Waldemar Torenstra


Waldemar Govinda Torenstra is a Dutch actor. For several years he worked as an actor at the Noord Nederlands Toneel, a touring theater company in the Netherlands.

Career

After finishing his secondary education, Torenstra enrolled at the University of Amsterdam to study economy, but eventually chose theater instead. In 1999, he graduated from the Amsterdam Theater School.
At the Noord Nederlands Toneel Torenstra acted in the productions of Sympathy for the Devil, Othello, and Lenny Bruce. In the autumn of 2006 he played the leading role in a theater production of Moordspel.
From 2012 to 2014, he served as the head of the jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam, an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam.
In 2015 Torenstra played the role of Nick Roest in Vechtershart, a series about a former kick-boxing champion making his way back to the top after a prison-sentence abroad. A second season was aired in 2017.

Personal life

Waldemar engaged to Sophie Hilbrand on December 2018.

Trivia

He is also an avid bee keeper and an activist for the protection of bees.

Roles and Filmography

TV Series