Michiel Huisman

Birthday: 18 July 1981, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Height: 183 cm

Huisman was born on July 18, 1981 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, which is near Amsterdam. Before Game of Thrones (2011), Huisman had a role in Paul Verhoeven's acclaimed Zwartboek (2006), and he played Rudolf Nureyev in the BBC TV movie Margot (2009) about prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn. Before he became ubiquitous on television, Huisman also performed in a band called Fontaine that wrote music for soundtracks. (Huisman released a solo album in 2005.)Huisman combined his acting and musical talents on the show Treme (2010), where he played Sonny, a drug addicted musician. Then came Huisman's big break into one of the hottest shows on cable, Game of Thrones (2011), where he took over the role of Daario Naharis. Huisman was given a lot of leeway to approach the character and re-interpret Daario his own way. The creators of Game of Thrones (2011) felt that viewers would adapt to the transition between actors well, and Huisman was indeed accepted by fans of the show.Huisman had the distinction of being on three big shows at the same time, namely "Thrones," country music drama Nashville (2012), where he played producer Liam McGuiniss, and the sci-fi series Orphan Black (2013), where he played Cal Morrison, a human who interacting with clones.Huisman also worked regularly in movies such as Brad Pitt's World War Z (2013), and the best seller adaptation Wild (2014), starring Reese Witherspoon. Show less «

I guess I was a child actor. Acting was one of the things I did alongside going to school: I'd be pl...Show more »

I guess I was a child actor. Acting was one of the things I did alongside going to school: I'd be playing guitar, I'd be playing soccer, and I would be acting in movies. Show less «

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to som...Show more »

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to some other European countries - we don't dub anything, so as a kid growing up, always watching English and American movies in their original language really helped. Show less «

The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know eac...Show more »

The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know each other and have worked with each other. Show less «

To play different characters on a TV show where you're working every day, playing multiple character...Show more »

To play different characters on a TV show where you're working every day, playing multiple characters every day, it's so ridiculously intense. Show less «

Rutger Hauer is a very famous Dutch actor who did quite a lot internationally. Another Dutch actress...Show more »

Rutger Hauer is a very famous Dutch actor who did quite a lot internationally. Another Dutch actress who is working a lot is called Famke Janssen. There's a few more. Show less «

TV has gotten perhaps better than your average film script, but at the same time, it's fun to give i...Show more »

TV has gotten perhaps better than your average film script, but at the same time, it's fun to give it all you've got for a few months and produce a story. Show less «

Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have ...Show more »

Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have a very cool name. Show less «

One of the fun things as an actor is to really spread your wings as wide as possible and do a variet...Show more »

One of the fun things as an actor is to really spread your wings as wide as possible and do a variety of roles. I've been really lucky in that sense, I think. Show less «

Michiel Huisman

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