Irish born Arie Verveen first experimented with the idea of acting while living in London Town. He dabbled with certain Tennessee Williams plays, such as 'Orpheus Descending', 'Camino Real' and 'Talk To Me Like The Rain While I Lie Here And Listen'. His London stage debut was a production of 'A Hatful Of Rain' by Michael V. Gazzo which he co-produced and starred in. Shortly thereafter he landed in New York City with the thought of film. After contributing time at the famed Actors Studio on a volunteer basis he was asked to take over the day to day running of the Studio. He committed for a six month period assisting Arthur Penn. During this period he also contributed to several student and independent films. Fulfillment of his Actors Studio commitment coincided with being cast in Caught, his first lead role in a feature film, opposite Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso and directed by 'Robert M. Young' . His turn garnered him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance, a Golden Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent and notable critical acclaim for his portrayal. On the back of this, he was directed by Terrence Malick in The Thin Red Line alongside Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and John Cusack amongst others. Verveen then received a hand written note from renowned Russian director Sergei Bodrov (_Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)_ ), inviting him to be in Running Free a Sony/Columbia Picture. The note simply read, "It's a story of the horse, it's Africa, Namibia, a really great place. Think about it!" He didn't have to. Drawn to explore diverse and interesting material he followed these movies with a run of independent films, several by first time directors. The Journeyman, a spaghetti western with Willie Nelson and Barry Corbin. Opposite 'Henry Thomas' and Dominique Swain in _Plain Dirty(2003)_ , aka Briar Patch produced by Lauren Moews. A portrayal of 'Edgar Allen Poe' in Descendent, Descendent. With Malcolm McDowell in _Red Roses And Petrol (2003)_ . Younger brother to Gary Oldman in _Sin (2003)_ . And 'No Fury', an experimental feature. Most recently, Arie plays the bloody disease spreading Hermit in Lion's Gate's Cabin Fever directed by Eli Roth and produced by Lauren Moews. In Sin City, an adaptation of the graphic novel by 'Frank Miller' based in the fictional town of Sin City, Arie is co-directed by 'Robert Rodriguez' and Frank Miller. Here he returns to his Irish roots for the first time on film and plays Murphy, leader of the Irish Mercenaries.
His sister Viviana Verveen is also an actress based in Ireland.