Long careers are rarer than they look, and Wim Opbrouck has become a familiar face who has rarely been away from the screen for long. With 63 credits to his name, volume is part of the story. In cinemas, 'Annette' is the work that stuck — Announcer Opera Annette, specifically. 'Young Hearts' is the other credit most often cited. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography.
Wim Opbrouck
Actor
57 years (Feb 5, 1969)Harelbeke
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Wim Opbrouck has become a familiar face who has rarely been away from the screen for long. With 63 credits to his name, volume is part of the story. In cinemas, 'Annette' is the work that stuck — Announcer Opera Annette, specifically. 'Young Hearts' is the other credit most often cited. Whatever else appears, drama runs right through the filmography.
Wim Opbrouck (born in Bavikhove, 5 February 1969) is a Flemish actor and singer. He is especially known for his work on stage. Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove, part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio. As an actor, he joined the Blue Monday Company. In 1997 he performed in a 12-hour theater marathon production of Ten oorlog by Tom Lanoye. Following the merger of this company with KNS (Antwerp), he became an actor at the Drama House. He took on large roles in Aars!, Leenane Trilogy, L. King of Pain, and Macbeth. In 2005 he transferred to the new NTGent. He gained fame through his appearance in the travel documentary De bende van Wim, a collaboration with composer and producer Jean Blaute and photographer Michiel Hendryckx, in which he travels through Europe on a motorcycle. He's also well known for appearing in the television shows Windkracht 10 and In De Gloria. He played in the films like Manneken Pis, Meisje and Everybody's Famous! In addition, he also plays the occasional group The Dolfijntjes. He sings and plays accordion. In 2008 it was reported that in 2010 he would succeed John Simons as artistic director of NTGent. In the 2010 film Vreemd bloed he plays a butcher.Wim Opbrouck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.