Co Balfoort was born on December 25, 1887 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands as Jacobus Wouter Gerardus Balfoort. He was an actor, known for Geeft ons kracht (1920), Helleveeg (1920) and Het geheim van het slot arco (1915). He died on September 1, 1945 in Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies [now Bogor, Indonesia].