Frederik Percy de Groot (born 23 May 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 was the television spokesman for ING Direct for many
years. 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. De Groot also speaks
French, and is unusual among Canadian spokespeople for also appearing
in the company's French Canadian language spots.He has been married
since 1997 to Marja Bakker, with whom he has three children. He was
married to actress Fiona Gaunt, with whom he had Genevieve Gaunt, who
is also an actress, and portrayed Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban.Frederik and his wife Marja own theatre
company Living Productions â€" Hoorn. Frederik de Groot Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter