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Benoît Poelvoorde
🎂 Sep 22, 1964 (61)
Namur, Belgium 0.8 popularity
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.
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4
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I Love Peru
2025
Beating Hearts
2024
How to Make a Killing
2025
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
The Brand New Testament
2015
Sink or Swim
2018
Nothing to Declare
2010
Man Bites Dog
1992
Coco Before Chanel
2009
3 Hearts
2014
The Colors of Fire
2022
Lucky Star
2025
Family for Rent
2015
Smoking Causes Coughing
2022
Dead Weight
2002
Savages
2024
Laughter and Punishment
2003
Aaltra
2004
My Worst Nightmare
2011
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
White as Snow
2019
Charlie Says
2006
Adieu Paris
2022
The Big Bad Wolf
2013
Narco
2004
How I Became a Superhero
2020
Park Benches
2009
Romantics Anonymous
2010
Mammuth
2010
Hikers
1997
Podium
2004
A Place on Earth
2013
Two Worlds
2007
The Jews
2016
Louise-Michel
2008
Jean-Philippe
2006
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2008
The Price of Fame
2015
Normal
2023
The Carriers Are Waiting
1999
Inexorable
2021
Adoration
2020
Delete History
2020
Keep an Eye Out
2018
Saint Amour
2016
Tied
2013
Just for Laughs
1997
Akoibon
2005
The Green Shutters
2022
An Indian Tale
2017
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Benoît Poelvoorde
1964-09-22 · 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