# Yorick van Wageningen

Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964) is a Dutch actor who has performed in Dutch and American films, including The Chronicles of Riddick and the 2011 remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

## Life and career

Van Wageningen was born in Baarn. After acting in several Dutch plays, movies, and television series, van Wageningen was asked to come to Hollywood to appear in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report. Due to problems with his visa, he was unable to work on that movie, but thereafter acted in a number of American movies, achieving a breakthrough with his role in The Chronicles of Riddick.
Back in the Netherlands, he starred in Winter in Wartime, based on a Dutch novel about World War II.
In 2011, he appeared in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo along with Daniel Craig, in the role of Nils Bjurman, the sexually abusive guardian of Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). He garnered praise in the Dutch press for his portrayal of Ronnie, an Amsterdam gangster who experiences a spiritual resurrection after miraculously surviving an assassination attempt, in the 2013 film De wederopstanding van een klootzak.
In 2017, Van Wageningen was reported to be filming one of his last major roles, a remake of 1973's Papillon, and in pre-production for Simon de Waal's The Fear of God, before shifting his attention to "improving the position of creators in the Netherlands".
In 2019, he appeared in the film, The Promise of Pisa as Pluizebol.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Wilde Harten | Handlanger | |
| 1993 | Angie | Kick | |
| 1998 | ledereen kent Suus | | Short film |
| 2000 | Total Loss | Reinier Kloprogge | |
| 2001 | Soul Assassin | Local Inspector | |
| 2001 | Me and Morrison | Jan | |
| 2002 | Deserter | Schreiber | |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Julian Lephrenic | |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp | Julian Lephrenic | |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Kurt Steiger | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | The Guv | |
| 2005 | Tulse Luper Suitcase: A Life in Suitcases | Julian Lephrenic | |
| 2005 | The New World | Captain Argall | |
| 2006 | Night Run | | Uncredited |
| 2007 | The Blue Hour | Avo | |
| 2008 | Winter in Wartime | Uncle Ben | |
| 2010 | The Way | Joost | |
| 2011 | U & Eye | Upholsterer | Short film |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nils Bjurman | |
| 2013 | De wederopstanding van een klootzak | Ronnie | |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Kapitan | |
| 2014 | Last Summer | Alex | |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Sadak | |
| 2015 | Broker | Our Man | Short film |
| 2017 | Storm: Letters van Vuur | Klaas | |
| 2017 | Final Review | Rick Garret | Short film |
| 2017 | Papillon | Warden Barrot | |
| 2019 | Escape Room | Games Master WooTan Yu | |
| 2019 | De Belofte van Pisa | Pluizebol | |
| 2021 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Flashback - Games Master WooTan Yu | |
| 2021 | The Judgement | Michael de Jong | Post-production |
| TBA | The Fear of God | Robert | Pre-production |
| TBA | Judy | Lieutenant Albers | Pre-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989-1990 | Spijkerhoek | Ruud de Lange | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 1990 | Goede tijden, slechte tijden | Ben Veerman | Recurring role; 14 episodes |
| 1991-1992 | Vrienden voor het leven | Frank / Gerard | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Oppassen!!! | Robbie de Wit | Episode: "'it Reclamespotje" |
| 1995 | 20 Plus | Julian | Unaired television series |
| 1996 | Zonder Ernst | | Episode: "Niemendalletjes" |
| 1997 | 12 steden, 13 ongelukken | David Zomer | Episode: "Geen geheimen (Bathmen)" |
| 1998 | Frenchman's Creek | Van Basten | Television film |
| 2006 | The Commander: Blacklight | Van Hauten | Television film |
| 2007 | The Commander: The Fraudster | Van Hauten | Television film |
| 2009 | Flow | Lucien Kortrijk | Episode: "Aflevering 5" |
| 2010 | De Troon | Willem I | Television mini-series |
| 2020 | The Letter for the King | King Favian | Netflix original series |
| 2022 | Rampvlucht | Pierre Heijboer | KRO-NCRV original series |
| 2024 | Mayor of Kingstown | Konstantin Noskov | 9 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Source |
| 2009 | Rembrandt Award | Best Dutch Actor | Winter in Wartime | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Fantastic Film Fest Next Wave Spotlight | Best Actor | The Resurrection of a Bastard | Won | |