman followed this with a role as Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in The Young Victoria, and the BBC made-for-TV drama Margot in which he portrayed Rudolf Nureyev.
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Michiel Huisman then joined the main cast of the HBO series Treme, as Sonny, a Dutch busker who plays keyboards and guitar.
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Michiel Huisman was taught New Orleans piano by Davis Rogan.
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Michiel Huisman replaced English actor Ed Skrein in the role of Daario Naharis for the fourth season of Game of Thrones.
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Michiel Huisman was promoted to series regular for the fifth season of the series.
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Michiel Huisman recurred on seasons 2 and 3 of Orphan Black, portraying Cal Morrison, a rugged outdoorsman who crosses paths with the clones.
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In 2014, Michiel Huisman appeared in the Academy Award-nominated biographical drama film Wild and starred in the advertising campaign for Chanel No 5's The One That I Want, which was directed by Baz Luhrmann.
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In 2015, Michiel Huisman co-starred in the thriller The Invitation, and played the leading role in the fantasy romance film The Age of Adaline.
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In 2016, Huisman was cast as the lead role in the war-drama The Ottoman Lieutenant which tells the story of a Turkish officer who falls in love with an idealistic American nurse, played by Hera Hilmar, during World War I The film stars Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley.
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Also in 2016, Michiel Huisman played Walter Davidson in the Discovery Channel limited series Harley and the Davidsons which told the origin story of Harley-Davidson Inc The three-part series premiered in September 2016 and gained reasonable reviews from critics and from Harley-Davidson themselves.
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Michiel Huisman starred in the thriller film 2:22 which was released on 30 June 2017.
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That year, Michiel Huisman was cast as Sam, the male lead in the romantic drama Irreplaceable You.
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Also in 2018, Michiel Huisman starred opposite Lily James as Dawsey Adams, the male lead in the romantic drama The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, based on the 2008 novel of the same name.
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In 2018, Michiel Huisman starred in the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, which is based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name.
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Michiel Huisman plays Steven Crain, the oldest sibling, who becomes a published writer of supernatural books, including a memoir about his family's time living at Hill House.
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In 2019, Michiel Huisman had a lead role in the Netflix film The Red Sea Diving Resort, as an Israeli agent.