Actor

Hans Kesting

Hans Kesting (1960) has been performing with the ITA-ensemble since 1987.

In season 21|22 he will perform in the premieres of Judas (director Robert Icke) and The damned (director Ivo van Hove) and in the revivals of Who killed my father, A little life, Ibsen house, Oedipus and Age of rage.

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Kesting was awarded the Louis d'Or (best actor in a leading role) for his role of Roy Cohn in Angels in America (2008) and for his rol of Richard III in Kings of war (2016). He was nominated for the Louis d'Or for his role in Who killed my father, for his part of Norman in The Norman Conquests (2005) and for his role of Marc Antony in Roman Tragedies (2008). He is the current bearer of the prestigious Albert van Dalsum ring, which he received in 2015. In 2020 he became Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion.

In addition to his work with ITA, Kesting has appeared in various films: Vincent and Theo (1989) directed by Robert Altman, Character (Academy Award for Best foreign film in 1998) directed by Mike van Diem, Code Blue (2010) directed by Urszula Antoniak, Amsterdam (2009) directed by Ivo van Hove and Do not disturb (2018) directed by Jude Law.

Kesting played before at ITA in Kings of War (Louis d'Or), Roman Tragedies (nomination Louis d'Or), Falling man, Freud, The Fountainhead, The things that pass, Small souls, Othello, The kindley ones, Angela in America (Louis d'Or), The Miser, Ajax, Phaedra, Ghosts, Antonioni Project, The taming of the shrew, The Russians!, Macbeth, Husbands, Mourning becomes Electra, The Seagull, Danton's death, Opening Night, Mary Stuart, Crusades (nomination Louis d'Or), Summer trilogy, Rocco and his brothers, Oresteia, Perfect wedding, Drie zusters, Romeo and Julia, De nacht van de bonobo's, De cid, Bakchanten, Dark Lady, Een ideale vrouw, Oom Wanja, Haar leven, haar doden, Herakles, Vertraagd afscheid, Een soort Hades, Kroonjaar, Licht, Voorjaarsontwaken, Ivanov, Prometheus, Rouwkost, Srebrenica!, Ecstacy, In de directiekamer, De opvolger M/V, Glenn, Maanlicht, Richard III, Count your blessings, Othello, Ballet, Boom uit de tropen, Edward II, In de eenzaamheid van de katoenvelden, Ismene of het geblindeerde tuimelraam and Terug in de woestijn.

WORK OUTSIDE ITA

2021
Selfmade man | NTR:
Nieuw zeer | NTR:
Nr. 10 | Alex van Warmerdam

2020
Ares | Pupkin Film
Hoogvliegers | Storytellers Film & TV

2019
DNA | Talpa
Sint & Paul pakken uit | RTL

2018
Niemand in de stad | Michiel van Erp
Welkom in de 80-jarige oorlog | NTR:
Het laatste verhoor | Jaap van Heusden
Sint & Paul pakken uit | RTL

2017
Sprakeloos | Hilde van Mieghem
Gek van geluk | Johan Nijenhuis

2016
Centraal Medisch Centrum | RTL
Wasted | Bobby Boermans
Fissa | Bobby Boermans
Moordvrouw | RTL

2015
Bagels & Bubbles | Net5
Klokhuis | NTR
Noord Zuid | KRO
Homies | Jon Karthaus

2014
Wiplala | Tim Oliehoek
Klokhuis | NTR
Welkom bij de Romeinen | NTR
Rechercheur Ria | SBS6

2012
Oom Henk | VPRO
Lijn 32 | NCRV, KRO
Klokhuis | NTR

2011
van God Los | BNN
Code blue | Urszula Antoniak
't Schaep met de 5 Pooten | KRO
Klokhuis | NPS

2009
't Schaep met de 5 Pooten | KRO
Amsterdam | Ivo van Hove
Spion van Oranje | Tim Oliehoek
Klokhuis | NPS

2007
Kapitein Rob en het geheim van professor Lupardi | Hans Pos
Moordwijven | Dick Maas
Alles is liefde | Joram Lürsen
Klokhuis | NPS

