Sven de Ridder

Acting

Sven de Ridder

Born

1974-07-17 (52)

Place of birth

Wilrijk, Flanders, Belgium

Known for

Acting

Credits

80 titles

Sven de Ridder (born 17 July 1974) is a Flemish actor and part of 'Echt Antwaarps Teater'.

Known for

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld poster
7.7

Do we still sing the praises of folly like Erasmus, or is it trendy again to be smart? And if so, who is the smartest? Who can talk about the medals won at the Olympic Games in London, but at the same time knows who Captain Haddock is? Who knows whether Lacan was a hair growth product or a psychoanalyst and can also program their own digital television? Who has déjà vu when leafing through the Encyclopedia Britannica and when reading the interviews with the new Miss Waregem Koerse? Who, oh who, is the smartest person in Flanders, Belgium, Europe, and by extension, the world? That is determined by a fierce battle between three fellow human beings. Every day, someone is eliminated, someone who may not be the smartest, but who is perhaps cherished in their family circle because of their many other talents. The others advance and are joined by a new challenger every day.

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld

2003

Familie poster
6.1

'Familie' is the longest running Belgian soap opera. The Van den Bossches originally had an electronics company, later a holding company that included a clothing chain and a sandwich shop. In the meantime, we closely follow the personal lives of the Van den Bossches and their entourage. Grandma Anna and all her children and grandchildren have been through a lot over time and it doesn't look like their lives will become calmer any time soon.

Familie

1991

De Ideale Wereld poster
8.4

No synopsis available yet.

De Ideale Wereld

2013

Aspe poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Aspe

2004

Spoed poster
7.0

Spoed is a Belgian action drama TV series produced in the Dutch language in Belgium since 2000. The series is also shown on both Flemish/Belgian TV and Dutch TV. The series is directed by Johan Thiels and Guy Thys. The series has produced 217 episodes to date. It may be compared to the American TV programs ER or Chicago Hope.

Spoed

2000

Zone Stad poster
5.2

Zone Stad is a Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible.

Zone Stad

2003

Film credits

2020s · 14 titles

The Memory Game poster
5.7

The body of Nathalie, who disappeared 25 years ago, is found on the Deridder family estate. The event reveals a long-hidden crime, and when secrets are brought forth, the present is overshadowed by the past.

The Memory Game

2023

Nachtwacht: The Crystal Of Evil poster
8.0

Vladimir, Wilko, and Keelin are summoned by the High Council, expecting to be honored. Instead, Xantara, the Council’s president, accuses them of a grave mistake and destroys their symbols, stripping them of their powers. Soon, they discover her true plan: using their stolen powers and the Crystal of Evil to destroy the human world. Powerless but determined, the Nachtwacht must restore their symbols and stop Xantara before it’s too late...

Nachtwacht: The Crystal Of Evil

2025

Save Sandra poster
7.1

Sandra is a sick kid, her parents are looking for the expensive medicine.

Save Sandra

2021

Nachtwacht Show: Het Academie Mysterie poster
NR

Vlad, Keelin, and Wilko teach at the Night Watch Academy. An evil creature is roaming around the Night Watch Academy. Can they figure out what creature it is, and can they stop it? It culminates in a hellish battle between Good and Evil.

Nachtwacht Show: Het Academie Mysterie

2023

Ghastly Brothers poster
6.7

Lilith meets the Ghastly brothers, a pair of strange ghost hunters, at boarding school. When the school falls prey to an infestation of ghosts, they go head-to-head against a horde of fearsome spirits and demonic apparitions in a supernatural battle to save the day.

Ghastly Brothers

2021

Bittersweet Sixteen poster
8.2

A troubled teen grapples with high school rivals, romantic prospects and her parents' separation as she plans the perfect sweet 16 birthday party.

Bittersweet Sixteen

2021

Nachtwacht: De Dag van de Bloedmaan poster
10.0

Vlad, Keelin, and Wilko find themselves in the realm of werewolves. Here, Wilko's father, Lupino, has united the wild werewolf clans in peace. Together with Wilko's sister Rhea, he wants to usher the werewolves into the modern age. However, he is opposed by a few who want to return to the law of the jungle. During a dark sacrificial ritual, they create the Blood Moon, an eternal solar eclipse that makes the werewolves ferocious and wild.

