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Benja Bruijning

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Benja Bruijning's (1983) star-turn in the Dutch romantic comedy Family Way (2012) opposite Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) marked his break through to a wide audience.

From an early age on Benja has played roles in various films and TV series such as The Cave and Poet on the Zeedijk. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic and Performing Arts in Amsterdam in 2008, Benja landed roles in several popular Dutch TV series and films. He is the star of Dutch box office hits such as the romantic comedies Street of Hearts and Gift from the Heart and plays one of the lead roles in the critically acclaimed show Fighter's Heart, about K1 fighters, which has been picked up for a second season and is the Dutch submission for the International Emmy Awards.

Benja is also at home on stage - he played lead roles in the Dutch stage adaptations of Rain Man, Much Ado About Nothing, Monsters, Lulu and performed in a play written by himself: Not Meant That Way. His recent projects included a lead role in two seasons of the TV series Black Tulip, the Dutch feature film The Fury (De Helleveeg) and the television film The Return of the Honey Buzzard.

In 2017 he played the lead role in TV series Dr. Anne's Men and the second season of Fighter's Heart.
BornOctober 28, 1983
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bellicher (2010)
    Bellicher
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Vince Batte
    • Vince Batten
    Puck van Stijn in Black Tulip (2015)
    Black Tulip
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Joeri Vonk
    Benja Bruijning, Fedja van Huêt, Beppie Melissen, Halina Reijn, Frank Sheppard, Bram van der Vlugt, Chantal Janzen, Leo Alkemade, Manuel Broekman, Loes Haverkort, Marwan Kenzari, and Nathan Meeter in Pak van mijn hart (2014)
    Pak van mijn hart
    5.6
    • Tom
    • 2014
    Benja Bruijning, Carice van Houten, and Thijs Römer in Family Way (2012)
    Family Way
    6.6
    • Charlie de Roover
    • 2012

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    Actor



    • Rundfunk: Duco & Roy
      • Arnon Grünberg
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Dag & nacht
      • Jerry Velthuis
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Moedermaffia!
      • Jorrit Hendrix
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026



    • Kim van Kooten in Dag & nacht (2023)
      Dag & nacht
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jerry Velthuis
      • 2023–2025
    • Roosters (2025)
      Roosters
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Ivo
      • 2025
    • Hein (2024)
      Hein
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Menno Greveling
      • 2024
    • De ring (2024)
      De ring
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Simon Boetzelaar
      • 2024
    • Loes Haverkort in Moedermaffia! (2022)
      Moedermaffia!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Jorrit Hendrix
      • 2022–2024
    • Andrea Vass in Sphinx (2024)
      Sphinx
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Robert
      • 2024
    • Benja Bruijning and Noortje Herlaar in Net als in de Film (2023)
      Net als in de Film
      6.4
      • Sander
      • 2023
    • Joy Delima, André Dongelmans, Chris Peters, and Minne Koole in Dirty Lines (2022)
      Dirty Lines
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Leon DeWolff
      • 2022
    • Follow de SOA (2021)
      Follow de SOA
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Stanley Groenhart
      • 2021
    • Anastasia Martin in Heirs of the Night (2019)
      Heirs of the Night
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Abraham van Helsing
      • Van helsing
      • 2019–2020
    • Frank Lammers, Tom Waes, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, and Sean Burgos in Undercover (2019)
      Undercover
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Martijn Hofman
      • 2020
    • De 12 van Schouwendam (2019)
      De 12 van Schouwendam
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Rogier van Pallant
      • 2019
    • Kerst bij Koosje (2019)
      Kerst bij Koosje
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Teun
      • 2019
    • House of Salt (2019)
      House of Salt
      Short
      • Aaron
      • 2019
    • Benja Bruijning, Daan Schuurmans, Bracha van Doesburgh, and Anna Drijver in The Neighbors (2014)
      The Neighbors
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Olivier
      • 2018–2019

    Writer



    • NOOD (2021)
      NOOD
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2022
    • De meisjes van Thijs (2010)
      De meisjes van Thijs
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012–2013

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    • Alternative name
      • Benja Bruining
    • Born
      • October 28, 1983
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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      On the 14th of November 2016 he became parents to his first daughter Lea with Anna Drijver.
    • Nickname
      • The Bench

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