9 9 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Erik ▁in ▁the ▁V PRO ▁television ▁series ▁De ▁D alt ons . ▁He ▁later ▁played ▁small ▁roles ▁in ▁several ▁films ▁directed ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁including ▁Clo aca ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁Le ef ! ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁of ▁cancer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁big ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁movie ▁when ▁he ▁beat ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁other ▁guys ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Jord i ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Af b lij ven , ▁a ▁te en - orient ed ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Car ry ▁S lee . ▁ ▁Van ▁de ▁San de ▁Bak hu y zen ▁received ▁acting ▁less ons ▁from ▁Car la ▁van ▁D riel ▁and ▁Tom ▁de ▁K et ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁At ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁busy ▁with ▁film ing ▁De ▁D alt ons , ▁de ▁j ong ens jar en , ▁the ▁sequ el ▁of ▁De ▁D alt ons ▁which ▁was ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 ▁television ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Van ▁de ▁San de ▁Bak hu y zen ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁tele film ▁Blo ed bro ed ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁busy ▁with ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁of ▁Het ▁Le ven ▁uit ▁een ▁dag