Ronald Top
Born: 1960-02-27 in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ronald is an actor, presenter, writer, producer, director, born in Holland, working internationally in film, tv and on stage. His roots are in journalism, but at the age of 29 he decided to chase his childhood dream of becoming an actor. After getting his degree from the acting academy of Maastricht he started his career on stage for a theatre company in Antwerp. He also worked for Dutch companies like ‘Het Nationale Theater’ and ‘Noord Nederlands Toneel’. In recent years Ronald has played in several international productions, both tv and film. He stars as Erik Hunter in the Nickelodeon series Hunter Street, with audiences in the United States and around the globe. As presenter he hosted more than 30 hours of television for Discovery Channel, with series like Inventing History, Legend Detectives, and Industrial Revelations: the European Story. In addition Ronald presented and co-wrote the award winning film Space Transportation: an ATV Perspective for the European Space Agency. He became a household name in the UK with the immensely popular commercial campaign for Grolsch beer (Schtop!), which ran for 6 years. Ronald recently secured a deal for a multi-million action/adventure movie. He co-wrote the script, based on his original story Danny Hudson and the legend of the Half Moon, together with the London based acclaimed writer Richard Nash. He directed and filmed his documentary Fernando Ricksen: the Final Battle for RTL about a former football player suffering from MND. Ronald also directed Food Markets: In the Belly of Amsterdam for ARTE/ZDF/RAI and produced Stella Vie: Driven by the Sun for National Geographic.
Filmography
2023
- Arcadia as Klaas Boukes
2022
- Odds as John van Veghel
- Het jaar van Fortuyn
2021
- Dwaalspoor as Directeur TBS kliniek
2019
- Women of the Night as Falconer
- Judas as Peter R. de Vries
- Cut Fodder as Erwin
2018
- Bad Banks as Asset Manager
2017
- Silk Road as Gert Tiggelman
2016
- Böser Wolf as Danny van Duin
- Enough! as Detective 1
- Fatal as Maarten Halder
2015
- The Surprise as Vermeer
- Kristen as The Voice
2014
- Accused as Chief Police Officer Edward Krol
2013
- Danni Lowinski as Mr. van Bomsel
- Madly in Love as Frank
- De Val van Aantjes as Aantjes
- Almost Italian as Doctor
- De Val van Aantjes
2012
- Moordvrouw as Freddy van Brakel
- Divorce as Otto
- Fischer fischt Frau as Claas Terstappen
- Then Came Lucy
2011
- Godforsaken True Killers as Rein Zeilmaker
- Amsterdam Paradise as Jasper de Keijzer
- Seinpost Den Haag as Jozef Meertens
2010
- Der letzte Bulle as Wim van der Weck
- The Garden Party
2009
- Upstream as Roel
2008
- The Letter for the King as Grey Knight Ewijn
2007
- Flikken Maastricht as Kris de Vlier
2006
- Spoorloos verdwenen as Ed van Olffen
2005
- Gooische Vrouwen as Hugo
- Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten as Kees Kamp
- Johan as Presentator Lido
2000
- The Silence of the Soul as David Sondegaard
1999
1998
- Wij Alexander as Prins Willem der Nederlanden (Wiwil)
1996
- Unit 13 as Hoekstra
1995
- Baantjer as Wim Hensveld
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Cornelius Bellekom