Dutch actor Michiel Huisman began his career on Dutch television working in an episode of ‘Voor hete vuren’ in 1995. Three years later, in 1998, he became a part of the longest running Dutch soap opera ‘Goede tijden, slechte tijden’ and played the supporting role of Rover in its 11 episodes. The same year he worked in an episode of tv series ‘Kees & Co’. The next year, he began appearing in the recurring role of Pelle in the police series ‘Spangen’ (4 episodes till 2002) and acted in the television movie ‘Suzy Q’. The year 2001 saw him acting in a television movie ‘Uitgesloten’ and an episode of tv series ‘Dok 12’. Additionally, he played the supporting role of Bart in the romantic comedy film and tv series ‘Costa’ (10 episodes). He then appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film ‘Volle Maan’ (2002), took up the lead roles in the comedy drama ‘Phileine Says Sorry’ (2003), the family action adventure ‘Floris’ (2004), the romance drama ‘Johan’ (2005) and had a recurring role in the romance drama series ‘Meiden van De Wit’ (2005).
In 2006, he played a minor supporting role in the Paul Verhoeven’s war film ‘Zwartboek’ (the most successful Dutch film of all time) and also made his international debut with a supporting role in an episode of the British TV series ‘Dalziel and Pascoe’. In 2007, he began appearing in the leading role of Hugo Biesterveld in the romance comedy drama series ‘De co-assistent’ and continued with it for 41 episodes till 2010. In 2010, he was roped in to play the role of Martijn Zwager in the romance drama series ‘Bloedverwanten’ (12 episodes) and was also cast as Sonny, a Dutch busker who plays keyboards and guitar in the HBO’s drama series ‘Treme’. The latter series was set in New Orleans post hurricane Katrina and was about people who try to rebuild their lives while upholding their unique culture. Michiel Huisman acted in the 35 episodes of the series (till 2013). His other projects during this period include films ‘Funny Dewdrop’ (2007), ‘Unmade Beds’, ‘The Young Victoria’, ‘Winterland’ (all 2009) and ‘First Mission’ (2010) as well as BBC television movie ‘Margot’ (2009).
He then played the recurring roles of Liam McGuinnis in the musical soap opera ‘Nashville’ (13 episodes 2012-2014), Cal Morrison in the science fiction thriller series ‘Orphan Black’ (6 episodes, 2014-2015) and Daario Naharis in the 4th season of the fantasy drama series ‘Game of Thrones’ (2014, replacing English actor Ed Skrein who played the role in the 3rd season). His role in the last series was thereafter made a series regular in the 5th and 6th season (2015-2016) and he got to play the character in 13 more episodes. For his work in the series, he was twice nominated, along with other cast members, for the ‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series (2016 and 2017). On television, he was seen in the television movie ‘The Sixth Gun’ (2013) too, whereas on big screen, he became part of the action-adventure horror movie ‘World War Z’ (2013), the biographical adventure drama ‘Wild’ (2014), the fantasy romance drama ‘The Age of Adaline’ and the mystery horror drama ‘The Invitation’ (both 2015. The latter was also a box office hit. In 2016, he starred as Walter Davidson in the Discovery Channel’s 3-part miniseries ‘Harley and the Davidsons’.
Michiel Huisman’s film credits since 2017 are ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’, ‘2:22’, ‘Indian Horse’ (all 2017), ‘Irreplaceable You’, ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’, ‘State Like Sleep’ (all 2018), ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’, ‘The Other Lamb’, ‘The Last Right’ (all 2019), ‘American Dream’, ‘Kate’ and ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ (all 2021). The historical romantic drama ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ received positive reviews from critics and audience and has 81% Tomatometer score and 7.3/10 IMDB rating. The family adventure drama ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ and the sports drama ‘Indian Horse’ have an approval rating of 83% and 80% respectively on Rotten Tomato.
On television, Michiel Huisman was roped in to play the lead roles in the Netflix supernatural horror drama miniseries ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ (10 episodes, 2018) and the HBO Max dark comedy drama mystery thriller series ‘The Flight Attendant’ (8 episodes, 2020). The critically acclaimed first series, wherein he portrayed the character of Steven Crain, was about a family facing haunting memories of their old mansion and the events that eventually led them to flee from it. It won him a nomination at the ‘Saturn Award’ for Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation. The latter series, in which he was seen as Alex Sokolov, revolved around a flight attendant who wakes up one morning in hotel room to find a dead man next to her and no memories at all as to what happened.. In 2021, he became a part of the six-part ITV thriller series ‘Angela Black’.
Michiel Huisman’s upcoming projects are television series ‘Echo’ and the epic space opera movie ‘Rebel Moon’.
During the time of the Second World War, a girl named Rachel joins the Dutch resistance after Netherlands is occupied by German forces. Eventually, she tries to flee to Southern Netherlands, along with a local man named Rob.
After a car accident, Adaline, a 29 years old widow with a daughter, stops aging any further. She hides her real age and identity from the world and is forever on run. However, when she meets Ellis Jones, she falls for him and decides to attend his parents’ 40th anniversary celebration. Here, her secret might get revealed.
Based on Queen Victoria’s early reign, the film portrays her life since the time she was the heir presumptive. Subjected to a political tug of war in the family, she has a difficult time until she accedes to the throne. The film then goes on to depict her struggle as a young queen, her marriage to Prince Albert, their initial fights, ending with their final reconciliation.
After the death of her mother, who had taken great pains to raise her and her brother, Cheryl Strayed finds herself sliding deep into drug addiction which breaks her marriage. To pull herself out of grief and addiction, Cheryl embarks alone on a 1000-miles Pacific Crest Trail hike. As she faces setbacks and hazards, it proves to be a journey of self-discovery.
Based on Max Brooks’s 2006 novel of the same name, the movie follows a former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane who is leading a peaceful and happy life with his family. However, when a lethal virus, that turns healthy humans into zombies, threatens to wipe out the humanity, he travels the world to unravel the source of infection and if possible, its cure.
A Boy Called Christmas is a fantasy adventure drama film which tells the story of an ordinary young boy named Nikolas, who sets off towards the snowy north on an adventure in search of his father. He is accompanied by a reindeer and his loyal pet mouse. He eventually finds himself in the fabled village of the elves named Elfhelm.
The Invitation is a horror thriller film which tells the story of Will and his girlfriend Kira, who is invited for a dinner party, by Will’s ex-wife Eden and her new husband David. Soon, Will starts to believe that there is an ulterior motive behind why she invited him and Kira.
The Red Sea Diving Resort is a historical drama thriller film which revolves around a deserted retreat in Sudan, which was used to smuggle refugees to Israel, by several international agents.
In 1914, strong-willed American nurse Lillie Rowe travels to the Ottoman Empire to work for Dr. Jude’s medical mission. She falls in love with Ottoman Imperial Army’s Lieutenant Ismail, who is assigned to escort her to the mission. With the nations on the brink of WWI, she feels torn between her loyalty to the mission and her love for their perceived enemy.
Kate is an assassin who eliminates targets chosen by Varrick, her handler and her mentor, who had raised her like a father. She is assigned to kill a powerful officer in Osaka, but she refuses because he is accompanied by a child. Eventually, she is forced to shoot him at Varrick’s insistence. She soon decides that she will start a new life, after performing a final job. However, someone slips a fatal poison into her, and she has less than 24 hours to find out who is responsible.
