Ruben van der Meer


Ruben van der Meer is a Dutch actor and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show De Lama's together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben Nicolai and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He played roles in several films, including Amsterdam Vice and Yamas!.

Career

Music

Van der Meer became known as one of the members of the Dutch comedy gabber band Hakkûhbar.

Film

Van der Meer plays a role in the 2015 film J. Kessels directed by Erik de Bruyn. The film was the opening film of the 2015 Netherlands Film Festival. In 2019, he played a role in Amsterdam Vice by Arne Toonen. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets. He played a lead role in the 2024 comedy film Yamas! directed by Andy van Veen en Rik Sinkeldam.

Television

Between 2004 and 2008 he formed part of the core team of comedians in the television show De Lama's, together with Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. The show was very popular and won the Gouden Televizier-ring in 2006, a prestigious Dutch television award.
In 2009, Van der Meer presented the show Budget TV together with Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. The show ended after ten episodes due to disappointing viewing figures. They also performed shows in theatre with the same name.
Between 2010 and 2015 he took part in the television game show Echt Waar?! together with Tijl Beckand. The host of the show was Jack Spijkerman. Van der Meer was a panel member in 2016 show Met de deur in huis presented by Kees Tol. It is the Dutch version of the British show Through the Keyhole. In the show, Tineke Schouten visits homes of Dutch celebrities and the panel members have to guess whose house it is.
In 2023, he appeared in the television game show Alles is Muziek in which two teams competed by recreating songs using everyday objects. He traveled to Zambia together with Daphne Bunskoek and presenter Humberto Tan for an episode of the photography television show Gelukkig Hebben We De Foto's Nog.

Theatre

Since 2022, Van der Meer, Tijl Beckand, Ruben Nicolai and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge perform theatre shows under the name TAFKAL.

Selected filmography

As actor

As contestant / himself