Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series Rozengeur & Wodka Lime (2001–2005) and the movie The Black Book. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a Rembrandt Award. Internationally, Atsma is best known for his work on 2014 British film Hector and the Search for Happiness and the 2018 British television series The Split.

Early life and education Barry Atsma was born on 29 December 1972 in Bromley, South London. Atsma's father travelled a lot for work and, as a result, Atsma spent his childhood between England, Greece, Brazil and the Netherlands. He initially studied law but soon switched to studying drama at Utrecht School of the Arts, where he graduated in 1996.

Personal life From 1994 to 2011, Atsma was in a relationship with actress Izaira Kersten. They have two daughters together, Zoë and Charley. He is currently in a relationship with actress Noortje Herlaar, with whom he now has two daughters, Bobbi and Sam.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2007 Golden Calves Best Supporting Actor HannaHannah 2009 Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands Golden Film (with Reinout Oerlemans, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver & Hans de Weers) Stricken Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands Platinum Film (with Reinout Oerlemans, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver, Hans de Weers & Sim van Veen) Stricken 2010 Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actor Stricken Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actor The Storm Golden Calves Best Actor Stricken Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands Golden Film (with Antoinette Beumer, Fedja van Huêt, Anna Drijver, Hilde De Laere, Rachel van Bommel & Sander van Meurs) Loft 2011 Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actor Loft Golden and Platinum Film, Netherlands Platinum Film (with Antoinette Beumer, Fedja van Huêt, Anna Drijver, Hilde De Laere, Rachel van Bommel & Sander van Meurs) Loft 2013 Gouden Notekraker Television Gold Van Gogh; een huis voor Vincent 2014 Rembrandt Awards Best Dutch Actor Mannenharten 2016 Golden Calves Best Actor in a Television Drama Klem Televizier-Ring Gala Golden Televizier-Ring (with Monic Hendrickx, Sigrid ten Napel, Stijn Taverne, Niels Gomperts, Loek Peters, Olga Zuiderhoek, Raymond Thiry, Hajo Bruins, Medina Schuurman, Gijs Naber, Jacqueline Blom, Marcel Musters, Eric Corton, Joost Koning, Peter Blok & Jacob Derwig) Black Widow 2018 German Screen Actors Awards Best Leading Actor Bad Banks German Television Academy Awards Best Leading Actor Bad Banks 2020 German Television Awards Best Actor Bad Banks 2021 Bavarian TV Awards Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television Du sollst nicht lügen