Patrick Martens

Patrick Martens (born 4 April 1978) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for his role of Mike Bosboom in the youth soap opera Zoop. He also played the role of Morris Fischer in the soap opera Goede tijden, slechte tijden.

Career

Martens played the role of Mike Bosboom in the youth soap opera Zoop. The first season of the show aired in 2004. Martens began working for Nickelodeon in 2006 and he presented multiple children's shows, including Under The Ground, Supernick and Nick Battle. He worked for Nickelodeon for seven years.

In 2008, Martens participated in the 8th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?. In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of a show, called Wie is de Mol? Renaissance, which featured only contestants of previous seasons. He played a role in the 2013 film App directed by Bobby Boermans. In 2014, he appeared in the film Gooische Vrouwen 2 directed by Will Koopman. Martens and Tanja Jess presented the talk show RTL Breakfast Club in 2015.

In 2019, Martens became a co-host of the show 5 Uur Live. He presented the show together with Daphne Bunskoek, Jamie Trenité and Caroline Tensen. The show ended in 2020. He was also a co-presenter of the show Koffietijd. The last episode of Koffietijd aired in May 2023. He finished in first place. He was also a contestant in a 2021 episode of the game show Oh, wat een jaar!.

Martens and Georgina Verbaan presented the television show Date Smakelijk in 2023. He was a contestant in a 2024 episode of the quiz show Waku Waku.

Selected filmography

As actor (television)

Zoop Goede tijden, slechte tijden

As actor (film)

2005: Zoop in Africa 2006: Zoop in India 2007: Zoop in South America 2013: App 2014: Gooische Vrouwen 2

As contestant

2008: Wie is de Mol? 2012: De Jongens tegen de Meisjes 2015: De Jongens tegen de Meisjes 2019: Britt's Beestenbende 2020: Wie is de Mol? Renaissance (anniversary season) 2021: Het Perfecte Plaatje 2021: Oh, wat een jaar! 2023: Beat the Champions VIPS 2024: Waku Waku 2026: The House of Hide and Seek

As presenter

Koffietijd 2015: RTL Breakfast Club 2019–2020: 5 Uur Live 2023: Lettrix 2023: Date Smakelijk