In a business that burns through people quickly, Derek de Lint is a long-distance runner who has kept working through several turns of the industry. The first screen credit dates from 1976. He has been working on screen for more than 50 years. 'Deep Impact' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'Black Book' is the other credit most often cited.
Derek de Lint
76 years (Jul 17, 1950)The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
48 Movies22 Series
In a business that burns through people quickly, Derek de Lint is a long-distance runner who has kept working through several turns of the industry. The first screen credit dates from 1976. He has been working on screen for more than 50 years. 'Deep Impact' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'Black Book' is the other credit most often cited.
Dick Hein de Lint, known as Derek de Lint, (born 17 July 1950) is a Dutch film and television actor.
De Lint was born in The Hague. In 1977, he played the character Alex in the film Soldier of Orange, directed by Paul Verhoeven. In 1986 he played the role of Anton Steenwijk in The Assault, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In 2006, De Lint starred in Verhoeven's Black Book as Gerben Kuipers. He was a regular on the sci-fi drama Poltergeist: The Legacy, which ran from 1996-99.