Patrick Martens (born 4 April 1978) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for his role of Mike Bosboom in the youth soap opera '' Zoop''. He also played the role of Morris Fischer in the soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Martens played the role of Mike Bosboom in the youth soap opera '' Zoop''. The first season of the show aired in 2004. He also played this role in the films ''

Zoop in Africa ''Zoop in Africa'' () is a 2005 Dutch adventure film directed by Dennis Bots and Johan Nijenhuis. The film is based on the TV series '' Zoop'' and is followed by '' Zoop in India'' (2006) and '' Zoop in South America'' (2007). The film was recor ...

'' (2005), '' Zoop in India'' (2006) and '' Zoop in South America'' (2007). Martens began working for

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in 2006 and he presented multiple children's shows, including ''Under The Ground'', ''Supernick'' and ''Nick Battle''. He worked for Nickelodeon for seven years. In 2008, Martens participated in the 8th season of the popular television show ''

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''. In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of a show, called ''

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'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons. Martens appeared in two episodes of the game show ''

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'' (2012 and 2015). He played a role in the 2013 film '' App'' directed by Bobby Boermans. In 2014, he appeared in the film '' Gooische Vrouwen 2'' directed by Will Koopman. Martens and Tanja Jess presented the talk show ''RTL Breakfast Club'' in 2015. He was also a co-presenter of the show ''Koffietijd''. The last episode of ''Koffietijd'' aired in May 2023. In 2021, he appeared in the photography game show ''Het perfecte plaatje'' in which contestants compete to create the best photo in various challenges. He finished in first place. Martens and

Georgina Verbaan Georgina Carolina Verbaan (born 9 October 1979) is a Dutch actress and singer. Verbaan is best known for her recurring role in soap opera '' Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden''. She has also appeared in various Dutch films, including '' Costa!'', '' ...

presented the television show ''Date Smakelijk''.

Selected filmography

As actor (television)

* '' Zoop'' * ''

As actor (film)

* 2005: ''

'' * 2006: '' Zoop in India'' * 2007: '' Zoop in South America'' * 2013: '' App'' * 2014: '' Gooische Vrouwen 2''

As contestant

* 2008: ''

'' * 2012: ''

'' * 2015: ''

'' * 2019: '' Britt's Beestenbende'' * 2020: ''

'' (anniversary season) * 2021: ''Het perfecte plaatje'' * 2023: ''Beat the Champions VIPS''

As presenter

* ''Koffietijd'' * 2015: ''RTL Breakfast Club'' * 2023: ''Lettrix'' * 2023: ''Date Smakelijk''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martens, Patrick Living people 1978 births People from Breda Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch television presenters Dutch male soap opera actors