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Porgy Franssen

Date of birth: 1957-02-04

Place of birth: Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Porgy Franssen

Biography

Porgy Franssen is a Dutch actor and director born as Karel Henricus Martinus Maria Franssen in Eindhoven on 4 February 1957.

Movie Credits

The Judgement
3.4

The Judgement

2021-09-02

A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncov

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2.3

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

2004-06-11

A comic study of 20th century history, reconstructing the life of one Tulse Luper, a writer, project

Waiter
3.1

Waiter

2006-09-28

Edgar works as a waiter in 'Het Westen', a restaurant. He is married and has a lover. His neighbors

(R)Evolutie
3.9

(R)Evolutie

2021-09-27

The year is 2040. Large parts of the Netherlands have been flooded and millions of people have sough

Fuchsia the Mini-Witch
2.5

Fuchsia the Mini-Witch

2010-10-06

Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her f

Morlang
2.3

Morlang

2001-11-22

Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected,

Mariken
2.6

Mariken

2000-12-07

A family film, based on a well-known Dutch story from the Middle Ages. Mariken tells the compelling

The Baby and the Cargo Bike
0

The Baby and the Cargo Bike

A social comedy about troubled relations between mothers and sons. Every day, rag-and-bone man Wille

170 Hz
2.4

170 Hz

2012-04-30

Nick and Evy are in love. Knowing that Nick is deaf, Evy’s parents do not consent to their relations

Verzet
0

Verzet

2013-09-28

Against the backdrop of war, the tension between a shy porcelain collector and his cheeky, chain-smo

Nina Satana
3

Nina Satana

2011-09-25

Nina Satana, a fifteen-year-old gothic girl, falls in love with Momo, the new Moroccan boy in her cl

Matterhorn
3.1

Matterhorn

2013-01-24

A lonely widower finds himself facing both his devout Calvinist village community and his own deepes

The long aftermath of a short announcement
0

The long aftermath of a short announcement

2015-09-27

A short – apparently innocent – announcement turns the lives of a couple of employees at a wellness

Gewoon Hans
3.7

Gewoon Hans

2009-12-30

The father of the seventeen-year-old Katinka is a huge fan of the Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen. The s

A Real Vermeer
2.7

A Real Vermeer

2016-11-03

Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he p

The Heineken Kidnapping
3

The Heineken Kidnapping

2011-10-27

On a cold November day in 1983, beer magnate Alfred Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer are abduct

The Swap
3

The Swap

2017-04-26

When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother

The Body Collector
0

The Body Collector

2016-11-04

The mini-series is based on the true story of journalist Hans Knoop, who attempts to find the truth

The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time
3.5

The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time

2001-09-05

Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politicia

Schnitzel Paradise
2.9

Schnitzel Paradise

2005-09-08

Schnitzel Paradise is a Dutch film about a young Moroccan man working in the kitchen of popular Dutc

The Cave
2.8

The Cave

2001-09-27

Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.

Soof
3

Soof

2013-12-12

Soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted: three children, a small catering business, a

Little Blond Death
3.3

Little Blond Death

1993-03-11

The poet Valentijn Boecke meets his former teacher Mieke. They have a short relation. After a while

Filmpje!
2.6

Filmpje!

1995-05-06

Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical isla

Fien
0

Fien

1985-10-13

Four-part musical about the life of Dutch actress Fien de la Mar, chronicling her earliest days on s

Seeing Through
0

Seeing Through

1998-10-16

Pieter Le Roy is in his thirties and still lives with his old mother. He doesn't work and kills time

Monk
2.4

Monk

2017-04-06

A teenage hypochondriac and his equally peculiar mother, father and adolescent sister set out on a t

Han de Wit
5

Han de Wit

1990-02-16

Has is a strange kid: at school he's a nice student but at home he's dominating his parents... .

Fatum
0

Fatum

2025-11-08

In the serenity of the early morning, the confident Don marches out of his office. Modestly, in Don