Waldemar Torenstra

AKA:

0.1959

1974-03-29

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Biography

Crew Roles

The Swap

Scenario Writer

Creator

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {54}

Gerrit

2002-09-06 6.333

Yes Nurse! No Nurse!

In the guest-house of sister Klivia, the inhabitants are very cheerful and good-hearted persons whose open communal lifestyle is contrasted with the life of somewhat nasty and complaining neighbour Mr ...

Genre :Comedy, Music

Paul

2017-12-07 4.833

Gek van geluk

Single mum Lena is struggling with her job: she's a writer of love songs, but because of the lack of romance in her life, she's not inspired anymore. Her friend Valerie thinks she has the perfect solu ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy

Hendrik Helder

2013-05-14 5.4

Leve Boerenliefde

A farmer lost his wife and is anything but looking for a new romance. But when a popular TV dating show plans to film a new episode on his farm, he is lured into becoming a participant in the show to ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Eddy Merckx

2012-03-28 6.167

Allez, Eddy

When the village’s first supermarket opens its doors in 1975, Freddy’s isolated life is turned upside down. To celebrate its opening, the supermarket organises a bicycle race of which the winner will ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama, Family

Loodgieter

2004-11-01 9

Ibbeltje

Ibbeltje is a funny, curious and enterprising girl who is not afraid of anything. She lives with her mother, father and talking cats in a sleepy town. When her mother climbed on a day in fear of a dog ...

Genre :Family

Bob

2008-03-20 5.45

Summer Heat

Photographer Bob loses his girlfriend. A year later he meets Kathleen. Is she in love? Or does she use him for her dark dealings with the mafia? ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Romance

Roy

1999-04-17 5

Jesus Is a Palestinian

Natasha goes to Limburg to collect her brother Ramses, who has joined a sect, so he can consent to cutting their father's life support. ...

Genre :Comedy

Harry Meijer

2010-04-15 5.884

The Happy Housewife

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Frank

2008-10-15 6.7

Bride Flight

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. ...

Genre :Drama

Teun

2011-02-10 6.8

My Grandpa the Bankrobber

In order to find her father in Surinam Grace is forced to take some desperate measures. Grace is the only black child of an all-white family, desperate to find out everything about her Surinam father. ...

Genre :Family, Adventure

Marco Kroon

2023-09-14 6.2

Line of Fire

The story of Dutch commando Marco Kroon, who, after becoming the first recipient of his country's highest military award in over five decades, finds himself in the crosshairs of the law for alleged dr ...

Genre :Drama

2009-06-01 8.5

Life is Beautiful

Erasmus compiled a few thousand Adagia, each exemplifies the classical truths that are our timeless and everyday wisdom. Life is Beautiful shows us just how wondrous life really is, by reflecting, qui ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Self

2023-09-25 0

Mag ik je aanraken?

How do Dutch actors in the post-#MeToo era look back at intimate scenes and what do they think about the arrival of the intimacy coordinator? From her experience as an actress and filmmaker, Tamar van ...

Genre :Documentary

Luuk

2022-07-07 5.7

Zwanger & Co

Merel, a single midwife, is done with men, but her biological clock is ticking inexorably. And yes, she gets pregnant. However, the whole family suddenly seems pregnant. Her 60-plus father Piet has ju ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy

Jonge Simon

2005-03-02 0

Broken Red

What happens if you take the law into your own hands, start correcting the legal system on your own initiative? Hans Croiset, André van den Heuvel, Bram van der Vlugt and Kitty Courbois in their roles ...

Genre :Thriller

Bakker Jan

2005-11-10 4

Diep

A story about the 14 year old Heleen who makes the transition of child to adult with pain and effort in the wild 70s. While her parents going to divorce she is exploring the world of sex, drugs and lo ...

Genre :Drama

2014-06-18 4.5

Icehorse

Jonny, a deadbeat groomer, follows a young woman through the streets of Amsterdam to find out if she is the girl he accidentally killed in a recurring dream, a hallucination or, worse, a memory. ...

Genre :Drama

Sjaak Dros

2005-10-06 4.889

Johan

Johan Dros is born as eleventh consecutive son of soccer-obsessed pa Rinus, who raises his boys mainly as the small island Texel's team. Johan's rare reprieves from training for a sport he doesn't car ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Mike

2009-09-28 7

Drop Dead!

What begins as an exciting parachute jumping adventure takes a nightmarish turn, when the instructor shows signs of suicidal behavior. ...

Genre :Comedy

2004-09-29 0

Profs

Short film about a soccer player's wife, who begins to feel remorse for the revenge, especially planned by her fellow-footballer's wives, on her adulterous husband. Eventually, she adopts the right, i ...

Genre :Drama

Hermann van Blomen

2024-04-25 0

Amsterdam Undercover: Blood Diamonds

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Waldemar Torenstra

2017-01-26 5.8

Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman

Alcoholic and low budget stuntman Ron Goossens has to get The Netherlands' most successful actrice between the sheets in order to save his own marriage. Will he succeed? A new outrageous comedy from t ...

