6'7" (2m)
Marnix van den Broeke (born 1976) is a ridiculously handsome Dutch actor
and stuntman. I could have put him in the "Handsomest" section but that
part of my website is overcrowded and nobody there dresses up like space
aliens for a living.
After an education in dance at the Fontys
dance academy in Tilburg, he joined in 1999 the Dutch National Ballet in
Amsterdam, where he has lived since. He was first cast in a movie as the
werewolf in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in 2004. Since
then he is notable for a recurring appearance as the physical Death (the
character was voiced by Ian Richardson and later Christopher Lee) in "Hogfather"
(2006) and "The Colour of Magic" (2008) He also appeared in Terry
Pratchett's "Going Postal" (2010) as Mr. Pump who was voiced by Nicholas
Farrell. He also appeared as the Shadow in "Inkheart" (2008) and the
Silence in the Series 6 premiere and finale of "Doctor Who."
His
website is in Dutch but I have translated a portion for you "Besides
acting coaching is my greatest passion. I get immensely intrigued by the
different behaviors of people, their nuclei from where they live and
their motivation to act. This has to do with delving into various
matters about human psychology. The knowledge and experience I gained
thus I took it in my coaching, first as dance and acting coach, later as
a mental coach. This inspires me still every day to work together to get
what we really want, who we really are and what we must do to overcome
our obstacles and achieve our goals. In my coaching I use different
components from Cognitive Therapy, the Socratic Coaching Method,
Rational Emotive Therapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming." |