Vincent van Ommen | |
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Van Ommen at the premiere of A Real Vermeer, 2016
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Born |
The Hague, Netherlands |
14 June 1982
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 2008 – present |
Website | www.vincentvanommen.com |
Vincent van Ommen is a Dutch film and television actor. He is known for his English language work in films like Life is an Art (2010), Amsterdam Heavy (2011), A Morass (2011), and the TV mini-series You Look Stunning Too (2013) in which he played the role of Richard. Video games he voiced for include Planet Explorers and Until I Have You.
Van Ommen is also part of the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam. An annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, other jury members include Rutger Hauer and Roel Reine.
Van Ommen was born on 14 June 1982 in The Hague, the Netherlands. He was raised bilingual, speaking both English and Dutch from an early age.
He studied drama at De Trap, a private school for acting in Amsterdam. After completion he did a post-grad, specializing in acting for film and television. He also studied classical Shakespearean acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and followed an advanced acting course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
He was trained in film and stage combat by Tony Wolf, the Lord of the Rings fighting styles designer.