Editing Rutger Hauer (section)

=== Commercials and later roles ===

By the 1990s, Hauer was well known for his humorous [[Guinness advertising|Guinness commercials]]<ref name=":2" /> as well as his screen roles, which had increasingly involved low-budget films,<ref name=NOSsteenhoff/> such as ''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]]'' (1992);  ''[[The Beans of Egypt, Maine]]'' (1994); ''[[Omega Doom]]'' (1996) and ''[[New World Disorder (film)|New World Disorder]]'' (1999). In 1992, he appeared in the horror-comedy film [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'']] as the main antagonist vampire Lothos.<ref name=":3" /> He also appeared in the [[Kylie Minogue]] music video "[[On a Night Like This#Music video|On a Night Like This]]" (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iltempo.it/cultura-spettacoli/2019/07/24/news/rutger-hauer-morto-replicante-blade-runner-ridley-scott-lutto-cinema-1192207/|title=È morto Rutger Hauer. Addio al replicante di Blade Runner|date=24 July 2019|website=Il Tempo|language=it|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724195454/https://www.iltempo.it/cultura-spettacoli/2019/07/24/news/rutger-hauer-morto-replicante-blade-runner-ridley-scott-lutto-cinema-1192207/|url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, Hauer acted in several British, Canadian and American television productions, including ''[[Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight]]'' (1994) as Earhart's navigator [[Fred Noonan]],<ref>{{cite web|url =https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/amelia-earhart-the-final-flight-1200437656/|title =Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight|first =Todd|last =Everett|work =Variety|date =10 June 1994|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030815/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/amelia-earhart-the-final-flight-1200437656/|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Fatherland (1994 film)|Fatherland]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.screendaily.com/production/ufa-moves-ahead-with-fatherland-adaptation/5038896.article|title =UFA moves ahead with Fatherland adaptation|first =Andreas|last =Wiseman|website =Screendaily|date =7 March 2012|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726025343/https://www.screendaily.com/production/ufa-moves-ahead-with-fatherland-adaptation/5038896.article|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Hostile Waters (film)|Hostile Waters]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/07/26/hostile-waters-hbos-depth-defying-cold-war-thriller/20ab0396-41f6-4ead-aacc-b0e7a6e021f9/|title ='Hostile Waters': HBO's Depth-Defying Cold War Thriller|first =Ken|last =Ringle|newspaper =The Washington Post|date =26 July 1997|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726032317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/07/26/hostile-waters-hbos-depth-defying-cold-war-thriller/20ab0396-41f6-4ead-aacc-b0e7a6e021f9/|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon]]'' (1997), ''[[Merlin (miniseries)|Merlin]]'' (1998),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-from-blade-runner-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-in-pictures|title =Rutger Hauer: from Blade Runner to Buffy the Vampire Slayer – in pictures|website =The Guardian|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030813/https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-from-blade-runner-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-in-pictures|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[The 10th Kingdom]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-26-ca-2689-story.html|title ='10th Kingdom' a Jumbled Fairy-Tale World|first =Howard|last =Rosenberg|website =Los Angeles Times|date =26 February 2000|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030815/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-26-ca-2689-story.html|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Smallville]]'' (2003),<ref name=etgawley>{{cite web|url =https://www.etonline.com/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dead-at-75-129221|title =Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Star, Dead at 75|first =Paige|last =Gawley|website =Entertainment Tonight|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030816/https://www.etonline.com/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dead-at-75-129221|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2003),<ref name=etgawley/> and ''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435|title =Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75|website =BBC News|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726042955/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435|url-status =live}}</ref>

Hauer played an assassin in ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' (2003), a villainous cardinal with influential power in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005) and a devious corporate executive running [[Wayne Enterprises]] in ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005).<ref name=":1" /> Also in 2005, he played [[Count Dracula|the title role]] in [[Patrick Lussier]]'s film ''[[Dracula III: Legacy]]''. Seven years later, he portrayed the vampire hunter [[Abraham Van Helsing]] in [[Dario Argento]]'s ''[[Dracula 3D]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo|title=Rutger Hauer confirms he will play Van Helsing in Dario Argento's 'Dracula 3D'|first=Clark|last=Collis|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=5 March 2011|archive-date=4 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904084537/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer hosted the British reality television documentary ''[[Shock Treatment (TV series)|Shock Treatment]]'' in 2005, and featured in ''[[Goal II: Living the Dream]]'' (2007) as [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] coach Rudi Van der Merwe. He also recorded [[voice-over]]s for the British advertising campaign for the Danish butter brand [[Lurpak]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/apr/24/lurpak-advert-butter |title=AdWatch: Lurpak can't butter us up |first=Tony |last=Naylor |website=The Guardian |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726014455/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/apr/24/lurpak-advert-butter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/09/rutger-hauer-lurpak-spreadable-advert |title=Rutger Hauer's Lurpak Spreadable advert |first=Graeme |last=Virtue |website=The Guardian |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726014452/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/09/rutger-hauer-lurpak-spreadable-advert |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:RutgerHauer OdFest.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hauer at the [[Odesa International Film Festival]], 2010]]

