Jan Kooijman is a multi-talented Dutch actor, TV-host, dancer and singer. He started his career as a professional dancer at the Scapino Ballet in Rotterdam. In 2010 he received the prestigious Dutch Television Star for 'Best Upcoming Talent', and in 2011 he received a Kids Choice Award for 'Best Dutch and Belgium TV-star'.
In 2012 he played his first lead role in the feature film VERLIEFD OP IBIZA (2013) by Johan Nijenhuis. After that, he played several lead roles in box office successes and has been a household name in Holland and Belgium since. He is also a jury member on shows like Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance in The Netherlands and Belgium.In addition, he is developing series and he is also writing songs.
Most recently, Jan can be seen in the feature PIECE OF MY HEART directed by Dana Nechustan and co-produced by Bracha van Doesburgh. Up next is the release of the film ZOMER IN FRANKRIJK in which he plays a lead role. He is currently on stage with the play NUREYEV, featuring Jan as the worldfamous balletdancer Rudolf Nureyev.