Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
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Jeroen van Koningsbrugge | |
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 van Koningsbrugge (2019) | |
| Born | 3 September 1973 Nispen, Netherlands |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, singer, director, presenter |
| Years active | 1999-present |
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (born 3 September 1973) is a Dutch actor, comedian, singer, director and presenter.[1] He was a member of the television programme De Lama's and together with his friend Dennis van de Ven he makes the satirical television shows Neonletters and Draadstaal.[2][3] Together with Van de Ven he has a band called Jurk!.[4]
Television appearances
Van Koningsbrugge is known as one of the comedians in the television show De Lama's together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Ruben Nicolai.[5] The show is a Dutch adaptation of the show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. In 2006, they won the Gouden Televizier-Ring award for the show.[5][6]
Van Koningsbrugge is also a film actor. He won the Best Actor Rembrandt Award for his role in the 2010 film Loft directed by Antoinette Beumer.[7] He played roles in the films Clean Hands (2015) and Riphagen (2016).[8][9]
He played the role of Judas Iscariot in the 2015 edition of The Passion, a Dutch Passion Play held every Maundy Thursday since 2011.[10] Van Koningsbrugge and Beau van Erven Dorens presented the 2016 edition of De Nationale IQ Test.[11] In 2020, he was one of the panel members in the first season of the television show I Can See Your Voice.[12] Since 2022, Van Koningsbrugge, Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Ruben Nicolai perform theatre shows under the name TAFKAL (The Artists Formerly Known As Lama's).[13][14]
He was one of the team captains in the 2023 television show Alles is Muziek presented by Marieke Elsinga.[15][16] The show ended after six episodes as a result of disappointing viewing figures.[17][18] He also presents the show Jeroen’s Abandoned Adventures in which he travels to abandoned places.[19] The first season of the show aired in 2024.[19]
Van Koningsbrugge has presented multiple seasons of the television show Kamp Van Koningsbrugge in which civilians undergo special forces training.[20][21] In 2025, he presented Strijders, a competitive show which has been described as a spin-off of Kamp Van Koningsbrugge.[22][23] In the show, two teams led by former commandos Ray Klaassens and Dai Carter compete against each other in physical challenges.[23][24]
Since September 2025, he appears in commercials of the supermarket chain Albert Heijn.[25]
He was interviewed by Jeroen Pauw in an episode of the television show 5 jaar later.[26]
Personal life
Van Koningsbrugge and actress Marie-Claire Witlox married in 2005 in Las Vegas.[27]
