Acting
Philip Freriks
Born
1944-07-27 (82)
Place of birth
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Known for
Acting
Credits
12 titles
Philip Freriks is a Dutch television host, journalist and columnist.
Known for
8.5No synopsis available yet.
De Slimste Mens
2012
8.0What does Pim Fortuyn's legacy mean for the Netherlands today? How have his rise and his assassination changed the political and societal debate on migration? And what does that say about Dutch views on tolerance and diversity? In the eight-part KRO-NCRV documentary series Fortuyn: Un-Hollands, producer mint film office gives a voice to people who were barely heard at the time, but who were right at the center of the Fortuyn debate. Critics, political allies and opponents, men and women, with a bicultural background and white, tell how they experienced the Fortuyn revolt and what influence Pim Fortuyn had – and still has – on their lives and positions in the Netherlands.
Fortuyn: On-Hollands
2025
8.0After an eighteen-month absence, Philip and Maarten are finally back, to the great delight of many. In a five-part series for Omroep MAX, the iconic duo travels along historic railway lines and through modern stations, experiencing remarkable encounters along the way. During their journey, they not only uncover fascinating stories but also discover the soul of Europe in all its diversity and richness.
Maarten and Philip on the Trail
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Broeders Van Rossem
2023
NRReading relay of the novel 'Oeroeg' by Hella Haasse by eighty well-known and lesser-known Dutch people. Each person reads a page aloud, after which the book is passed on to the next reader. Philip Freriks, news anchor and ambassador for Nederland Leest, opens the reading relay. Director Shireen Strooker concludes it. 'Oeroeg' is Hella Haasse's debut novel from 1948. Haasse tells the story of the friendship between an Indonesian boy and the son of a Dutch administrator at a tea plantation in the Dutch East Indies before the Second World War. Gradually, the two boys grow apart. When the narrator, the Dutch boy, returns to the Indies—which has not yet quite become Indonesia—after studying in Delft, their estrangement turns out to have grown into a chasm. The final sentence reads: "Am I forever a stranger in the land of my birth, on the soil from which I do not wish to be uprooted? Time will tell."
Nederland leest Oeroeg
2009
NRThe documentary that Nada van Nie made about the illness of presenter and theater maker Marc de Hond. The result is a very personal and poignant portrait.
Marc de Hond: Tot de dood ons scheidt
2020
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRThe documentary that Nada van Nie made about the illness of presenter and theater maker Marc de Hond. The result is a very personal and poignant portrait.
Marc de Hond: Tot de dood ons scheidt
2020
5.2When Grandpa Cor has to take care of his grandson Coentje, he gets tempted to participate in a card tournament and loses track of Coentje. His daughter Carola is furious and forbids her father from having any further contact with his grandson
Grandpa Cor
2024
2000s · 3 titles
NRReading relay of the novel 'Oeroeg' by Hella Haasse by eighty well-known and lesser-known Dutch people. Each person reads a page aloud, after which the book is passed on to the next reader. Philip Freriks, news anchor and ambassador for Nederland Leest, opens the reading relay. Director Shireen Strooker concludes it. 'Oeroeg' is Hella Haasse's debut novel from 1948. Haasse tells the story of the friendship between an Indonesian boy and the son of a Dutch administrator at a tea plantation in the Dutch East Indies before the Second World War. Gradually, the two boys grow apart. When the narrator, the Dutch boy, returns to the Indies—which has not yet quite become Indonesia—after studying in Delft, their estrangement turns out to have grown into a chasm. The final sentence reads: "Am I forever a stranger in the land of my birth, on the soil from which I do not wish to be uprooted? Time will tell."
Nederland leest Oeroeg
2009
No synopsis available yet.
De Zaak Braun
2000
Documentary about the inauguration of Queen Juliana on September 6, 1948, presented by Philip Freriks, and produced by NOS Projecten.
1948: Juliana, een nieuwe koningin
2008
Series credits
8.5No synopsis available yet.
De Slimste Mens
2012
8.0What does Pim Fortuyn's legacy mean for the Netherlands today? How have his rise and his assassination changed the political and societal debate on migration? And what does that say about Dutch views on tolerance and diversity? In the eight-part KRO-NCRV documentary series Fortuyn: Un-Hollands, producer mint film office gives a voice to people who were barely heard at the time, but who were right at the center of the Fortuyn debate. Critics, political allies and opponents, men and women, with a bicultural background and white, tell how they experienced the Fortuyn revolt and what influence Pim Fortuyn had – and still has – on their lives and positions in the Netherlands.
Fortuyn: On-Hollands
2025
8.0After an eighteen-month absence, Philip and Maarten are finally back, to the great delight of many. In a five-part series for Omroep MAX, the iconic duo travels along historic railway lines and through modern stations, experiencing remarkable encounters along the way. During their journey, they not only uncover fascinating stories but also discover the soul of Europe in all its diversity and richness.
Maarten and Philip on the Trail
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Broeders Van Rossem
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
In de voetsporen van
2019
No synopsis available yet.
De halve maan
2011