Benoît Poelvoorde
Acting
Народився 22 вересня 1964, Namur, Belgium
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
Фільмографія
- 20275H48, Place des Martyrs — Rudy Simonaud
- 2026Fausse note — Alexandre Miller
- 2026Le Trésor
- 2025I Love Peru
- 2025Дезертир по-французьки — Jean Chevalin /Jacob
- 2025Як заробити на вбивстві — Major Roland Bodin
- 2024Savages — Father (voice)
- 2024The Art of Nothing — Yves Machond
- 2024Шалено закохані — La Brosse
- 2023A Wonderful Girl — Paul
- 2023Normal — William
- Represent — Éric Andréï
- 2022Adieu Paris — Benoît
- 2022Mad in Belgium
- 2022Smoking Causes Coughing — Lézardin
- 2022The Colors of Fire — Gustave Joubert
- 2022The Green Shutters — Félix
- 2021A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays — Steven (voice)
- 2021Do You Do You Saint-Tropez — Claude Tranchant
- 2021Inexorable — Marcel Bellmer
- 2021My Father's Stories — André Choulans
- 2020Adoration — Hinkel
- 2020Delete History — Le livreur Alimazone
- 2020Як я став супергероєм — Monté Carlo
- 2019Father & Sons — Joseph
- 2019Panique au village : La Foire agricole — Steven (voice)
- 2019Raoul Taburin — Raoul Taburin
- 2019Venice Calling — Bernard Chamodot
- 2019Біла, як сніг — Charles
- 2018Keep an Eye Out — Commissioner Buron
- 2018Щасливі невдахи — Marcus
- 2017An Indian Tale — Pierre
- 2017Panique tous courts — Steven (voice)
- 2016A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic! — Steven (voice)
- 2016A Town Called Panic: Double Fun — Steven (voice) (archive footage)
- 2016Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse — (voice)
- 2016Saint Amour — Bruno
- 2016The Jews — Boris
- 2015The Price of Fame — Eddy
- 2015Надновий заповіт — God
- 2015Сім'я в оренду — Paul-André
- 20143 Hearts — Marc Beaulieu
- 2014Zebra Stripes — José
- 2013A Place on Earth — Antoine Dumas
- 2013A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic! — Steven (voice)
- 2013The Big Bad Wolf — Philippe
- 2013Tied — Le banquier
- 2012The Big Night — Benoît Bonzini, alias NOT
- 2012Twice Upon a Time — Jean Esnart
- 2011My Worst Nightmare — Patrick Demeuleu
- 2010En chantier, monsieur Tanner ! — Jean-César Astor
- 2010Kill Me Please — M. Demanet
- 2010Mammuth — Le récupérateur de métal
- 2010Romantics Anonymous — Jean-René Van Den Hugde
- 2010The Other Dumas — Auguste Maquet
- 2010Митниця дає добро — Ruben Vandevoorde
- 2009A Town Called Panic — Steven (voice)
- 2009Beauties at War — Franck Chevrel
- 2009Park Benches — Customer at the hook
- 2009Коко до Шанель — Étienne Balsan
- 2008Hikers in Saint-Tropez — Éric Jacquemart
- 2008Louise-Michel — Guy l'ingénieur
- 2008Астерікс на Олімпійських іграх — Brutus
- 2007Cowboy — Daniel Piron
- 2007Two Worlds — Rémy Bassano
- 2006Charlie Says — Joss
- 2006Jean-Philippe — Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François
- 2006One Fine Day — François Berthier
- 2005Akoibon — Jean-Mi
- 2005In His Hands — Laurent Kessler
- 2004Aaltra — Motocross Fan
- 2004Narco — Lenny Barr
- 2004Podium — Bernard Frédéric
- 2004The Return of James Battle — Allan Chiasse
- 2003Laughter and Punishment — Le prof de secourisme
- 2003Le Pied — Le pied (voice)
- 2003Mr. Manatane's notebooks — Mr. Manatane, Idea
- A Town Called Panic — Steven (voice)
- 2002Dead Weight — Francis Reggio
- 2001Doors of Glory — Regis Demanet
- 2001Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle — Ghislain Lambert, Writer
- 1999The Carriers Are Waiting — Roger
- 1997Hikers — Éric Jacquemart
- 1997Just for Laughs — L'innocent
- 1997Le Signaleur — L'organisateur
- Mr. Manatane's Notebooks — Monsieur Manatane, Creator
- Jamais au grand jamais ! — Monsieur Manatane, Writer, Creator
- 1996L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul ! — Multiples voix
- 1996L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates — (voice)
- 1995Modèle déposé — René Altrus, Writer, Director
- 1992Man Bites Dog — Ben, Screenplay, Producer, Director
- 1989Beware of the Ravens — The director
- 1987Mama's Lover
- 1987No C4 for Daniel Daniel — Daniel Daniel, Director, Writer
- Démodé
- La reconnaissance
- Le Palmier
- Le Serpent majuscule — Henri
- Podium - Version Longue — Bernard Frédéric
- Pourquoi pas nous ?
Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (11)
- Super Plan — Self - Guest
- Beau geste — Self
- 2023Ce soir, c'est Palmashow — Self - Guest
- Quelle époque ! — Self - Guest
- 2019Ce soir, c'est Palmashow — Self - Guest
- Bonsoir ! — Self - Guest
- Quotidien — Self - Guest
- C à vous — Self - Guest
- 2002A Day in the Life of French Cinema — Self
- 2002The Political Life of the Belgians — self
- Vivement dimanche — Self