Hein van der Heijden


Hein van der Heijden is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.

Career

In 1983, Hein finished the theatre school in Arnhem.
With his graduation project he won the prize 'Friends of the theatre' for his role in a piece of Woody Allen
In 1989, Hein signed at Toneelgroep Amsterdam, until 2001, when he broke up with Toneelgroep Amsterdam to start a career as freelance actor.
In 2001, he appeared in a play by Cyrus Frisch.
In 2002, he had his musical debut in the musical "Frank Sinatra: That's life" as Frank Sinatra.
In 2004, he played the role of Scar in the Dutch version of The Lion King, for both roles he was nominated for the John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards. In 2007, Hein won the Arlecchino prize for his role in the stageplay "Mighty society 4".

Stage and Film career