Laurien Van den Broeck
Actress , Creator & screenwriter
About
Laurien Van den Broeck is a Belgian actress working across film, television, and
theatre.
Laurien played her first feature film role at the age of eleven: Mariken (2000),
directed by André van Duren and co-written by Academy Award winner Willeke van Ammelrooy.
Aged 13, she played the leading female role in Moonlight (2002) for which she was
awarded the Young Actor's Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival and for which she was nominated the Golden Calf for Best Actress (the
Dutch equivalent of the Oscar) at the Netherlands Film Festival. Moonlight was
directed by Academy Award nominee Paula van der Oest.
In 2003 Laurien starred in De zaak Alzheimer (2003), best Box Office for a Belgian
film of all time. She played Magdalena Vermeer in Brush with Fate (2003), with Glenn Close and Ellen Burstyn.
In 2007-2008 she played in Sara (2007) and Witse (2004), two of the most popular
Belgian TV series of all time.
After an intense early acting career, Laurien took a break from the screen to
pursue a PhD in Materials Science Engineering, focusing on bone regeneration,
while also founding her own business with family.
She is currently developing her theatre production Eriopis, set to premiere in
March 2027. At the same time, she is preparing for the release of her arthouse
short film Alter Ego and developing a horror short film, Dolores.
Biography originally based on a text by Willo Schröer.
Acting Awards
Young Actor’s Award 2003 - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Nomination Golden Calf for Best Actress 2003 - Netherlands Film Festival
Quotes
"Anchored by Ms. Van den Broeck’s astonishingly self-assured performance. She’s like a Belgian Dakota Fanning.” – The New York Times on her role in Moonlight
“The trump card of Moonlight is the 13-year-old leading actress Laurien Van den Broeck, who makes clear that a good film actress doesn’t need many lines to make a big achievement.” – De Volkskrant, October 2002
“I predict Laurien wins an Academy Award within five years.” – André van Duren, director of Mariken
“The young actress Laurien Van den Broeck can do it all.” – Skrien, 2002
Education and Training
Selftape & Audition, Marina Wijn & David Lammers (2025) - Utrecht
The Power of the Actor, Ivana Chubbuck (2025) – by Romy Irene at Jan Fabre – Troubleyn, Antwerp
Rutger Hauer Film Factory (2008) – by Rutger Hauer and others, Rotterdam
Work with me
Address
Antwerp, Belgium
Agent inquiries
Phone
+32 492 39 36 02
