Frederik de Groot

Frederik de Groot

Frederik Percy de Groot (born May 23, 1946 in Bilthoven) is a Dutch actor. In the Netherlands he appeared in the detective series "Bureau Kruislaan" and its spin-off "Unit 13".

He is best known, however, in Canada where he has been the television spokesman for ING Direct since 1997. The marketing campaign was developed by GWP Brand Engineering. They picked an actor with a foreign accent so that customers would not be surprised to learn the bank was also foreign. [The Hard Sell: Rob's Weekly Ad Review. Keith McArthur. The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ont.: May 8, 2007. pg. B.4] De Groot also speaks French, and is unusual among Canadian spokespeople for also appearing in the company's French language spots.

He is married since 1997 to Marja Bakker. He has three children: Elwin and Oliver de Groot and Genevieve Gaunt. Genevieve Gaunt is also an actor, and portrayed Pansy Parkinson in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

Frederik and his wife Marja own theatre company Living Productions – Hoorn.

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