# Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series Rozengeur & Wodka Lime (2001–2005) and the movie The Black Book. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a Rembrandt Award. Internationally, Atsma is best known for his work on 2014 British film Hector and the Search for Happiness and the 2018 British television series The Split.

## Early life and education

Barry Atsma was born on 29 December 1972 in Bromley, South London. Atsma's father travelled a lot for work and, as a result, Atsma spent his childhood between England, Greece, Brazil and The Netherlands. He initially studied law but soon switched to studying drama at Utrecht School of the Arts, where he graduated in 1996.

## Personal life

From 1994 to 2011, Atsma was in a relationship with actress Izaira Kersten. They have two daughters together, Zoë and Charley. He is currently in a relationship with actress Noortje Herlaar, with whom he now has two daughters, Bobbi and Sam.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Rita Koeling | Freddy | Short film |
| 2003 | Father's Affair | | |
| 2004 | Le ciambelle | Gastheer | Short film |
| 2004 | Bos Is Back | Triple W | |
| 2005 | Lepel | Max | |
| 2006 | A Thousand Kisses | Barman | |
| 2006 | Night Run | Nijdam | |
| 2007 | Hotel Paradijs | Christiaan | Short film |
| 2007 | HannaHannaH | Wim | TV film |
| 2008 | Morrison Gets a Baby Sister | Steven Glas | |
| 2008 | One Day | Jos | TV film |
| 2009 | Amsterdam | Pedofiel | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | The Storm | Aldo | |
| 2009 | Remains | Erik | Short film |
| 2009 | Stricken | Stijn | |
| 2010 | Two Eyes Staring | Paul | |
| 2010 | Loft | Matthias Stevens | |
| 2012 | Taped | Johan | |
| 2012 | Quiz | Leo | |
| 2013 | Miffy the Movie | Father Bunny | Voice role |
| 2013 | Mannenharten | Dennis | |
| 2014 | Kenau | Wigbold Ripperda | |
| 2014 | Accused | Jaap van Hoensbroeck | |
| 2014 | Divine Sparks [de] | Jan | TV film |
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | Michael | |
| 2014 | In Your Name | Ton | |
| 2015 | Michiel de Ruyter | Johan de Witt | |
| 2015 | Begierde - Mord im Zeichen des Zen | Richard Landen | TV film |
| 2015 | Zurich | Sven | |
| 2015 | Mannenharten 2 | Dennis | |
| 2016 | Siv sover vilse | Bastiaan | |
| 2016 | In My Father's Garden | Hans Sievez | |
| 2017 | Die letzte Spur | Mark Reeve | TV film |
| 2017 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Karl Hermann Frank | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Moreno | |
| 2018 | The Resistance Banker | Walraven van Hall | |
| 2020 | Engel | Father Engel | |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Moreno | |
| 2023 | Klem | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Bureau Kruislaan | Bob Voskuil Jr. | Episodes: "Een ijzige reputatie" & "De uitspraak" |
| 1993 | Goede tijden, slechte tijden | Philip Harinxma | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Baantjer | Jelie | Episode: "De Cock en de pianomoord" |
| 2000 | Ben zo terug | Rick | Episode: "Positief denken" |
| 2001-2005 | Rozengeur & Wodka Lime | Bob Ensink | Series regular, 52 episodes |
| 2002 | Baantjer | Vincent | Episode: "De Cock en de moord in Club Exotica" |
| 2006 | Fok jou! | Frans | Miniseries |
| 2006 | De Afdeling | Anton | Episode: "A Perfect Match" |
| 2006 | Waltz | Felix Waltz | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 2007 | Willemspark | Tenniscoach | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Gooische Vrouwen | Stag Hartman | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | De Prins en het Meisje | Prins Constantijn | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | Voetbalvrouwen | Jeffrey Woesthoff | Series regular, 16 episodes |
| 2011 | Hart tegen Hard | Paul Smit | Series regular, 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Het gordijnpaleis van Ollie Hartmoed | Dimitri | Episode: "De vlinderworp" |
| 2013 | Van Gogh; een huis voor Vincent | Vincent van Gogh | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Alles muss raus - Eine Familie rechnet ab | Oskar Etsch | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Episodes | Arjen Van Der Linden | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Tatau | Dries | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Black Widow | Maik Kneefel | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Het Sinterklaasjournaal | Leraar | Episode: "Series 16, Episode 12" |
| 2017-2020 | Klem | Hugo Warmond | Series regular, 30 episodes |
| 2018-2020 | Bad Banks | Gabriel Fenger | Series regular, 12 episodes |
| 2018-2022 | The Split | Christie Carmichael | Series regular, 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Tatort | Maarten Jansen | Episode: "Das Monster von Kassel" |
| 2019 | The Rook | Peter van Syoc | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2020 | 10 Steps to Power | Gabriël Fenger | Series regular, 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Lieve Mama | Lex van der Ven | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Du sollst nicht lügen | Hendrik Voss | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Blackout | Axel Kjaer | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Anne de Montmorency | Series regular, 8 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | Golden Calves | Best Supporting Actor | HannaHannah | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands | Golden Film (with Reinout Oerlemans, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver & Hans de Weers) | Stricken | Won |
| 2009 | Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands | Platinum Film (with Reinout Oerlemans, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver, Hans de Weers & Sim van Veen) | Stricken | Won |
| 2010 | Rembrandt Awards | Best Dutch Actor | Stricken | Won |
| 2010 | Rembrandt Awards | Best Dutch Actor | The Storm | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Calves | Best Actor | Stricken | Won |
| 2010 | Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands | Golden Film (with Antoinette Beumer, Fedja van Huêt, Anna Drijver, Hilde De Laere, Rachel van Bommel & Sander van Meurs) | Loft | Won |
| 2011 | Rembrandt Awards | Best Dutch Actor | Loft | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands | Platinum Film (with Antoinette Beumer, Fedja van Huêt, Anna Drijver, Hilde De Laere, Rachel van Bommel & Sander van Meurs) | Loft | Won |
| 2013 | Gouden Notekraker | Television Gold | Van Gogh; een huis voor Vincent | Nominated |
| 2014 | Rembrandt Awards | Best Dutch Actor | Mannenharten | Won |
| 2016 | Golden Calves | Best Actor in a Television Drama | Klem | Nominated |
| 2016 | Televizier-Ring Gala | Golden Televizier-Ring (with Monic Hendrickx, Sigrid ten Napel, Stijn Taverne, Niels Gomperts, Loek Peters, Olga Zuiderhoek, Raymond Thiry, Hajo Bruins, Medina Schuurman, Gijs Naber, Jacqueline Blom, Marcel Musters, Eric Corton, Joost Koning, Peter Blok & Jacob Derwig) | Black Widow | Nominated |
| 2018 | German Screen Actors Awards | Best Leading Actor | Bad Banks | Won |
| 2018 | German Television Academy Awards | Best Leading Actor | Bad Banks | Won |
| 2020 | German Television Awards | Best Actor | Bad Banks | Nominated |
| 2021 | Bavarian TV Awards | Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television | Du sollst nicht lügen | Nominated |