Nachtwacht: De Dag van de Bloedmaan

2021

Duyster poster
1.7

Three students film a documentary about Johannes Duyster, Antwerp's 17th century executioner. This is their footage.

Duyster

2021

#LikeMe Mini Concert poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

#LikeMe Mini Concert

2020

Nachtwacht Show: De Bevroren Sneeuwkoningin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nachtwacht Show: De Bevroren Sneeuwkoningin

2024

Klokkenluider poster
5.8

A darkly comic, character-driven thriller following Ewan, a government whistleblower, and Silke, his forthright Flemish wife, as they are sent to a remote country house in west Belgium. Joined by two close protection officers, they await the arrival of a British journalist.

Klokkenluider

2023

5 Past 12 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

5 Past 12

2025

Nachtwacht Show: Het Donkere Spiegelbeeld poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nachtwacht Show: Het Donkere Spiegelbeeld

2023

Nachtwacht Show: Het Vampierenbal poster
NR

Vlad gets to organize the Vampire Ball this year. It is a great honor for him and he wants to do his utmost to make it a great party. Keelin and Wilko help Vlad organize the prom, but things don't go as expected... A creature from the underworld shows up. Can the Night Watch ensure that the party can go on without a hitch?

Nachtwacht Show: Het Vampierenbal

2021

2010s · 21 titles

Torpedo: U-235 poster
6.4

World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.

Torpedo: U-235

2019

Control poster
6.0

The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them when Verstuyft falls for her charms. Meanwhile, the serial killer has a new victim in sight...

Control

2017

Crazy About Ya poster
6.0

In Crazy About Ya, different characters meet. Sometimes their stories are closely interwoven, sometimes they just brush past each other. But sooner or later everyone runs into the hero of this story, Saint Jan. As a true sanctus ex machina he makes sure that in the end, they are all a bit crazier about each other again.

Crazy About Ya

2010

Nachtwacht: De Poort der Zielen poster
7.2

The residents of the little village called 'Schemermeer', prepare themselves for a large village festival.

Nachtwacht: De Poort der Zielen

2018

Het Huis Anubis: The Return Of Sibuna poster
6.5

Nienke is studying medicine and working at the hospital when Appie is suddenly brought into the emergency room. She discovers that he has been cursed by a Germanic Order. There is only one way to help him and that is to get The Club of the Old Willow back together. It will be a race against time to save Appie, but even more a battle for the old friendship. Can the lure of adventure bring The Club back together? Can the old residents put aside their own differences and disputes?

Het Huis Anubis: The Return Of Sibuna

2010

Frits and Franky poster
5.5

Frits & Franky find a lot of money in a car that crashes into the water. They don't know what to do with it.

Frits and Franky

2013

F.C. De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General poster
5.8

De Kampioenen are about to celebrate their 25th anniversary and want their long-lost original trainer to join them. Meanwhile, an old enemy is released from prison and enters a quest for revenge.

F.C. De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General

2015

Pippa poster
4.1

Pippa and Glenn are done after 5 years of marriage, they both wan't to divorce but can't seem to agree on the devision of everything.

Pippa

2016

Bowling Balls poster
5.2

A movie about the rivalry between two motorcycle gangs.

Bowling Balls

2014

Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema poster
6.5

The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers, composers, principal actors and genre experts. "Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills, promotional art and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers.

Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

2017

Nachtwacht: The Dark Heart poster
8.9

Keelin, Vlad, and Wilko are invited to attend the Kristalceremonie in the Elfenrijk.

Nachtwacht: The Dark Heart

2019

Bingo poster
6.4

After 20 years, Pierre and Claire's neighbors decide to move to Provence for good and sell their house to François and Hilda. Under the motto "better a good neighbor than a distant friend," Pierre and Claire try to befriend their new neighbors, but François and Hilda have a very different view of neighborly love...

Bingo

2013

Isra and the Magical Book poster
NR

When the nine year old Isra goes on a school trip, she winds up in a magical library. There, she finds out that a young boy is held captive in one of the books. In an attempt to save the boy, she starts an adventurous journey into a magical world.