Genre :Action, Comedy

2017-04-26 6

The Swap

When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother Arne again after many years. He makes an effort to get close to Arne and invites him to a prestigiou ...

Genre :

Thijs

2017-12-21 6.9

No Such Thing as Housewives

Two modern women and their free-spirited mother struggle to balance their private, professional and family lives. ...

Genre :Comedy

Morris

2012-06-01 0

Balance

Friends Henderson and Morris are climbing a mountain, connected by a rope. They take an easy passage, but a loss of oversight leads to Henderson's fall. Morris cannot prevent falling too. Seconds late ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Gerco

2018-12-06 6

All You Need Is Love

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Max

2019-05-09 7.2

Single Street

Cardiac surgeon Monqiue has centered her life around her work. When extraverted gay artist Max moves in next door they develop a friendship which makes her realise there is more to life than work. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Jurre de Cock

2019-04-18 6.076

Amsterdam Vice

A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family. ...

Genre :Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama

Nick

2008-03-06 4.6

Tiramisu

Bookkeeper Jacob newest client is the talented and flamboyant actress Anne. They first meet each other on her houseboat, the morning after the premiere of Anne's new theatrical play. Anne has made a m ...

Genre :Drama, Mystery

Thomas

2021-11-04 6

Alles op Tafel

Seven friends meet up for dinner and decide to play a revealing game. During the evening deep personal secrets will surface and threaten their relationships. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

2025-06-25 10

Twinkle Twinkle Little Elephant

Ollie lives in a busy city with her parents and half-sister Nim, who has Down’s syndrome. While Ollie loves Nim, it often feels like a responsibility. At their grandmother Antje’s 75th birthday, they ...

Genre :Family, Adventure, Music

Yorick Lin

2025-09-04 5.8

Revenge

Samir “Gio” Daoudi, a young man whose life is shattered when his brother is murdered in a gangland execution in Amsterdam. As Gio rises through the ranks of Europe’s drug underworld, he becomes a key ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Action

Joris Hulskamp

2012-12-16 6.125

Divorce

Three guys, all in their late 30s and early 40s, are going through a divorce. They decide to live together for a while to get through the tough times. As they go through the ups and downs of their sha ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Sven

2021-09-21 0

Adem in, Adem uit

Genre :Comedy, Crime

Kandidaat

2012-11-08 0

Maestro

Genre :Reality

Nick Roest

2015-11-22 7.7

Vechtershart

Genre :Drama

Self - Candidate

2016-10-31 7.25

Het Perfecte Plaatje

Genre :

Jim

2022-04-18 0

Het Herriehofje

Genre :Kids, Drama

Rinus de Gier

2004-03-19 0

Grijpstra & de Gier

Genre :Crime, Drama

2020-10-18 0

Ondersteboven van Afrika

Waldemar Torenstra makes a road trip from Cape Town to Cairo in 'Upside Down by Africa'. He rides a motorcycle through Africa in search of stories that have not been told before with historical facts ...

Genre :

Roderik van Zuylen

2022-10-02 5.5

Five Live

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Ivo

2025-02-28 6

Roosters

Facing a world that has evolved without them, four friends clumsily try to adapt while keeping their relationships and careers intact. ...

Genre :Comedy

Jurre de Cock

2019-12-30 5.5

Amsterdam Vice

It is the time of major social changes, squatter riots and demonstrations. The idealistic young detective Jurre de Cock is just starting at station Warmoesstraat. His partner, the purebred Amsterdamme ...

Genre :Crime

Hein van Vlijmen

2012-01-14 4.6

Lijn 32

Genre :Drama

Daan

2017-09-10 5

Meisje van Plezier

Genre :Drama

Willem Keijzer

2017-03-12 6.5

Suspects

Suspects is about the team Criminal Intelligence of the Amsterdam police. They have to deal with eight modern crime cases that are difficult to solve. The team hooks up in each case in order to comple ...

Genre :Crime

2001-02-19 0

Luifel & Luifel

Genre :Crime, Drama

David Vogel

2011-11-14 0

Mixed Up

Mixed up is a drama series about the editorial staff of women's magazine ZIJ, in which the battle between the men and women on the editorial staff can get quite fierce. ...

Genre :Drama

Andy

2005-08-16 2

Lieve Lust

Lieve Lust is a relationship comedy. The series revolves around the lives of six people in their thirties in Amsterdam. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Harry van Lennep

1990-10-01 5.125

Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden

Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes ...

Genre :Soap

1996-05-17 6.5

Dit Was Het Nieuws

Dit was het nieuws is a Dutch television program of RTL4, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with ...

Genre :Talk, Comedy, News

Donny de Jonge

2024-11-10 0

Hein

Genre :Family, Kids

Self

2025-03-12 7

Shaolin Heroes

The new Videoland Original Shaolin Heroes takes adventure reality to a new level. Ten well-known participants will follow the ancient path of the Shaolin Warrior Monks. They travel to Asia where they ...

Genre :

Bert

2025-03-21 8

Bennie

Growing up is hard enough. But what is this like growing up with Down syndrome? And what effect does this have on your family? 'Bennie', inspired by the life story of Barry Atsma, is a heart-warming s ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy