Poal Cairo

Actor · Born April 30, 1973 (53) · Netherlands

Poal Cairo is a Dutch actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Dimitri 'Dozer' Verhoeven in the Netflix Original series FERRY: De Serie. With 20 years of experience, Poal has appeared many times on both the big and small screen in his birth country The Netherlands, as well as internationally. His film credits include the German films Trunk (2024) and Rheingold (2022), the Belgian movie Zillion (2022). Dutch film credits include Helium, Dormis, Purgatorium Series such as FERRY: De Serie, Een Moord Kost Meer Levens, Het Gouden Uur, Van Der Valk, Baantjer: Het Begin and Celblok H are also part of his oeuvre. In 2020, Poal had the honor of being nominated for Prison City Film Festival's 'Major Awards' in the category 'Best Supporting Actor' for his role as 'Freek' in short film On Air. Outside of acting, Poal is a father and family man. In 2022 he launched his podcast 'Kloten Met Motors' that takes place in a garage in Amsterdam. In this podcast he invites actors and motorcycle enthusiasts to discuss their shared love for motorcycles (and working on them).

What are Poal Cairo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titles30^th

Drama2 titles48^th

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

Self

43%

Morality

20%

Society

14%

Survival

10%

Bonds

6%

Power

6%

Identity3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Shadowas The Driver in Trunk: Locked In (2023)
Shadowas Johnny Wormgoor in Amsterdam Vice

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Absurd

2

Contemplative

3

Thrilling

2

Dread

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 Unsettling4 Bittersweet2 Haunting2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet1
Tragic1
Ambiguous4

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 Poal Cairo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece2 titles, show their 2 titles on PBS Masterpiece
Walter Presents1 title, show their title on Walter Presents

Subscription and free streaming for Poal Cairo'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

41 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Fanboy(2026)
as Bjorn
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Single Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 15 episodes · as Nico
Hein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Mauro
De Vaandeldrager Vijf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Actor
Trunk: Locked In(2023)
as The Driver
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Een moord kost meer levens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Toontje
Ferry: The Series(2023)
Show 8 episodes · as Dimitri 'Dozer' Verhoeven
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Incognito(2023)
Show 3 episodes · as Yessin
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Rheingold(2022)
as Mike
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Zillion(2022)
as Gino
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Golden Hour(2022)
Show 4 episodes · as Leander
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Dormis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
On Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Freek
Dealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Romeo
Haru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Mysterious Samurai
Van der Valk(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Hans Lansing
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Amsterdam Vice(2019)
Show 6 episodes · as Johnny Wormgoor
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Stanley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 4 episodes · as Bobby da Costa
Bears Love Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Actor
Cobain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Paul
Zenith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 8 episodes · as Boris
Grand Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Flikken Rotterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Redja Bosnak
Alberta(2016)
as Dragonfoot
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Arrêt Pipi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Quasi
Kristen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Ivan
Clean Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Ab
Lillemand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Alfons
Der Kaiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
Celblok H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 3 episodes · as Niels Jasper
Heer & Meester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Branko Bezobolan
Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Vince
Only Decent People(2012)
as Latino met Litteken
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Moordvrouw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Man in loods
Godforsaken True Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Mike
Amsterdam Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Sander Beenders
In Real Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Jules
Allerzielen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Man met hond (segment "Storm")
Familie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 12 episodes · as Thasos
Medisch Centrum West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 1 episode · as Bart
Luthière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Vader

Career shape

Star power in the 81^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Only Decent People (2012)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Zillion (2022)

Midcredits 88^th

Film career

19882026

Peak 2023 · 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.

2012Screen debut· Only Decent People
2023Career best· Ferry: The Series
2023Career best· Trunk - Locked In

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting40 of 40 · 61^st

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Poal Cairo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52^nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

39^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser6
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Zillion (2022)

Midcredits 88^th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. 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 Poal Cairo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Poal Cairo's MovieCove titles; Hilde De Laere shares the most, 2.

Hilde De Laere2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Hilde De Laere