Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar Kamerling was born on 25 August 1966 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.

Kamerling eventually got nominated for a Gouden Kalf for best actor, the most important Dutch film award.

For the film, about an amateur football team, he sang the theme song, "Toen ik je zag" (When I Saw You), written by the popular Dutch singer Guus Meeuwis.

The song was released as a single under his character's name, Hero, and soon was a number-one hit on the Dutch charts.

The film Toen ik je zag is based on their relationship and the events and circumstances leading up to Kamerling's suicide.