2006
Eigenheimers | Pollo de Pimentel
Nachtrit | Franky Ribbens
Klokhuis | NPS

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2003
Kees de Jongen | André van Duren
Klokhuis | NPS

2002
Minoes | Vincent Bal
Hans Kesting show | VARA
IC | RTL

2001
Circus Pavlov | VARA

2000
Ouwe Jongens | VARA

1999
Duinzicht Boven | NPS

1998
Taxi | NCRV

1997
Karakter | Mike van Diem

1996
Advocaat van de Hanen | Gerrit van Elst

1995
Aletta Jacobs het hoogste streven | Nouchka van Brakel

1994
Oude Tongen | Gerardjan Rijnders
Oude Tongen | NOS

1993
Verhalen van de straat | NOS
Pleidooi | AVRO
Spangen | TROS

1992
De bunker | Gerard Soeteman

1991
Thyestes | Het Zuidelijk Toneel
Eindspel | Het Zuidelijk Toneel

1990
La Passion de Gilles | Het Zuidelijk Toneel

1989
Rouw siert Electra | Het Zuidelijk Toneel
De Vader | Carrousel
De kassière (Lily was here) | Ben Verbong
Vincent en Theo | Robert Altman

1988
De weduwe, de hospes, en juffrouw Saul | Radio Stad Amsterdam

1987
Macbeth | De Salon
Ober | Publiekstheater
Blonde Dolly | Gerrit van Elst

1986
Gertrud | Publiekstheater

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on Tour

ITA–EnsembleTheater Who Killed My Father

Close Who Killed My Father ITA-ensemble / deSingel / Ivo van Hove

21 Jan '22 to 22 Jan '22

Ivo van Hove adapted Who Killed My Father, by literary sensation Édouard Louis, for the stage. Van Hove turned the very outspoken book into a monologue, especially for Hans Kesting.

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ITA–EnsembleTheater Judas

Close Judas Robert Icke / ITA-ensemble

07 Apr '22 to 23 Apr '22

When you hear the name Judas, you think of betrayal. That is the official version. However, in the Gospel of Judas, Jesus asks Judas to betray him, which means he did it because Jesus himself had asked him to.

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ITA–EnsembleTheater the damned

Close the damned ITA–Ensemble

14 Jun '22 to 23 Jul '22

ITA in the Amsterdamse Bostheater

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ITA–EnsembleTheater age of rage

Close age of rage ITA-ensemble / Ivo van Hove

22 Dec '21 to 23 Dec '21

In Age of Rage, Ivo van Hove tells a primordial story of how revenge haunts and wrecks successive generations. This performance is in line with earlier large-scale social productions such as Roman tragedies and Kings of war.

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ITA–EnsembleTheater oedipus

Close oedipus ITA–Ensemble

28 Jan '22 to 07 Feb '22

British director Robert Icke - Ibsen Artist in Residence at ITA - is known for his high-profile adaptations of classical pieces. With the ITA ensemble he made a modern version of Sophocles' Oedipus, in which Oedipus is a politician in the 21st century who finds out the greatest secret of his life.

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ITA–EnsembleTheater A little life

Close A little life ITA-ensemble / Ivo van Hove

No novel has captivated and moved millions of readers during the past few years like A little life by American author Hanya Yanagihara. Ivo van Hove adapted Yanagihara’s novel to theater and created a penetrating performance.

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ITA–EnsembleTheater Ibsen house

Close Ibsen house ITA–Ensemble

Based on Ibsen, Simon Stone writes and directs a grand family epic about the troublesome but inevitable coexistence of different generations under one roof.

Hans Kesting

Hans Kesting (1960) has been performing with the ITA-ensemble since 1987. In season 21|22 he will perform in the premieres of Judas (director Robert Icke) and The damned (director Ivo van Hove) and in the revivals of Who killed my father, A little life, Ibsen house, Oedipus and Age of rage.

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WORK OUTSIDE ITA

Shows

Hans Kesting (1960) has been performing with the ITA-ensemble since 1987.

In season 21|22 he will perform in the premieres of Judas (director Robert Icke) and The damned (director Ivo van Hove) and in the revivals of Who killed my father, A little life, Ibsen house, Oedipus and Age of rage.