Ramsey Nasr

Ramsey Nasr
Born (1974-01-28)28 January 1974
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occupation Writer, poet. actor
Nationality Dutch
Period 1995–present

Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974, Rotterdam) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed descent, half Palestinian, half Dutch.[1][2][3]

He was Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet of the Country) between January 2009 and January 2013, a concept which was introduced in the Netherlands after he had been Poet of the City of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2005.

In June 2014, an adaptation for the stage (in Dutch) of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead (Toneelgroep Amsterdam) was presented at the Holland Festival, directed by Ivo van Hove, with Ramsey Nasr as Howard Roark.[4]

Filmography

Toneelgroep Amsterdam

References

Cultural offices
Preceded by
Driek van Wissen
Dutch Poet Laureate
"Dichter des Vaderlands"

2009 – 2013
Succeeded by
Anne Vegter
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