Ramsey Nasr
Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed Palestinian and Dutch descent. He was Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet of the Fatherland; an unofficial title for the Dutch poet laureate) between January 2009 and January 2013. The concept of this was created by the Dutch newspaper NRC, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting and the foundation Poetry International in January 2000.
Ramsey Nasr
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- Name
- Ramsey Nasr
- Born
- 28 January 1974
- Birthplace
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Writer, poet. actor
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- literature · poetry · drama · acting
- Education
- Gymnasium Erasmianum
- Honours
- Hugues C. Pernath-prijs · Toneelschrijfprijs · De Gouden Ganzenveer · Edgar du Perron Prize · Mary Dresselhuys Award · Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
- Languages
- Dutch
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Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed Palestinian and Dutch descent. He was Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet of the Fatherland; an unofficial title for the Dutch poet laureate) between January 2009 and January 2013. The concept of this was created by the Dutch newspaper NRC, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting and the foundation Poetry International in January 2000.
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Before Nasr was Poet of the City of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2005. In 2005, he received the Hugues C. 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 Nasr as Howard Roark.
![Luchtsingel Rotterdam met straatpoëzie. Citaat "Di zon lijk een smeltende bal naar omhoog kwam- knetter glowy", uit gedicht "Mi have een droom (Rotterdam 2059)" van Ramsey Nasr. Bron [1]; [2].](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/2015_Luchtsingel_%28Rotterdam%29_poetry_-_Di_zon_lijk_een_smeltende_bal_naar_omhoog_kwam-_knetter_%26_glowy.jpg/1280px-2015_Luchtsingel_%28Rotterdam%29_poetry_-_Di_zon_lijk_een_smeltende_bal_naar_omhoog_kwam-_knetter_%26_glowy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Luchtsingel Rotterdam met straatpoëzie. Citaat "Di zon lijk een smeltende bal naar omhoog kwam- knetter glowy", uit gedicht "Mi have een droom (Rotterdam 2059)" van Ramsey Nasr. Bron [1]; [2].
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ramsey Nasr • Born — 28 January 1974 • Birthplace — Rotterdam, Netherlands • Occupation — Writer, poet. actor • Period — 1995–present
Filmography
Filmography
• 1995 Frans en Duits • 1998 Thuisfront • 1999 One Man and His Dog • 2000 Mariken • 2001 Liefje • 2001 Magonia • 2002 The Enclave • 2003 Hotel Bellevue • 2004 Armando • 2004 Mon ange • 2005 Live! • 2008 In Real Life • 2011 Goltzius and the Pelican Company
TV series
TV series
• 2011-2015 Overspel The Adulterer • 2019-2025 Oogappels
Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Toneelgroep Amsterdam
• 2014 Mary Stuart - Davison • 2013-2016 Long Day's Journey into Night - Jamie Tyrone • 2014-2017 The Fountainhead - Howard Roark • 2015-2017 Kings of War - Henry V, Richmond • 2015-2017 Husbands and Wives - Gabe • 2015-2017 The other voice - Hoofdrol • 2016-2017 Roman Tragedies - Menenius, Lepidus
Identity
Identity
Ramsey Nasr is recorded as having received Hugues C. Pernath-prijs, Toneelschrijfprijs and De Gouden Ganzenveer. Recognition and collections. Nasr received Hugues C. Pernath-prijs, Toneelschrijfprijs, De Gouden Ganzenveer, Edgar du Perron Prize, Mary Dresselhuys Award and Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord.
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1974
Ramsey Nasr born at Rotterdam.
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scholarly publication
- ‘A way of seeing and telling’: Resistance through language and form in the work of the Dutch authors Hafid Bouazza and Ramsey Nasr, Journal of European Studies, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
- ‘zoo mensch zoo dier’: zoöpoëtica en zoöpolitiek in de poëzie van Ramsey Nasr, Locus–Tijdschrift voor Cultuurwetenschappen, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3487228: Ramsey Nasr
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- “Ramsey Nasr”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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‘zoo mensch zoo dier’: zoöpoëtica en zoöpolitiek in de poëzie van Ramsey Nasr, Locus–Tijdschrift voor Cultuurwetenschappen, 2025Crossref registry
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