Isra and the Magical Book

2016

K3: Animal Hotel poster
7.4

Kristel has booked a luxurious weekend in a beauty farm. That same weekend, Josje and Karen secretly decide to help Bas in his animal hotel. But when their GPSs are accidentally switched, the three girls arrive at the wrong destination. This causes a lot of hilarious and crazy misunderstandings! But when the animal hotel turns out to be in danger, the girls of K3 must join forces to save it..

K3: Animal Hotel

2014

De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Pratende Paard poster
6.7

The Club of St. Nicholas is surprised when Amerigo, the horse of St. Nicholas, can suddenly talk. They want to discover how this is possible, but before they can find out how this has happened, villain Jef Vandenaere steals the horse. He is hoping to win a talent contest with it. But St. Nicholas' eve can't continue without Amerigo! Will the Club, with the help of Stijn, succeed in finding the horse back on time? And can St. Nicholas' eve still be celebrated this year?

De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Pratende Paard

2014

Cash for Trash poster
6.1

The grown-ups of Tollembeek make a deal with the suspicious Igor. The Russian can dump all his garbage and toxic waste in the village for a year, and he will pay the inhabitants a whole lot of money. Urbanus seizes the opportunity to finally buy his engagement ring for Miss Pussy. But of course, things don't go according to plan...

Cash for Trash

2019

The Verdict poster
6.8

When his wife's murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening... He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him down.

The Verdict

2013

de Smet poster
8.6

The de Smet brothers created a system to live their lives as singles in the most comfortable way. When a new woman moves into their street, their synergy turns out to be a house of cards.

de Smet

2014

No artwork available
NR

This year Sinterklaas again in danger! Villain Doctor Wings Laer and his henchman Igor (Sven De Ridder) disguise themselves and syringes 'bark spray' to all the presents. Thus, all children soon the "barking cough and some Doctor Wings Laar has a drug that he sells for a lot of money. But also the Zwarte Pieten come into contact with the substance, the situation on the steamer is completely out of control. Especially because there is a real dog on board found by the Zwarte Pieten in Spain. It is the stray dog Sophie who hopes that Zwarte Pieten can bring her her favourite animal. Will Sinterklaas and his helpers succeed in disinfecting the presents on time and to bring the dog home safely?

Sinterklaas en het Mysterie op de Stoomboot

2016

Nachtwacht Show: Het Vervloekte Perkament poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nachtwacht Show: Het Vervloekte Perkament

2019

K3: Love Cruise poster
6.5

K3 is special guest on a cruise ship. They have to perform on the ball, and expectations are high. But during the cruise a lot goes wrong. Especially because of all the sabotage from Elvin the Pearl Elf. Of course Hanne, Klaasje and Marthe will be singing many new songs.

K3: Love Cruise

2017

2000s · 4 titles

Series credits

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld poster
7.7

Do we still sing the praises of folly like Erasmus, or is it trendy again to be smart? And if so, who is the smartest? Who can talk about the medals won at the Olympic Games in London, but at the same time knows who Captain Haddock is? Who knows whether Lacan was a hair growth product or a psychoanalyst and can also program their own digital television? Who has déjà vu when leafing through the Encyclopedia Britannica and when reading the interviews with the new Miss Waregem Koerse? Who, oh who, is the smartest person in Flanders, Belgium, Europe, and by extension, the world? That is determined by a fierce battle between three fellow human beings. Every day, someone is eliminated, someone who may not be the smartest, but who is perhaps cherished in their family circle because of their many other talents. The others advance and are joined by a new challenger every day.

De Slimste Mens ter Wereld

2003

Familie poster
6.1

'Familie' is the longest running Belgian soap opera. The Van den Bossches originally had an electronics company, later a holding company that included a clothing chain and a sandwich shop. In the meantime, we closely follow the personal lives of the Van den Bossches and their entourage. Grandma Anna and all her children and grandchildren have been through a lot over time and it doesn't look like their lives will become calmer any time soon.

Familie

1991

De Ideale Wereld poster
8.4

No synopsis available yet.

De Ideale Wereld

2013

Aspe poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Aspe

2004

Aspe poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Aspe

2004

Spoed poster
7.0

Spoed is a Belgian action drama TV series produced in the Dutch language in Belgium since 2000. The series is also shown on both Flemish/Belgian TV and Dutch TV. The series is directed by Johan Thiels and Guy Thys. The series has produced 217 episodes to date. It may be compared to the American TV programs ER or Chicago Hope.

