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Benoît Poelvoorde
- Name: Benoît Poelvoorde
- Birthday: 1964-09-22
- Place of birth: Namur, Belgium
- Popularity: 1.2999
Biography:
Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor, comedian, and filmmaker, born on September 22, 1964, in Namur, Belgium. He first gained recognition with the cult film C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992), a darkly comedic mockumentary where he played a serial killer with unsettling charm. This film launched his career and established his unique blend of humor and intensity.
Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Poelvoorde became a staple of Franco-Belgian cinema, starring in comedies like Les Randonneurs (1997), Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001), and Podium (2004), where he portrayed an obsessive Claude François impersonator—a role that earned him a César nomination. His versatility allowed... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Fausse note as Alexandre Miller | 2026-04-29 |
| Lucky Star as Jean Chevalin /Jacob | 2025-11-12 |
| I Love Peru as Self | 2025-07-09 |
| How to Make a Killing as Major Roland Bodin | 2025-01-01 |
| The Art of Being Happy as Yves Machond | 2024-10-30 |
| Beating Hearts as La Brosse | 2024-10-16 |
| Savages as Father (voice) | 2024-10-16 |
| A Wonderful Girl as Paul | 2023-07-26 |
| Normal as William | 2023-04-05 |
| Ce soir, c'est Palmashow as Self - Guest | 2023-03-17 |
| Smoking Causes Coughing as Lézardin | 2022-11-30 |
| The Colors of Fire as Gustave Joubert | 2022-11-09 |
| The Green Shutters as Félix | 2022-08-24 |
| Mad in Belgium | 2022-06-29 |
| Inexorable as Marcel Bellmer | 2022-03-31 |
| Adieu Paris as Benoît | 2022-01-26 |
| My Father's Stories as André Choulans | 2021-07-28 |
| A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays as Steven (voice) | 2021-07-21 |
| Do You Do You Saint-Tropez as Claude Tranchant | 2021-07-14 |
| How I Became a Superhero as Monté Carlo | 2020-11-19 |
| Delete History as Le livreur Alimazone | 2020-08-26 |
| Adoration as Hinkel | 2020-01-22 |
| Panique au village : La Foire agricole as Steven (voice) | 2019-07-06 |
| Venice Calling as Bernard Chamodot | 2019-05-29 |
| Raoul Taburin as Raoul Taburin | 2019-04-10 |
| White as Snow as Charles | 2019-04-10 |
| Ce soir, c'est Palmashow as Self - Guest | 2019-02-15 |
| Father & Sons as Joseph | 2019-02-13 |
| Sink or Swim as Marcus | 2018-10-24 |
| Keep an Eye Out as Commissioner Buron | 2018-07-04 |
| An Indian Tale as Pierre | 2017-08-30 |
| Panique tous courts as Steven (voice) | 2017-03-01 |
| A Town Called Panic: Double Fun as Steven (voice) (archive footage) | 2016-09-24 |
| The Jews as Boris | 2016-06-01 |
| Saint Amour as Bruno | 2016-03-02 |
| A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic! as Steven (voice) | 2016-02-27 |
| Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse as (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
| The Brand New Testament as God | 2015-09-02 |
| Family for Rent as Paul-André | 2015-08-19 |
| The Price of Fame as Eddy | 2015-01-07 |
| 3 Hearts as Marc Beaulieu | 2014-09-09 |
| Zebra Stripes as José | 2014-02-05 |
| A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic! as Steven (voice) | 2013-12-22 |
| A Place on Earth as Antoine Dumas | 2013-08-28 |
| The Big Bad Wolf as Philippe | 2013-06-27 |
| Tied as Le banquier | 2013-01-07 |
| Twice Upon a Time as Jean Esnart | 2012-06-13 |
| The Big Night as Benoît Bonzini, alias NOT | 2012-06-06 |
| My Worst Nightmare as Patrick Demeuleu | 2011-11-09 |
| Romantics Anonymous as Jean-René Van Den Hugde | 2010-12-22 |
| Nothing to Declare as Ruben Vandevoorde | 2010-12-20 |
| Kill Me Please as M. Demanet | 2010-11-03 |
| Mammuth as Le récupérateur de métal | 2010-04-21 |
| En chantier, monsieur Tanner ! as Jean-César Astor | 2010-03-15 |
| The Other Dumas as Auguste Maquet | 2010-02-10 |
| Park Benches as Customer at the hook | 2009-07-08 |
| A Town Called Panic as Steven (voice) | 2009-06-17 |
| Coco Before Chanel as Étienne Balsan | 2009-04-22 |
| Beauties at War as Franck Chevrel | 2009-01-14 |
| Louise-Michel as Guy l'ingénieur | 2008-11-12 |
| Hikers in Saint-Tropez as Éric Jacquemart | 2008-04-09 |
| Asterix at the Olympic Games as Brutus | 2008-01-25 |
| Cowboy as Daniel Piron | 2007-12-05 |
| Two Worlds as Rémy Bassano | 2007-11-21 |
| Charlie Says as Joss | 2006-07-27 |
| Jean-Philippe as Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François | 2006-04-05 |
| One Fine Day as François Berthier | 2006-03-15 |
| In His Hands as Laurent Kessler | 2005-09-11 |
| Akoibon as Jean-Mi | 2005-04-13 |
| Narco as Lenny Barr | 2004-12-01 |
| The Return of James Battle as Allan Chiasse | 2004-07-21 |
| Aaltra as Motocross Fan | 2004-06-23 |
| Podium as Bernard Frédéric | 2004-02-11 |
| Mr. Manatane's notebooks as Mr. Manatane | 2003-10-14 |
| Laughter and Punishment as Le prof de secourisme | 2003-01-28 |
| Le Pied as Le pied (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
| A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self | 2002-05-20 |
| The Political Life of the Belgians as self | 2002-05-08 |
| Dead Weight as Francis Reggio | 2002-04-10 |
| Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle as Ghislain Lambert | 2001-09-14 |
| Doors of Glory as Regis Demanet | 2001-06-13 |
| The Carriers Are Waiting as Roger | 1999-05-19 |
| Le Signaleur as L'organisateur | 1997-05-01 |
| Hikers as Éric Jacquemart | 1997-03-12 |
| Just for Laughs as L'innocent | 1997-01-01 |
| L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates as (voice) | 1996-06-30 |
| L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul ! as Multiples voix | 1996-02-29 |
| Modèle déposé as René Altrus | 1995-09-06 |
| Man Bites Dog as Ben | 1992-08-20 |
| Beware of the Ravens as The director | 1989-01-01 |
| Mama's Lover | 1987-01-01 |
| No C4 for Daniel Daniel as Daniel Daniel | 1987-01-01 |
