Benoît Poelvoorde

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-09-22 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Namur, Belgium

Benoît Poelvoorde

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 ...

Acting

2022

1992

2004

Narco

as Lenny Barr

2007

Cowboy

as Daniel Piron

2009

Coco Before Chanel

as Etienne Balsan

2008

Louise-Michel

as Guy l'ingénieur

2022

Adieu Paris

as Benoît

2004

Aaltra

as L'amateur de moto-cross

2004

2022

2006

One Fine Day

as François Berthier

2006

Jean-Philippe

as Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François

1997

Hikers

as Éric Jacquemart

2001

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

as Ghislain Lambert

2008

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

as Éric Jacquemart

2009

A Town Called Panic

as Steven (voice)

2023

2009

Beauties at War

as Franck Chevrel

2004

Podium

as Bernard Frédéric

2007

Two Worlds

as Rémy Bassano

2010

The Other Dumas

as Auguste Maquet

2005

Akoibon

as Jean-Mi

2005

In His Hands

as Laurent Kessler

2024

Beating Hearts

as La Brosse

2010

Mammuth

as Le récupérateur de métal

2009

Park Benches

as Customer at the hook

2010

Kill Me Please

as M. Demanet

2001

Doors of Glory

as Regis Demanet

2002

Dead Weight

as Francis Reggio

2003

Laughter and Punishment

as Le prof de secourisme

2006

2010

En chantier, monsieur Tanner !

as Jean-César Astor

2010

Romantics Anonymous

as Jean-René Van Den Hugde

2012

The Big Night

as Benoît Bonzini, alias NOT

2010

Nothing to Declare

as Ruben Vandevoorde

2017

Panique tous courts

as Steven (voice)

2011

My Worst Nightmare

as Patrick Demeuleu

1995

Modèle déposé

as René Altrus

2013

Tied

as Le banquier

2023

2012

Twice Upon a Time

as Jean Esnart

2023

Normal

as William

2013

A Place On Earth

as Antoine Dumas

2024

The Art of Being Happy

as Yves Machond

2013

The Big Bad Wolf

as Philippe

2014

2014

3 Hearts

as Marc Beaulieu

1987

No C4 for Daniel Daniel

as Daniel Daniel

1989

Beware of the Ravens

as The director

2025

How to Make a Killing

as Major Roland Bodin

2015

Family for Rent

as Paul-André

2025

La Bonne étoile

as Chevalin

2016

Saint Amour

as Bruno

2024

Savages

as Father (voice)

2016

The Jews

as Boris

2003

2017

1997

Le signaleur

as L'organisateur

2018

Sink or Swim

as Marcus

2020

Adoration

as Hinkel

2018

Keep an Eye Out

as Commissaire Buron

2019

White as Snow

as Charles

2019

Raoul Taburin

as Raoul Taburin

2019

Father & Sons

as Joseph

2019

Venice Calling

as Bernard Chamodot

2019

2020

2020

Delete History

as Le livreur Alimazone

2021

My Father's Stories

as André Choulans

2016

A Town Called Panic: Double Fun

as Steven (voice) (archive footage)

1997

Just for Laughs

as L'innocent

2022

Inexorable

as Marcel Bellmer

2021

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

as Claude Tranchant

2022

The Colors of Fire

as Gustave Joubert

2021

The Summer Holidays

as Steven (voice)

2003

Le Pied

as Le pied (voice)

Production

1992

Man Bites Dog

as Screenplay

1992

Man Bites Dog

as Producer

1992

Man Bites Dog

as Director

1995

1995

Modèle déposé

as Director

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