Spoed

2000

Zone Stad poster
5.2

Zone Stad is a Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible.

Zone Stad

2003

Zone Stad poster
5.2

Zone Stad is a Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible.

Zone Stad

2003

Witse poster
6.6

Witse is a Dutch language crime drama produced by Belgian broadcaster VRT and broadcast on their één channel. It is also shown on BVN. First broadcast in 2004, as of 2010 the programme comprises eight series with a ninth and final series planned for 2012. It stars Hubert Damen as the eponymous Witse, a driven inspector in the Belgian federal police based in Halle. It is one of the most popular Flemish television programmes with some 1.6 million viewers. There are also Witse books. The first three were based on the last two episodes of each season, but since 2010 every six months a brand new story is published, written and invented by established Belgian writers, as Bob Van Laerhoven and Bart Van Lierde. The music for Witse is composed by Steve Willaert.

Witse

2004

F.C. De Kampioenen poster
7.4

F.C. De Kampioenen, was a long-running Flemish sitcom chronicling the adventures of a fictional local football team. It aired on the Belgian-Flemish channel één between 1990 and 2011, for 21 seasons with 273 half-hour long episodes, making it one of the most successful comedy programs ever on Belgian television. In 2009 a film had been planned, but has since been cancelled following complaints by the actors about the script. In 2012 the crew announced a new script was written and a movie will be produced. The movie is to be released in December 2013. The series relies heavily on stereotypical characters and farce for its humour. The story is mainly set around a few members of the football club who regularly visit the club canteen before or after a soccer training or match. The canteen is run by Pascale, who is in a relationship with Maurice. The football club is sponsored by the owner of a sausage factory, Balthazar Boma. Next to the field is an antiques shop, owned by the fraudulent Fernand. Most of the episodes are based on misunderstandings or dirty tricks from Fernand.

F.C. De Kampioenen

1990

Vermist poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Vermist

2008

Wolven poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wolven

2012

Nightwatch poster
7.8

Meet Keelin, Vladimir and Wilko, also known as The Nightwatch, a secret covenant with only one purpose: fight the evil from the underworld.

Nightwatch

2015

Medisch Centrum West poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

Medisch Centrum West

1988

Tegen de Sterren op poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Tegen de Sterren op

2010

#LikeMe poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

#LikeMe

2019

Code 37 poster
6.8

Female detective Hannah Maes leads a police squad, specialized in sexual offenses. A smaller, but important part of the story is about the private quest of Hannah. She investigates a past robbery at her home and the subsequent brutal rape of her mother.

Code 37

2009

Twee tot de zesde macht poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Twee tot de zesde macht

2012

Code van Coppens poster
7.0

Exciting challenges and great stunts. That's how we know the Coppens brothers. Now they put special rooms full of scientific puzzles, tests and assignments that their famous friends have to bring to a successful conclusion. What familiar face cracks the Code of Coppens?

Code van Coppens

2019

Fair Trade poster
6.5

Walter Wilson (Kevin Janssens) and Robin De Rover (Ella-June Henrard) once started their careers in the police force with great dedication and noble ideals, but too often saw months of intensive and dangerous detective work lost due to what they considered irrelevant procedural errors, dexterity of expensive lawyers and dubious decisions of foreign judges. They are increasingly colouring outside the lines during their patrols: for example, they tip criminals off about future police actions and get heavily paid for them. Wilson is also addicted (women, booze, drugs...) and that makes him incalculable. When he is suspended from the police force after repeated conflicts, he looks for even more rapprochement with the criminal environment, but in the meantime is tipsy game.

Fair Trade

2021

Ik vraag het aan poster
NR

Destadsbader in a new music program 'I ask it', in which he asks BVs about their favorite song and then asks them to perform it live.

Ik vraag het aan

2024

Assisen poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Assisen

2023

Beste Kijkers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Beste Kijkers

2014

Russian Dolls: Sex Trade poster
7.1

Young women from Lithuania and Russia are taken to Belgium by a gang involved in the sex trade to work as sex slaves.

