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Benja Bruijning

Benja Bruijning

Actor · Born October 28, 1983 (43) · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Benja Bruijning's (1983) star-turn in the Dutch romantic comedy Family Way (2012) opposite Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) marked his break through to a wide audience. From an early age on Benja has played roles in various films and TV series such as The Cave and Poet on the Zeedijk. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic and Performing Arts in Amsterdam in 2008, Benja landed roles in several popular Dutch TV series and films. He is the star of Dutch box office hits such as the romantic comedies Street of Hearts and Gift from the Heart and plays one of the lead roles in the critically acclaimed show Fighter's Heart, about K1 fighters, which has been picked up for a second season and is the Dutch submission for the International Emmy Awards. Benja is also at home on stage - he played lead roles in the Dutch stage adaptations of Rain Man, Much Ado About Nothing, Monsters, Lulu and performed in a play written by himself: Not Meant That Way. His recent projects included a lead role in two seasons of the TV series Black Tulip, the Dutch feature film The Fury (De Helleveeg) and the television film The Return of the Honey Buzzard. In 2017 he played the lead role in TV series Dr. Anne's Men and the second season of Fighter's Heart.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 28, 1983 (43)
From
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 75% in 30 days

What are Benja Bruijning's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
32%
Bonds
27%
Self
18%
Morality
14%
Survival
9%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Dread
1
Romantic
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Benja Bruijning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benja Bruijning's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Roosters(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Menno Greveling

  • De ring(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Simon Boetzelaar

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Sphinx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert

  • Just Like in the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sander

  • Dag & Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jerry Velthuis

  • Mommy Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jorrit

  • Dirty Lines(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Leon DeWolff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Follow de SOA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Stanley Bruijning

  • De 12 van Schouwendam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rogier van Pallant

  • Kerst bij Koosje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Teun

  • Heirs of the Night(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • House of Salt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Aaron

  • Undercover(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martijn Hofman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Your Mother Should Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Chris

  • The Return of the Honey Buzzard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Simon

  • De mannen van dokter Anne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mark Meijer

  • The Fury(2016)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Vechtershart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as David Roest

  • Black Tulip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Joeri Vonk

  • Gift from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tom

  • New Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Olivier

  • Heart Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Thomas

  • Hoe Duur Was De Suiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nathan

  • Heer & Meester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Guido

  • The Price of Sugar(2013)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Family Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Charlie de Roover

  • Bellicher: Cel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vince Batte

  • Dokter Deen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Fedde IJlstra

  • The Gang of Oss(2011)

    as Jan Greven

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Godforsaken True Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis

  • Amsterdam Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Daan

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Vince Batte

  • LelleBelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jesse

  • Ooit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Taxi 656 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Letter for the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jioesipu

  • The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michael

  • Flikken Maastricht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Thijs Smeets

  • Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Erwan Dantzig

  • Snacken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Costa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Sander

  • The Cave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Young Axel

  • Dense on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Constant

  • Oppassen!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Shocka

  • Omerta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wouter

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Price of Sugar (2013)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Price of Sugar (2013)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Dirty Lines (2022)

Film career

19912025

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2008Screen debut· The Letter for the King

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Benja Bruijning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · actor

Heirs of the Night (2019)

51st percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Price of Sugar (2013)

Midcredits 72nd · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Benja Bruijning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benja Bruijning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; André van Duren shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers