Rutger Hauer
Birth Name:
Rutger Oelsen Hauer
Birth Place:
Breukelen, The Netherlands
Profession
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- Created the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, which aims to support children and pregnant women with HIV/AIDS
- Received Career Achievement Awards at the Malaga Film Festival and Sarasota Film Festival
- Received the Best Actor of the Century Award in the Netherlands in 1999
- Performed with an experimental troupe before making his film debut
- Ran away from home at the age of 15 and spent a year on board a Dutch Merchant Navy freighter, which took him to a number of foreign countries, including Pakistan, Saigon and Singapore
- Worked as a car washer, carpenter and scene decorator while attending acting classes
- Has frequently worked with director Paul Verhoeven on various projects
- Speaks English, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Frisian
Awards
- 1983Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1988Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
- 1989Golden Space Needle Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1990Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero):Nominated
- 1995Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2001Best Short FilmWinner
- 2003Felix - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2011Fright Meter Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2011Golden FilmWinner
- 2011Golden FilmWinner
- 2012Rembrandt Award - Best Dutch Actor (Beste Nederlandse Acteur):Winner