Daniel Kolf (Paramaribo, 1997) is a Surinamese-Dutch actor. He broke through with the lead role of Gregg in the feature film De Libi (2019), directed by Shady El-Hamus. On screen he was also seen as Tony in the Netflix film Forever Rich (2021), again directed by El-Hamus, for which he received a Dutch Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played a supporting role as Roy in the Dutch Academy Award-nominated film I Don’t Wanna Dance (2021) by Flynn von Kleist.
Since 2023, he has been part of the permanent ensemble at International Theater Amsterdam, where he performed in Bloedbruiloft, Kings of War, and Oer en Andere Tijden. He also performed at Orkater in De Gliphoeve and in 2025 in De dood van Benny Simons, for which he won a Theo d’Or, the award for Best Dutch Stage Performance for his lead role. Kolf combines bravado with vulnerability and effortlessly switches between film and theater.
He recently had notable roles in major film and TV productions such as Straatcoaches vs. Aliens, Moedermaffia!, Wraak, and the Netflix hit Almost Cops.