In 2008, Hauer received the [[Golden Calf Culture Prize]] for his contributions to Dutch cinema.<ref name=nrc2008/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dutch-film-festival-honor-rutger-118929|title=Dutch Film Festival to honor Rutger Hauer|first=Ab|last=Zagt|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=10 September 2008|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730022835/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dutch-film-festival-honor-rutger-118929|url-status=live}}</ref> The award recognised his work as an actor as well as his efforts to aid the development of young filmmakers and actors, through initiatives such as the {{ill|Rutger Hauer Film Factory|nl}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/rutger-hauer-krijgt-speciaal-gouden-kalf~bffb59c7/ |title=Rutger Hauer krijgt speciaal Gouden Kalf |website=Trouw |date=10 September 2008 |language=nl |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730022836/https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/rutger-hauer-krijgt-speciaal-gouden-kalf~bffb59c7/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, his role in avant-garde filmmaker [[Cyrus Frisch]]'s ''Dazzle'' received positive reviews; it was described in Dutch press as "the most relevant Dutch film of the year". The same year, Hauer starred in the title role of ''[[Barbarossa (film)|Barbarossa]]'', an Italian film directed by [[Renzo Martinelli]]. In April 2010, he was cast in the live action adaptation of the short and fictitious ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' trailer ''[[Hobo with a Shotgun]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/18/rutger-hauer-starring-in-a-full-hobo-with-a-shotgun-movie|title=Rutger Hauer Starring in a Full 'Hobo With a Shotgun' Movie|first=Alex|last=Billington|date=19 April 2010|access-date=19 April 2010|archive-date=21 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421065307/http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/18/rutger-hauer-starring-in-a-full-hobo-with-a-shotgun-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer played Freddie Heineken in ''[[The Heineken Kidnapping]]'' (2011), for which he received the 2012 [[Rembrandt Award]] for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hln.be/showbizz/film/-gooische-vrouwen-beste-nederlandse-film~a166fbe8/ |title='Gooische Vrouwen' beste Nederlandse film |first=Matthias |last=Van den Bossche |website=HLN |date=12 March 2012 |language=nl |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011557/https://www.hln.be/showbizz/film/-gooische-vrouwen-beste-nederlandse-film~a166fbe8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2011, Hauer appeared in the supernatural horror film ''[[The Rite (2011 film)|The Rite]]'' as an undertaker named Istvan, the protagonist's father.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133182395/an-exorcism-tale-with-too-little-of-the-rite-stuff|title =An Exorcism Tale With Too Little Of The Rite Stuff|first =Ian|last =Buckwalter|website =NPR|date =27 January 2011|access-date =29 January 2020|archive-date =29 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200129050117/https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133182395/an-exorcism-tale-with-too-little-of-the-rite-stuff|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 2013 to 2014, Hauer featured as [[Niall Brigant]] in [[HBO]]'s ''[[True Blood]]''.<ref name=":1" /> In 2015, he starred as Ravn in ''[[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|The Last Kingdom]]'' and as Kingsley in ''[[Galavant]]''.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016, he joined the film jury for [[ShortCutz Amsterdam]], an annual [[film festival]] promoting short films in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards|url=http://hollandsefilm.nl/shortcutz-amsterdam-annual-awards/|website=hollandsefilm.nl|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214180751/http://hollandsefilm.nl/shortcutz-amsterdam-annual-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/profs_nl/nieuws/nieuws-maart-2016/rutger-hauer-en-jan-harlan-treden-toe-tot-shortcutz-jury/|title=Rutger Hauer en Jan Harlan treden toe tot Shortcutz Amsterdam juryteam|publisher=filmfestival.nl|date=6 March 2016|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916022927/https://www.filmfestival.nl/profs_nl/nieuws/nieuws-maart-2016/rutger-hauer-en-jan-harlan-treden-toe-tot-shortcutz-jury/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer voiced the role of Daniel Lazarski in the 2017 video game [[Observer (video game)|''Observer'']], set in post-apocalyptic [[Poland]]. Lazarski is a member of a special elite police unit that can hack into minds and interact with memories within.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-observer-trailer-reveals-rutger-hauer-as-a-blade-runner-like-neural-detective/|title=A new Observer trailer reveals Rutger Hauer as a Blade Runner-like 'neural detective' - PC Gamer|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=20 July 2017|website=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215012/https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-observer-trailer-reveals-rutger-hauer-as-a-blade-runner-like-neural-detective/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer also provided the voice of [[Xehanort]] in the 2019 video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', replacing the late [[Leonard Nimoy]]; following his death, he was replaced by [[Christopher Lloyd]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url =https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/rutger-hauer-genre-actor-and-blade-runner-icon-has-died-at-75/|title =Rutger Hauer, genre actor and Blade Runner icon, has died at 75|first =Samuel|last =Axon|website =ArsTechnica|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726015038/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/rutger-hauer-genre-actor-and-blade-runner-icon-has-died-at-75/|url-status =live}}</ref>