Marnix van den Broeke

Marnix van den Broeke (born 24 February 1976 in Axel) is a Dutch actor and stuntman.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Broeke, not Broeke.

After an education in dance at the Fontys dance academy in Tilburg, he joined in 1999 the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, where he has lived since. He was first cast in a movie as the werewolf in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004. Since then he is notable for a recurring appearance as the physical Death (the character was voiced by Ian Richardson and later Christopher Lee) in Hogfather (2006) and The Colour of Magic (2008) He also appeared in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) as Mr. Pump who was voiced by Nicholas Farrell. He also appeared as the Shadow in Inkheart (2008) and the Silence in the Series 6 premiere and finale of Doctor Who.

Partial filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Werewolf special creature actor
2006 Hogfather Death voiced by Ian Richardson
2007 The Deaths of Ian Stone Harvester 1
2008 Inkheart The Shadow
The Colour of Magic Death voiced by Christopher Lee
2010 Terry Pratchett's Going Postal Mr Pump voiced by Nicholas Farrell
2011 Doctor Who The Silence episodes: The Impossible Astronaut &
The Wedding of River Song


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