Russian Dolls: Sex Trade

2005

Scheire and the Creation poster
8.3

Lieven Scheire wanders like a forensic blood hound on planet science and all her secondary planets. Faithfully assisted by Googleman and his one-man house orchestra Stijn Cole.

Scheire and the Creation

2012

Eenmaal andermaal poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Eenmaal andermaal

2021

Cordon poster
6.8

A cordon seals off a section of Antwerp when a deadly virus threatens the city. People are left to their own devices which brings out the best but also the worst.

Cordon

2014

Waarheid, durven of doen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Waarheid, durven of doen

2021

Het Jachtseizoen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Het Jachtseizoen

2022

Double Life poster
3.0

Following the passing of engineer Mark Nuyens, his housewife partner, Karen Van Dijck, and their adolescent son, Maarten, make a shocking discovery: Mark had been leading a double life and was legally married to another, Nina Overstijns, in a different province. Only Mark's brother, Ruben, was aware of the deception. What follows is the fallout as the two women deal with the betrayal, the grief, and each other.

Double Life

2010

Is there a doctor in the room? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Is there a doctor in the room?

2019

Mega Mindy poster
NR

Mega Mindy is a Flemish children's supernatural/superhero drama airing on Ketnet in Belgium. The series was created by Studio 100. It revolves around Mieke, a girl who lives with her grandparents and works as a police officer but also has a secret identity as superhero Mega Mindy. She tries to keep it a secret, but falls in love with Toby who also works at the police. He is in love with Mega Mindy and doesn't know that Mieke secretly likes him and is actually Mega Mindy. She tries to find a way to balance between work and being a superhero, but it isn't always easy. Every episode has a new mystery that Mieke has to solve and one or more badguys who Mega Mindy takes down. Mieke's not-so-smart boss always tries to solve the case, but Mega Mindy usually ends up with the solution, which he doesn't appreciate. He does manage to claim responsibility for capturing a bad guy on several occasions because Mega Mindy can't reveal herself.

Mega Mindy

2006

W817 poster
7.0

The show is about 6 students living together in a student house.

W817

1999

The Bunker poster
6.2

A specialized team is responsible for the country's State Security. This Antwerp cell operates from the bunker, a secret and underground headquarters

The Bunker

2015

The Tour poster
7.4

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010. In Bruges, some 200 cyclists and their entourage are getting ready for the 94th Tour of Flanders. A sea of supporters awaits them along the route, while millions more follow Flanders' finest on radio or TV. With the race as a backdrop, De ronde tells the story of a number of people who, like the cyclists, have everything to gain or lose today. The series originally had nine episodes, but these were recut to seven episodes for the DVD.

The Tour

2011

Quiz Me Quick poster
8.6

The story of five underdogs, meeting by chance during a quiz in a local pub. They get the idea of taking part in the "Superprestige", the most important quiz. The selection procedure turns out to be difficult, requiring more than just knowledge. There's even more at stake than the five had in mind. "Quiz Me Quick" follows their successes as well as their failures

Quiz Me Quick

2012

Datenight poster
NR

In 'Datenight', Tess takes her guests on a warm, intimate journey through their love lives – a side they rarely show publicly. In candid conversations, Flemish celebrities offer a glimpse into their romantic ups and downs. "My goal is to remove love and relationships from the taboo sphere," says Tess. "Everyone struggles with questions about love and fidelity at times, and I think my guests' stories will touch many listeners. With Datenight, we explore what true love really means to them and what they find important in a relationship. No hackneyed clichés, but sincere, often surprising details: who was their first great love? Did they split the bill on the first date? What are their wildest dreams? The conversations are not only relatable but also sometimes bring a smile to your face," says Tess.

Datenight

2026

Déjà Vu poster
7.0

In "Déjà-Vu" we follow Florence Fierens, a busy career woman and radio host. With her own morning radio show, she reaches a national audience and is committed to women's rights and against domestic violence. However, her seemingly carefree life is turned upside down when her 15-year-old daughter Louise unexpectedly steps out of life. Grief-stricken, Florence searches for answers, together with her ex-husband and son. More and more it appears that Florence's life was not as perfect as she told herself.

Déjà Vu

2021

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Maya de bij

2009

Zeg Eens Euh poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zeg Eens Euh

2026