Thomas Acda

Thomas Acda (born Amsterdam, 6 March 1967) is a Dutch singer, actor and comedian, known as a member of the duo Acda en De Munnik. Acda grew up in De Rijp. After graduating high school at havo level, he started theatre school but soon switched to the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, where he met Paul de Munnik. They finished school in 1993 with a joint project for which they were awarded the Pisuisse-prize.

In 1995, Acda en De Munnik came together again to make a theatre show named Zwerf'On. The show was a success, and they were asked to put its songs on CD. From that moment on, Acda en De Munnik were involved in both music and theatre productions. Acda was also active on several other projects: he was in the band Herman en Ik, played in the television show In voor en tegenspoed, and was in the comedy redaction of the show Spijkers, later Kopspijkers. Together with comedians Raoul Heertje and Harm Edens, he was a panel member on Dit was het nieuws, the Dutch version of Have I Got News for You, for several seasons.

From 1997 on, he played in several films, including All Stars, The Missing Link and Lek. For the soundtrack of the film All Stars, the song "Als Het Vuur Gedoofd Is" by Acda en De Munnik was used. The film was a success in the Netherlands, so the broadcaster VARA decided to turn it into a series, in which Acda starred as goalkeeper Willem, with every episode starting with the song "Groen als gras" by Acda en De Munnik. He has been appointed a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.