Gijs Blom

Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom ( ; ; born 2 January 1997) is a Dutch actor. He starred in the films Jongens and The Forgotten Battle (2020). He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his performance in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King (2020).

Early life and education Blom is from Amsterdam. He is the son of stage actress Marloes van den Heuvel. He graduated with a degree in theatre from Amsterdam University of the Arts' Academy of Theatre and Dance in 2021.

Career From 2007 to 2009, Blom starred in the musical Ciske de Rat. In 2011, Blom landed his first feature film role in Maria Peeters' Sonny Boy. He then had small roles in the 2012 television films Urfeld and Eine Frau verschwindet; the latter a German production.

Blom starred as Sieger in the 2014 coming-of-age romance film Jongens, for which he received critical acclaim and a Golden Calf nomination for Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival. That same year, he produced and starred as Thijmen in the short film Escapade and appeared in the films Analgesics, Nena, and Pijnstillers.

Blom starred as a disillusioned Axis soldier Marinus van Staveren in the multilingual World War II film The Forgotten Battle alongside Jamie Flatters and Susan Radder. It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on Netflix in 2021. He also appeared in the films Dead & Beautiful and The Dutch Boys. Blom has a role in the Globoplay series Fallen.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2011 Sonny Boy Wim2014 Sickos Olivier Nena Carlo Pijnstillers Casper Escapade Thiamin Short film Golden Calf Awards Best Actor 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program The Letter for the King