Chris Peters is one of the most compelling actors of his generation. In 2026, he won the Dutch Academy Award (Golden Calf) for Best Actor for his portrayal of Marco van Basten in the seven-part Videoland series Basta (2026). He is currently filming the six-part NPO drama series Koning van de Wallen, directed by Tim Oliehoek, alongside Gijs Naber.
Chris Peters
Chris graduated from the Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2017 and made his breakthrough with the title role in Tonio (2016). On stage, he played the lead in the production of Turks Fruit (2018/2019).
He starred in the series Ik val niet, ik dans (2025), Nemesis (2024), Een moord kost meer levens (2023), De Poli (2023), Childhood Dreams (2023), Sleepers (2022), the Netflix Original Dirty Lines (2022) and Rampvlucht (2022).
On the big screen he appeared in Dutch film adaptation of Tommy Wieringa’s bestselling novel Joe Speedboot (2026) directed by Sam de Jong, in Krazy House (2024) alongside Alicia Silverstone, Nick Frost and Gaite Jansen, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He also played one of the leads in Michiel van Erp’s Niemand in de stad (2018), a coming-of-age drama about three friends in Amsterdam that received critical acclaim. Other film credits include Open Seas (2018) and De Poel (2014).
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