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Niels van der Laan

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Niels van der Laan is a Dutch actor, comedian and writer. He was born in Beverwijk, Netherlands. He attended the kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, where he formed a comedy duo with Jeroen Woe. In 2011 he became known to a wider public, when he started presenting the successful satirical tv show 'De Kwis', which ran until 2018. In 2019 he started presenting a similar tv show called 'Even Tot Hier', which won multiple awards. As an actor, he's mainly known as 'Hoofdpiet' from the program 'Het Sinterklaasjournaal', a role he's been playing since 2018.
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    Sinterklaasjournaal (2001)
    Sinterklaasjournaal
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hoofdpiet
    • Medewerker klantenservice
    Heydon Prowse, Borna Sor, Niels van der Laan, Jan Böhmermann, Jeroen Woe, and Domagoj Zovak in Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe? (2019)
    Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe?
    6.8
    Music Video
    • Performer - The Netherlands
    • 2019
    Hannah van Lunteren, Rufus Hoge Smith, and Olivia de Pierre in Welkom Thuis (2024)
    Welkom Thuis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Freek Peters
    • Freek
    Victor Reinier and Piet Römer in Baantjer (1995)
    Baantjer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Stagair

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    • Hannah van Lunteren, Rufus Hoge Smith, and Olivia de Pierre in Welkom Thuis (2024)
      Welkom Thuis
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Freek Peters
      • 2024
    • Sinterklaasjournaal (2001)
      Sinterklaasjournaal
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Hoofdpiet
      • Medewerker klantenservice
      • 2017–2024
    • Intocht van Sinterklaas 2024: Vianen
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2024
    • Intocht van Sinterklaas 2023: Gorinchem
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2023
    • Hellevoetsluis
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2022
    • Joy Delima, André Dongelmans, Chris Peters, and Minne Koole in Dirty Lines (2022)
      Dirty Lines
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Bram Heimans
      • 2022
    • Paleis Soestdijk
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2021
    • Zwalk (Spakenburg) (2020)
      Zwalk (Spakenburg)
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2020
    • Stefan de Walle and Jeroen Kramer in Apeldoorn (2019)
      Apeldoorn
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2019
    • Heydon Prowse, Borna Sor, Niels van der Laan, Jan Böhmermann, Jeroen Woe, and Domagoj Zovak in Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe? (2019)
      Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe?
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Performer - The Netherlands
      • 2019
    • Zaanstad
      • Hoofdpiet
      • 2018
    • Kasper en de Kerstengelen (2015)
      Kasper en de Kerstengelen
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Agent (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Sneeuwwitje en de zeven kleine mensen (2015)
      Sneeuwwitje en de zeven kleine mensen
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Dokter
      • 2015
    • Georgina Verbaan in Midzomernacht (2011)
      Midzomernacht
      6.3
      • Boris
      • 2011
    • Soy Kroon and Carla Pluymen in Lisa's missie (2009)
      Lisa's missie
      TV Series
      • Vader
      • 2009–2010

    Writer



    • Hannah van Lunteren, Rufus Hoge Smith, and Olivia de Pierre in Welkom Thuis (2024)
      Welkom Thuis
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Van der Laan & Woe: NG
      7.0
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2024
    • Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe in Even tot hier (2019)
      Even tot hier
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019–2024
    • Heydon Prowse, Borna Sor, Niels van der Laan, Jan Böhmermann, Jeroen Woe, and Domagoj Zovak in Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe? (2019)
      Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe?
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Van der Laan & Woe: Pesetas (2018)
      Van der Laan & Woe: Pesetas
      7.8
      TV Special
      • text
      • 2018
    • Van der Laan en Woe: Alles eromheen
      7.4
      TV Special
      • text
      • 2016
    • Van der Laan & Woe: Buutvrij (2014)
      Van der Laan & Woe: Buutvrij
      7.7
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Paul de Leeuw, Niels van der Laan, Joep van Deudekom, Rob Urgert, and Jeroen Woe in De kwis (2013)
      De kwis
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013–2018
    • Oudejaarsconference 2012: Het eerlijke verhaal (2012)
      Oudejaarsconference 2012: Het eerlijke verhaal
      7.1
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Van der Laan & Woe: Superlatief (2012)
      Van der Laan & Woe: Superlatief
      7.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Oudejaarsconference 2010: Gedoog, hoop en liefde (2010)
      Oudejaarsconference 2010: Gedoog, hoop en liefde
      7.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Music Department



    • Van der Laan & Woe: Pesetas (2018)
      Van der Laan & Woe: Pesetas
      7.8
      TV Special
      • music
      • 2018

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    • Alternative name
      • Geen Familie

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      • Hoofdpiet

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