Olivier Tuinier, Netherlands
Olivier Tuinier
Child actor Olivier Tuinier’s swansong was as Maurits in the 1992 Tv film “Blazen tot Honderd” (The Dandelion Game) — Not his last film, in “Afblijven” (2006) he had a small role as himself DJ Donnie Don — but it was this role in the dark and brooding Belgian art film about a boy who laments the death of its mother that was almost too much for the young actor.
The following year he decided to leave the business, finish school, and pursure a career in music. Today Olivier is a recognized DJ in The Netherlands known as “O.Boogie”.
As an actor three films brought him recognition and fame: “Het Zakmes” (The Pocket-Knife – 1992) where he plays Mees Grobben, a young boy who must return a pocket-knife to a friend… the 1993 film “Kleine Blonde Dood” (The Little Blonde Dead) he plays Mickey the young child of poet Valentijn Boecke. Valentijn is a father who tries to connect with the son he doesn’t know… and “De Tasjesdief” (The Purse Snatcher – 1995), all film festival winners.
His charming smile and spontanous ability in front of the camera made him a crowd pleaser. By the time he was 15-years-old Olivier was a teenage hearthrob with his face on magazines and girls chasing him through the streets of his hometown of Amsterdam.
Olivier Tuinier 1982 -
