Sylvia Hoeks

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks
	Hoeks at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	1 June 1983 (age 42); Maarheeze, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	Sylvia Hoecks; Sylvia Hoek;
Education	Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1997–present
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Sylvia Hoeks (Dutch: [ˈsɪlvijaː ˈɦuks]; born 1 June 1983)^[1] is a Dutch actress and former model, best known internationally for her roles in Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018).

Early life and education

Hoeks was raised in Maarheeze, North Brabant, Netherlands.^[2]

After finishing high school, she attended the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[3]^[4]

Besides her native Dutch, Hoeks speaks German, French and English and appears in productions made in those languages.^[2]^[5]

Career

Hoeks was scouted by Elite Model Management at age 14.^[3]^[6] Her first job was a cover for Elle Girl,^[6] and she traveled Europe as a model for several years while attending high school.^[5]

Shortly after graduation from the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts,^[5] Hoeks had a main role in the Dutch TV film Staatsgevaarlijk. In 2005, Hoeks appeared as a mistress in the series Gooische Vrouwen and had a main role in the psychological thriller series Vuurzee.

Hoeks' breakthrough was in the Jos Stelling film Duska (2007).^[3] She won a Golden Calf (the Dutch equivalent of an Academy Award) for Best Supporting Actress for the role.^[7]^[8] She next played Julia in The Storm (2009), and the title role in Tirza (2010).^[5]^[8] Hoeks starred as Johanna van Heesch in The Gang of Oss in 2011,^[9] and as Elise in The Girl and Death in 2012.^[8] In 2013, she played Claire Ibbetson in the film The Best Offer, her first international role.^[8]^[10]

Hoeks starred in the Dutch TV drama series Bloedverwanten [nl] ("Blood relatives") from 2010 to 2014, as well as the Dutch TV thriller series Overspel [nl] ("Adultery") from 2011 to 2015.^[8]

Hoeks portrayed the replicant Luv in the 2017 science fiction film Blade Runner 2049.^[11]^[12] She trained with weights and in martial arts for six hours a day, six days a week before and during filming.^[4] Hoeks appeared as Lara in the Steven Quale action film Renegades.^[13] In February 2017, she was cast as Leigh in All the Devil's Men.^[14] In 2018, Hoeks played Lisbeth Salander's sister in the thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web, the sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.^[15] In 2019-2022, Hoeks appeared as Queen Kane in the Apple TV+ drama series See, and since 2024 as Sigrid in Twilight of the Gods.^[16]^[17]

Also in 2024 Hoeks starred in Jordan Scott's thriller A Sacrifice. The film is produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions and also stars Eric Bana and Sadie Sink.^[18] She will portray Anna Nicole Smith in the 2025 biographical film Hurricanna.^[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Frankie	Rumina
2007	Duska	The Girl
2008	Tiramisu	Vanessa
2009	The Storm	Julia
2010	Tirza	Tirza
2011	The Gang of Oss	Johanna van Heesch
2012	Vatertage – Opa über Nacht [de]	Debbie
2012	The Girl and Death	Elise
2013	The Best Offer	Claire Ibbetson
2013	Bros Before Hos	Anna
2017	Whatever Happens	Hannah
	Blade Runner 2049	Luv
	Renegades	Lara Simic
2018	All the Devil's Men	Leigh
2018	The Girl in the Spider's Web	Camilla Salander
2021	Plan A	Anna
2024	A Sacrifice	Nina
2024	It Doesn't Matter	—	Executive producer
2025	Mother	Sister Agnieszka
TBA	Seacole	Florence Nightingale	Post-production
TBA	Hurricanna	Anna Nicole Smith	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Staatsgevaarlijk	Nicolette	Television film
2005–2009	Vuurzee [nl]	Sonja Looman	Main role (24 episodes)
2006	Gooische Vrouwen	Lucy	4 episodes
2009	Taartman	Tara	Television film
2009–2013	't Schaep met de 5 pooten [nl]	Ellie de Beer	3 episodes
2010–2014	Bloedverwanten [nl]	Antje Zwager	Main role (24 episodes)
2011–2015	Overspel [nl]	Iris van Erkel-Hoegaarde	Main role (32 episodes)
2016	Berlin Station	Claudia Gartner	2 episodes
2019–2022	See	Queen Kane	Main role
2024	Twilight of the Gods	Sigrid	Main role, voice

Awards

2007: Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress for Duska^[7]^[8]
2009: Best Actress at the Festroia International Film Festival for The Storm^[5]
2011: Shooting Stars Award^[5]
2014: Sylvia Kristel Award^[20]^[21]^[22]
2017: IGN's Best of 2017 Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer in a Movie for Blade Runner 2049

