Wim van der Grijn

Wim van der Grijn 1946 is a Dutch actor He graduated from the Amsterdam Toneelschool in 1967 After five years as an actordirector at theatre company Toneelgroep Centrum his interest in Eastern mysticism led him to visit countries such as Turkey Persia Afghanistan Nepal and India He returned in 1973 and resumed his acting career He was associated with Toneelgroep Globe for several years and was awarded a Louis dOr for his role of Kees de Jongen in the play of the same name by Gerben Hellinga 197071 and the Cor Hermus Prize for his role in Lear by Edward Bond