Benoît Poelvoorde
Acting
Awards
Nominated for 1 European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film Award
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 1 nominated
- 2019 Best European Film Nominated Sink or Swim
Knight of the Order of Leopold 1 won
- 2005 Knight of the Order of Leopold Won
European Film Award for Best Achievement 1 nominated
- 1993 Best Achievement Nominated Man Bites Dog
Young European Film of the Year 1 nominated
- 1993 Young European Film of the Year Nominated Man Bites Dog
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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 him to transition into more dramatic roles, such as Entre ses mains (2005) and Coco avant Chanel (2009), where he starred alongside Audrey Tautou.
In recent years, Poelvoorde has continued to balance absurdist comedy (Au poste !, Fumer fait tousser) with auteur-driven projects (Le Tout Nouveau Testament, Saint-Amour). His ability to oscillate between slapstick humor and introspective performances makes him one of the most distinctive actors in European cinema
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Acting
58 credits
Quotidien
Vivement dimanche
C à vous
Beau geste
Super Plan
Quelle époque !
Beating Hearts
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Family for Rent
A Town Called Panic
The Brand New Testament
Represent
Sink or Swim
Coco Before Chanel
Nothing to Declare
Dead Weight
White as Snow
Keep an Eye Out
Man Bites Dog
Bonsoir !
How to Make a Killing
Savages
3 Hearts
How I Became a Superhero
Romantics Anonymous
Lucky Star
Podium
Smoking Causes Coughing
The Colors of Fire
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Modèle déposé
Just for Laughs
Le Pied
The Jews
Saint Amour
Jean-Philippe
Cowboy
Louise-Michel
Aaltra
Park Benches
A Wonderful Girl
My Worst Nightmare
Narco
Adoration
Le Signaleur
Mr. Manatane's Notebooks
Inexorable
Delete History
Venice Calling
Mammuth
An Indian Tale
A Town Called Panic
The Price of Fame
5H48, Place des Martyrs
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
Father & Sons
Two Worlds
Writing
3 credits
Directing
2 credits
Other credits
2 credits
Producing
1 credit
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