References

^ "Sylvia Hoeks: Het Brabantse blijft altijd in me zitten". Weekend Online. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Krista (25 August 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks Is Ready for Her American Debut". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "10 Europeans to Watch in 2017". Variety. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Guccione, Bob Jr. "Actress Sylvia Hoeks on working with Harrison Ford, what she's most attracted to in a man, and training six hours a day for Blade Runner 2049". Men's Fitness. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Danielsen, Shane (31 January 2011). "Berlinale: Shooting stars 2011". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Ivan-Zadeh, Larushka (4 October 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks: 'Blade Runner overwhelmed me, it was so high fashion'". Metro.news. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Golden Calf Winners 1981 to date". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via Filmfestival.nl.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Geier, Thom (26 April 2016). "Blade Runner 2 Casts Dutch Actress Sylvia Hoeks". TheWrap. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ van Hoeij, Boyd (23 October 2011). "Review: The Gang of Oss". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ Weissberg, Jay (24 January 2013). "Review: The Best Offer". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Galuppo, Mia (26 April 2016). "Dutch Actress Sylvia Hoeks Joins Cast of Blade Runner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Alexander, Bryan (6 October 2017). "Who is the killer replicant Luv? Meet Blade Runner 2049 breakout Sylvia Hoeks". USA Today. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ A. Lincoln, Ross (1 April 2015). "Matt Lanter Boards USS Indianapolis With Nicolas Cage; Two More Jump In The Lake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ McNary, Dave (13 February 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks, William Fichtner Join Milo Gibson's Action-Thriller All the Devil's Men". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Kroll, Justin (20 October 2017). "Blade Runner Breakout Sylvia Hoeks Joins Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ Petski, Denise (3 August 2018). "Sylvia Hoeks & Archie Madekwe Join Apple Drama Series See From Steven Knight & Francis Lawrence". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ Jennings, Collier (28 September 2024). "'Twilight of the Gods' Proves That Zack Snyder Does His Best Work on TV". Collider. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
^ Alex Ritman (19 May 2022). "'Blade Runner 2049' Star Sylvia Hoeks Joins 'A Sacrifice' as Protagonist Closes Key Sales (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Wiseman, Andreas; Grobar, Matt (7 December 2023). "Hurricanna: First Look at Anna Nicole Smith Biopic Starring Sylvia Hoeks & Holly Hunter; Mark Duplass & Nicholas Hamilton Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Sylvia Hoeks wint eerste Sylvia Kristel Award" [Sylvia Hoeks wins first Sylvia Kristel Award]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "Awards". FilmbytheSea.nl (in Dutch). Film by the Sea. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "Fourth Sylvia Kristel Award goes to Romy Louise Lauwers". Hoholok.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

Sylvia Hoeks at IMDb

[1] "Sylvia Hoeks: Het Brabantse blijft altijd in me zitten". Weekend Online. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[VF_2017-08-2] Smith, Krista (25 August 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks Is Ready for Her American Debut". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[Variety_2017-01-3] "10 Europeans to Watch in 2017". Variety. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[MF-4] Guccione, Bob Jr. "Actress Sylvia Hoeks on working with Harrison Ford, what she's most attracted to in a man, and training six hours a day for Blade Runner 2049". Men's Fitness. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[Shooting_Stars-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Danielsen, Shane (31 January 2011). "Berlinale: Shooting stars 2011". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[Metro-6] Ivan-Zadeh, Larushka (4 October 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks: 'Blade Runner overwhelmed me, it was so high fashion'". Metro.news. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[GC-7] "Golden Calf Winners 1981 to date". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via Filmfestival.nl.

[Wrap-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Geier, Thom (26 April 2016). "Blade Runner 2 Casts Dutch Actress Sylvia Hoeks". TheWrap. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[9] van Hoeij, Boyd (23 October 2011). "Review: The Gang of Oss". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[10] Weissberg, Jay (24 January 2013). "Review: The Best Offer". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[11] Galuppo, Mia (26 April 2016). "Dutch Actress Sylvia Hoeks Joins Cast of Blade Runner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[12] Alexander, Bryan (6 October 2017). "Who is the killer replicant Luv? Meet Blade Runner 2049 breakout Sylvia Hoeks". USA Today. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[ThreeMoreCast-13] A. Lincoln, Ross (1 April 2015). "Matt Lanter Boards USS Indianapolis With Nicolas Cage; Two More Jump In The Lake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[14] McNary, Dave (13 February 2017). "Sylvia Hoeks, William Fichtner Join Milo Gibson's Action-Thriller All the Devil's Men". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[15] Kroll, Justin (20 October 2017). "Blade Runner Breakout Sylvia Hoeks Joins Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[16] Petski, Denise (3 August 2018). "Sylvia Hoeks & Archie Madekwe Join Apple Drama Series See From Steven Knight & Francis Lawrence". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[17] Jennings, Collier (28 September 2024). "'Twilight of the Gods' Proves That Zack Snyder Does His Best Work on TV". Collider. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[18] Alex Ritman (19 May 2022). "'Blade Runner 2049' Star Sylvia Hoeks Joins 'A Sacrifice' as Protagonist Closes Key Sales (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[19] Wiseman, Andreas; Grobar, Matt (7 December 2023). "Hurricanna: First Look at Anna Nicole Smith Biopic Starring Sylvia Hoeks & Holly Hunter; Mark Duplass & Nicholas Hamilton Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[20] "Sylvia Hoeks wint eerste Sylvia Kristel Award" [Sylvia Hoeks wins first Sylvia Kristel Award]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[21] "Awards". FilmbytheSea.nl (in Dutch). Film by the Sea. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[22] "Fourth Sylvia Kristel Award goes to Romy Louise Lauwers". Hoholok.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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Hoeks at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1983-06-01) 1 June 1983 (age 42) Maarheeze, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	Sylvia Hoecks Sylvia Hoek
Education	Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1997–present