Ruben van der Meer (born 2 June 1970) is a Dutch actor and comedian.

Ruben van der Meer
Born (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 54)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Career

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Music

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Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the band Hakkûhbar.

Film

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In 2019, he played a role in Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin) by Arne Toonen. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets.[1]

Television

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Between 2004 and 2008 he formed part of the core team of comedians in the television show De Lama's, together with Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. The show is a Dutch adaptation of the show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The show was very popular and won the Gouden Televizier-ring in 2006, a prestigious Dutch television award.[2]

In 2009, he presented the show Budget TV together with Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand.

Between 2010 and 2015 he took part in the TV show Echt Waar?! together with Tijl Beckand. The host of this show was Jack Spijkerman.

In 2023, he appeared in the television game show Alles is Muziek.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Baantjer Het Begin bekroond met Gouden Film vanwege 100.000e bezoeker" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Winnaar Gouden Televizier-Ring 2006: De Lama's". Televizier. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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