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Hans Kesting

Hans Kesting

Actor · Born October 6, 1960 (66) · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Hans Kesting was born on 6 October 1960 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Character (1997), 't Schaep met de 5 pooten (2006) and Centraal Medisch Centrum (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 6, 1960 (66)
From
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 68 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 36% in 30 days

What are Hans Kesting's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Shadowas Henk de Koning in Uncle Hank (2012)
  • Threshold guardianas Rinus Boorsma in The Hunt (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
2
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hans Kesting's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hans Kesting'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

68 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • BASTA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Joop van Basten

  • Downtown(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Boomers(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jimpa(2025)

    as Uri

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Welkom in Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Hunt(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rinus Boorsma

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • ITA Live Encore: Ibsen House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cees, Vincent

  • Sleepers(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sint & de leeuw 2021 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Busje Komt Zo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • A Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Caleb / Luke / Traylor

  • No. 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Karl

  • ITA Live: Oedipus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Oedipus

  • Roman Tragedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Antony

  • ITA Live: Kings of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Richard III

  • Kings of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Richard III

  • Sint & paul pakken uit! 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Nieuw Zeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Ares(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maurits Zwanenburg

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • High Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pepijn Goudakker

  • Sint & paul pakken uit! 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sinterklaas

  • DNA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Maurice Jonker

  • Sint & paul pakken uit! 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Open Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as father Jacob

  • A Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Caleb, Luke, and Taylor

  • Sint & de leeuw 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Speechless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Roel

  • Sint & de leeuw 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Centraal Medisch Centrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Philippe Meertens

  • Wasted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mr. Dorsman

  • Flikken Rotterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Albert van Ardenne

  • Sint & de leeuw 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Bagels & Bubbels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lex Goossens

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

    as Detective

  • Noord Zuid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Plesman

  • Sint & de leeuw 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sinterklaas

  • The Amazing Wiplala(2014)

    as Atlas

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Uncle Hank(2012)

    as Henk de Koning

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Moordvrouw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Andreas Maier

  • Lijn 32 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Philip van Henegouwen

  • Code Blue(2011)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

  • Sterke Verhalen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Barman Swift

  • Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Martin

  • Spion van Oranje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • 't Vrije Schaep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Sjon

  • Moordwijven(2007)

    as Evert-Jan Kroonenberg

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love Is All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Presentator 2

  • Kapitein Rob en het geheim van professor Lupardi(2007)

    as Chef Commando’s

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Eigenheimers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Alexander Dumouge

  • Night Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Joris

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

    Show 27 episodes · as Officier van Justitie Frits Oostwegel

  • Anna II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Boer

  • Leef! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sjaak

  • A Happy Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Young Kees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Meester

  • Intensive Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Albert Kooimans

  • Miss Minoes(2001)

    as Harrie de Haringman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Character(1997)

    as Jan Maan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Punk Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hanekroot

  • Baantjer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Friso van Maerseelte-Bergeneyck · as Frits Raven

  • Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as C.V. Gerritsen

  • Oude Tongen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Agent Berg

  • De bunker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Vincent & Theo(1990)

    as Andries Bonger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lily Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Piccolo

  • De stilte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam : The Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Friedrich Bruckmann

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles, 66 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Miss Minoes (2001)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Character (1997)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Miss Minoes (2001)

Film career

19892026

Peak 1990 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 68: 68 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
9010

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hans Kesting's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Jimpa (2025)

81st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Character (1997)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. 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 Hans Kesting work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hans Kesting's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Romana Vrede shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers