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Sylvia Hoeks

Sylvia Hoeks

Actor · Born June 1, 1983 (43) · Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Berlinale award winner

Sylvia Gertrudis Martyna Hoeks (born 1 June 1983) is a Dutch actress and former model. She was born in Maarheeze, a southern town of the Netherlands. At age 14 she was scouted by Elite Models and traveled to many European countries to model. After graduation, she made her national breakthrough with the Jos Stelling film Duska (2007), for which she won a Golden Calf (the Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) at the annual Dutch Film Festival. Hoeks is more know for her roles on The Best Offer (2013), Renegades (2017), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1983 (43)
From
Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Sylvia Hoeks' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Survival
21%
Morality
20%
Self
13%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 11
Hero
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sylvia Hoeks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sylvia Hoeks' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ride or Die(2026)

    Show as Ana

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Mother(2025)

    as Sister Agnieszka

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Magpie: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer · as Joy

  • Hurricanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Anna Nicole Smith

  • Twilight of the Gods(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sigrid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • A Sacrifice(2024)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lady of the Lake

  • Plan A(2021)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • See(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Queen Sibeth Kane

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Spider's Web(2018)

    as Camilla Salander

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • All the Devil's Men(2018)

    as Leigh

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rewind: Die zweite Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sophia van Thijssen

  • Whatever Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hannah

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    as Luv

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • American Renegades(2017)

    as Lara Simic

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • All Those Sunflowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Marieke

  • Bros Before Hos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Anna

  • The Best Offer(2013)

    as Claire Ibbetson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Girl and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elise

  • Vatertage - Opa über Nacht(2012)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Gang of Oss(2011)

    as Johanna van Heesch

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Overspel(2011)

    Show 32 episodes · as Iris Steenhouwer-Hoegaarde

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Tirza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tirza

  • Dominique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dominique

  • Het bezoek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Etta

  • Bloedverwanten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 32 episodes · as Antje Zwager

  • Caresse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Caresse

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Julia

  • Life is Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Taartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tara

  • 't Vrije Schaep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellie de Beer

  • Tiramisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Vanessa

  • Eis Frei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Catharina

  • Duska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Girl

  • Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rumina

  • Vuurzee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · as Sonja Looman

  • Gooische Vrouwen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lucy

  • Staatsgevaarlijk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nicolette

  • Lords of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Seacole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Florence Nightingale

  • So Much for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lindsey

  • Untitled Sylvia Kristel Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sylvia Kristel

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 37 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

$278M worldwide

Highest rated

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20052025

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2009Screen debut· The Storm
  • 2009First top-billed film· The Storm
  • 2013Breakout· The Best Offer
  • 2019Career best· See

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 40 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting1 of 41: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 41: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 36% of 11 roles
0914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2011.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sylvia Hoeks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Mother (2025)

59th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sylvia Hoeks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles51–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles11–73 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles47–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles12–48 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles25–64 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sylvia Hoeks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sylvia Hoeks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hans Zimmer shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers