Waldemar Govinda Torenstra (born 29 March 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor.

For several years he worked as an actor in the Noord Nederlands Toneel (NNT, En: "North Netherlands Stage"), a touring theater company.

[1] After finishing his secondary education, Torenstra enrolled at the University of Amsterdam to study economics, but eventually chose theater instead.

[2] At the Noord Nederlands Toneel Torenstra acted in productions of Sympathy for the Devil (main character), Othello (Cassio), and Lenny Bruce.

[3] In 2015, Torenstra played the role of Nick Roest in Vechtershart (Fighting Spirit), a series about a former kickboxing champion making his way back to the top after a prison sentence abroad.