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Nils Verkooijen

Nils Verkooijen

Actor · Born March 12, 1997 (29) · Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Nils Verkooijen is a Dutch actor, primarily known for portraying school bullies and "bad guy" characters. He has played such roles in films like Spijt! and Dik Trom, but his most famous portrayal of a villain is in the movie Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 12, 1997 (29)
From
Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 40 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 41% in 30 days

What are Nils Verkooijen's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
25%
Survival
21%
Self
16%
Society
6%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · 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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Devastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Nils Verkooijen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nils Verkooijen'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

40 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Grand Hotel by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Paradise Morbid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Frank (1970)

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

    Show 1 episode · as Karel Mulder

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Danny

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Bliksem

  • The Jewish Council (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Emil Wertheim

  • Boys Feels: Stand by Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lucas

  • Met Mes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Laurens

  • Berlin Alexanderplatz(2020)

    as Berta

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Promise of Pisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as IJsverkoper

  • Amsterdam Undercover: Death in the Princes' Canal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Melkert

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

    as Lucas

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

    as Max

  • Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nils Verkooijen

  • Run Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • In My Father's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tom

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Leon

  • Baron 1898 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jochem

  • The Admiral(2015)

    as Engel de Ruyter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Happy Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Thomas

  • Dancing on the Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer · Actor

  • Secrets of War(2014)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Regret!(2013)

    as Justin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • 20 Lies, 4 Parents and a Little Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dylan

  • Bobby and the Ghost Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bobby

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

    as jonge Kees

  • Cool Kids Don't Cry(2012)

    as Joep

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hein Balk · as Jannes Beijker

  • Seinpost Den Haag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudi Maasdijk

  • The Secret Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Thomas

  • Dik Trom(2010)

    as Dolf Jr.

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 19 episodes · as Bart

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

    Actor

  • Where Is Winky's Horse? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Joris

  • Worst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Winky's Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nils

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Lommen

  • Engel en Broer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Roel

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 38 of them dated from 2004 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Regret! (2013)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

20042025

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2005Screen debut· Winky's Horse

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 39 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting1 of 40: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Nils Verkooijen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 37. 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 Nils Verkooijen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nils Verkooijen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dennis Bots shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers