Nasrdin Dchar (born 5 November 1978[1][2]) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter.

Nasrdin Dchar
Dchar (2016)
Born
Nasrdin Dchar

(1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 46)
Steenbergen, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Actor, presenter

Career

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Dchar has acted in theatre productions. His first important television appearance was in Cut, a youth series of BNN. He is also seen in soap opera Onderweg naar Morgen, Eddy Terstall's Mannenharem and as a lead character in drama series VARA Deadline.[3] He also presents AVRO 'Op de Bon [nl]'.[4]

Dchar is a Muslim and when he played a gay man in Mannenharem it caused some controversy within the Dutch Islamic community.[5] He also played in the film Rabat, a role for which he received the Gouden Kalf award for Best Actor on 30 September 2011. He played Felix Halverstad in the 2012 Dutch film Süskind.[citation needed]

In 2013 he played a gay nurse (Omar Sahar) in the television series "Charlie" (Dutch remake of Nurse Jackie).[citation needed]

Personal life

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Dchar is married with two children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Nasrdin Dchar" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Nasrdin Dchar" (in Dutch). MrMovie. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  3. ^ "De filmliefde van Nasrdin Dchar" (in Dutch). Film1. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Nieuw bij de Avro: 'Op De Bon' met Nasrdin Dchar" (in Dutch). Tv-Visie. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Wat? Moet ik een homo spelen?" (in Dutch). Durf te denken. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  6. ^ Donker, Sandra (9 February 2019). "Nasrdin Dchar: Nederland is mijn thuis, in Marokko heb ik een huis". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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