Philip Freriks

Philip Freriks

Acting
1944-07-27
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Biography

Philip Freriks is a Dutch television host, journalist and columnist.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1De Slimste Mens

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes as Self - Presenter

8.5 / 10
Talk

A quizshow presented by Philip Freriks and one-man jury Maarten van Rossum.

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#2Fortuyn: On-Hollands

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes as Self (archive footage)

8.0 / 10
Documentary

What does Pim Fortuyn's legacy mean for the Netherlands today? How have his rise and his assassination changed the political and societal debate on migration? And what does that say about Dutch views on tolerance and diversity? In the eight-part KRO-NCRV documentary series Fortuyn: Un-Hollands, producer mint film office gives a voice to people who were barely heard at the time, but who were right at the center of the Fortuyn debate. Critics, political allies and opponents, men and women, with a bicultural background and white, tell how they experienced the Fortuyn revolt and what influence Pim Fortuyn had – and still has – on their lives and positions in the Netherlands.

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#3In de voetsporen van

Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#4Nederland leest Oeroeg

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
TV Movie

Reading relay of the novel 'Oeroeg' by Hella Haasse by eighty well-known and lesser-known Dutch people. Each person reads a page aloud, after which the book is passed on to the next reader. Philip Freriks, news anchor and ambassador for Nederland Leest, opens the reading relay. Director Shireen Strooker concludes it. 'Oeroeg' is Hella Haasse's debut novel from 1948. Haasse tells the story of the friendship between an Indonesian boy and the son of a Dutch administrator at a tea plantation in the Dutch East Indies before the Second World War. Gradually, the two boys grow apart. When the narrator, the Dutch boy, returns to the Indies—which has not yet quite become Indonesia—after studying in Delft, their estrangement turns out to have grown into a chasm. The final sentence reads: "Am I forever a stranger in the land of my birth, on the soil from which I do not wish to be uprooted? Time will tell."

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#5Maarten en Philip op het Spoor

Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes as Self

8.8 / 10
Reality

Eighteen months without Philip and Maarten was far too long, so we are delighted to have them back. In a five-part series for Omroep MAX, the iconic duo travels along historic railway lines and through modern stations, experiencing memorable encounters while discovering the soul of Europe.

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#6Grandpa Cor

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.1 / 10
ComedyDrama

When Grandpa Cor has to take care of his grandson Coentje, he gets tempted to participate in a card tournament and loses track of Coentje. His daughter Carola is furious and forbids her father from having any further contact with his grandson

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#7The Passion 2012: Live in Rotterdam

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m as Narrator

8.8 / 10
MusicTV Movie

The Passion tells the story of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus. Well-known Dutch artists such as Danny de Munk, Frans Bauer and Berget Lewis tell this age-old story using contemporary Dutch pop songs

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