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Roel Reiné

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  • Cinematographer
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Roel Reiné
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Roel Reiné is an award-winning director from the Netherlands, whose works include multiple feature films and television series for Universal, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Lionsgate, Netflix, Disney+, Starz, Showtime and many more.

Roel Reiné won the Dutch Academy Award for Best Director in 2000 with his first theatrical feature 'The Delivery' and has been nominated for Best Director in 2015 for his historical drama 'Michiel DE Ruyter'. At international film festivals around the globe he has won multiple awards for his movies 'Admiral' and 'Redbad'.

Roel Reiné is known for his impeccable, commercial & unique vision and broad artistic skill-set, ranging from directing, cinematography, writing and producing with his production company Rebel Entertainment.

Some of his latest critically acclaimed works include: the very successful action movie 'Seal Team Eight' for 20th Century Fox, the supernatural western 'Dead in Tombstone' with Mickey Rourke for Universal became a VOD hit, and two very popular 'Death Race'; prequels, with Sean Bean.

His 2015 Feature film 'Admiral', a.k.a. 'Michiel DE Ruyter', an epic historical Dutch language movie, had a very successful theatrical release worldwide. In spite of competing with 'Jurassic World' and 'Fast and Furious' in its release window. The film was a major financial success worldwide and held a remarkable position among the top ten box office revenues of the Netherlands in 2015. The movie tells the story of a 17th Century Admiral, Michiel DE Ruyter, who protects the Dutch population from a civil war between two political factions while defeating English armadas in massive sea-battles. At the Toronto European Film Festival it got the award for best movie.

After 10 years working in Hollywood and building a solid reputation as a very talented and visionary director, Roel Reiné began directing for prime-time US shows; Series like 'Black Sails' for Starz and 'Blood Drive' for Syfy. By 2017, he directed the pilot episodes of 'Marvel's Inhumans', for Marvel Studios and IMAX. This TV series pilot was globally released on IMAX screens and later broadcast on ABC and now on Disney+.

In 2017, Roel Reiné also directed another Europan Feature Film named 'Redbad'. This movie has been theatrical released all over the world and has won many awards for best Director, best Cinematography and best Foreign Language Movie on several international film festivals.

In 2018 and 2019, Reiné has been directing epic TV shows like 'Knighfall' with big battle sequences and 'Wu Assassins' for Netflix. Also, a TV movie for Shark Week and a highly acclaimed docudrama miniseries for History Channel about George Washington called 'Washington' that broke viewing records.

At the present year, Roel Reiné is directing two episodes of the Science Fiction TV show 'Halo' for Showtime and for Stephen Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
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      • 10 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Washington (2020)
    Washington
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Frank Lammers, Egbert Jan Weeber, and Sanne Langelaar in The Admiral (2015)
    The Admiral
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2015
    Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
    Halo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
    Black Sails
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director



    • Savage Hunt
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Rest Room
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Lost Book of Creation
      • Director
      • In Development
    • American Smuggler
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Aaron Eckhart in Classified (2024)
      Classified
      3.7
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Pierre Bokma, Angela Schijf, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Waldemar Torenstra, and Sallie Harmsen in Line of Fire (2023)
      Line of Fire
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Ancient Empires (2023)
      Ancient Empires
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Colosseum (2022)
      Colosseum
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
      Halo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jason Tobin, Lewis Tan, Francesca Corney, Lawrence Kao, Iko Uwais, Pearl Thusi, JuJu Chan Szeto, and Yayaying Rhatha Phongam in Fistful of Vengeance (2022)
      Fistful of Vengeance
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Washington (2020)
      Washington
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Medair Lives
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Iko Uwais in Wu Assassins (2019)
      Wu Assassins
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Josh Duhamel, Joshua Close, Beau Garrett, Tyler Blackburn, and Rebekah Graf in Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019)
      Capsized: Blood in the Water
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mark Hamill and Tom Cullen in Knightfall (2017)
      Knightfall
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Roel Reine)
      • 2019
    • The Legend of Redbad (2019)
      The Legend of Redbad
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Redbad (2018)
      Redbad
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Electric Daisy Carnival (2018)
      Electric Daisy Carnival
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Danny Trejo in Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
      Dead Again in Tombstone
      4.4
      Video
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Savage Hunt
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Pierre Bokma, Angela Schijf, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Waldemar Torenstra, and Sallie Harmsen in Line of Fire (2023)
      Line of Fire
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Ancient Empires (2023)
      Ancient Empires
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Colosseum (2022)
      Colosseum
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Jason Tobin, Lewis Tan, Francesca Corney, Lawrence Kao, Iko Uwais, Pearl Thusi, JuJu Chan Szeto, and Yayaying Rhatha Phongam in Fistful of Vengeance (2022)
      Fistful of Vengeance
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Washington (2020)
      Washington
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Medair Lives
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Movie Creators (2019)
      Movie Creators
      TV Series
      • producer (showrunner)
      • 2019
    • The Legend of Redbad (2019)
      The Legend of Redbad
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2019
    • Redbad (2018)
      Redbad
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • executive producer: Rebel Entertainment
      • 2018
    • Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, and Iwan Rheon in Inhumans (2017)
      Inhumans
      4.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Frank Lammers, Egbert Jan Weeber, and Sanne Langelaar in The Admiral (2015)
      The Admiral
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Wolf Town (2011)
      Wolf Town
      3.0
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Bear (2010)
      Bear
      2.9
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Lost Tribe (2010)
      The Lost Tribe
      3.8
      • co-producer
      • 2010
    • Black Ops (2008)
      Black Ops
      3.7
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008

    Cinematographer



    • Savage Hunt
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Rest Room
      • Cinematographer
      • In Development



    • Aaron Eckhart in Classified (2024)
      Classified
      3.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Pierre Bokma, Angela Schijf, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Waldemar Torenstra, and Sallie Harmsen in Line of Fire (2023)
      Line of Fire
      6.8
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Ancient Empires (2023)
      Ancient Empires
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Colosseum (2022)
      Colosseum
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jason Tobin, Lewis Tan, Francesca Corney, Lawrence Kao, Iko Uwais, Pearl Thusi, JuJu Chan Szeto, and Yayaying Rhatha Phongam in Fistful of Vengeance (2022)
      Fistful of Vengeance
      4.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Washington (2020)
      Washington
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Medair Lives
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Josh Duhamel, Joshua Close, Beau Garrett, Tyler Blackburn, and Rebekah Graf in Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019)
      Capsized: Blood in the Water
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Redbad (2018)
      Redbad
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Danny Trejo in Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
      Dead Again in Tombstone
      4.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, and Rhona Mitra in Hard Target 2 (2016)
      Hard Target 2
      5.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • The Condemned 2 (2015)
      The Condemned 2
      4.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
      The Man with the Iron Fists 2
      4.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Frank Lammers, Egbert Jan Weeber, and Sanne Langelaar in The Admiral (2015)
      The Admiral
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)
      Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines
      4.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014

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    Redbad - Trailer
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    Fistful of Vengeance - Trailer
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    Fistful of Vengeance - Trailer
    ADMIRAL - Trailer - Directed by Roel Reiné
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    Roel Reine Directors Reel 2022
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    Roel Reine Directors Reel 2022

    Personal details

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      • Roel Reine official website
    • Alternative names
      • Rebel Film
    • Born
      • 1969
      • Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

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      After the success of his first film The Delivery (1999), Reiné went to the States to read a lot of scripts. He had breakfast with Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, who told him, "you have to live here to make movies." Reiné made one more movie in The Netherlands before he moved to the States.

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