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- Actor
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Matthias Schoenaerts was born on December 8, 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium. His mother, Dominique Wiche, was a costume designer, translator, and French teacher, and his father was actor Julien Schoenaerts. He made his film debut at the age of 13 alongside his father in the Belgian film Daens (1992), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Schoenaerts enrolled in film school but was expelled for poor attendance in his second year. By age 21, he was enrolled at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Antwerp and was acting professionally in small roles on Belgian television and in Belgian film. By the time he graduated in 2003, Schoenaerts was already named one of "Europe's Shooting Stars" by the influential marketing organization, European Film Promotion.
In 2002, he starred in Dorothée Van Den Berghe's directorial debut Meisje (2002), which was also his first feature film since Daens. With his role in Tom Barman's Any Way the Wind Blows (2003), he proved he was Flanders' young actor to watch.
In 2004, Schoenaerts produced and starred in the short film A Message from Outer Space (2004). He also appeared in Ellektra (2004) alongside his father.
In 2006, he had a small role as a member of the Dutch Resistance in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book (2006), and landed his first starring role in the Belgian film Dennis van Rita (2006), playing Dennis, a mentally-challenged man learning to adjust to life after a prison sentence for a rape he may not have committed.
Though Schoenaerts garnered critical praise for his role in "Love Belongs to Everyone", the film that would make him a star in his homeland came in 2008, in Erik Van Looy's Loft (2008), Schoenaerts played Filip, one of a group of married friends who share the rent on a downtown loft as a place to meet their respective mistresses. The dramatic thriller was a smash hit, becoming the top-grossing Flemish film of all time. In the same year, he also starred in the horror film Linkeroever (2008).
In 2009, he worked once again with director Dorothée Van Den Berghe, playing the hippie Raven in My Queen Karo (2009). In 2010, he played the lead role in Alex Stockman's techno-thriller Pulsar (2010).
In 2011, Schoenaerts starred in Michaël R. Roskam's Bullhead (2011), playing Jacky Vanmarsenille, a cattle farmer who becomes entangled with the underworld of bovine hormones and steroids. Impressed by the script, Schoenaerts committed to star in the film in 2005, and over the five years that it took first-time director Roskam to secure financing, the actor transformed his naturally thin body into that of a steroid-abusing brute. His powerful performance in the tragic role won awards at numerous film festivals and propelled "Bullhead" to an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012.
In 2012, Schoenaerts got the lead role opposite Marion Cotillard in Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone (2012); in the film he played Ali, an ex-boxer who falls in love with Cotillard's character. Like Audiard's previous films, "Rust and Bone" received a breathless reception at the Cannes Film Festival with a 10-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening and was a critical and box office hit in France. Schoenaerts' performance in the film earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2013.
Schoenaerts also starred in the Belgian short film Death of a Shadow (2012), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2013 and won the European Film Award for Best European Short.
In 2013, he starred in Blood Ties (2013) after being recommended for the film by his co-star in "Rust and Bone", Marion Cotillard. Following his breakthrough in "Rust and Bone", Matthias started a career in Hollywood and landed roles in American and British productions like Saul Dibb's Suite Française (2014), Alan Rickman's A Little Chaos (2014), Michaël R. Roskam's The Drop (2014), and Thomas Vinterberg's Far from the Madding Crowd (2015).
In 2015, Schoenaerts returned to French cinema in Alice Winocour's Disorder (2015), in which he plays an ex-soldier with PTSD. He also played one of the leads of Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash (2015), opposite Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes, and played the art-dealer Hans Axgil in Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (2015).
He will reteam with Michaël R. Roskam in Racer and the Jailbird (2017) and also with Thomas Vinterberg in The Command (2018), in which Schoenaerts will play the captain of a Russian submarine.- Kevin Janssens (°1979) studied at the Studio Herman Teirlinck (Antwerp) and got his first important role in his last year of his studies, when he was asked to play the leading role in a mini TV series about a boxer called KING OF THE WORLD, by Guido Henderickx. Continuously, he performed several serious leading roles in Belgium, in the popular TV Series WINDKRACHT : KOKSIJDE RESCUE and the crime series MISSING. He played in Jan Verheyens romantic comedy ZOT VAN A. and MAD ABOUT YOU by Hilde Van Mieghem. Since his performance in THE ARDENNES by Robin Pront, in a production of Oscar Nominated Producer Bart Van Langendonck for Savage Film, his career had a turning point. The film was selected for many festivals , amongst them the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. He recently was seen in the French-Belgian production ABOVE THE LAW by François Troukens together with Olivier Gourmet, Bouli Lanners and Lubna Azabel , which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and in Coralie Fargeats film REVENGE together with Mathilda Lutz, which is selected for SUNDANCE. He recently finished the shooting of a Dutch film called CATACOMBE by Victor D. Ponten and a Belgian TV series called OPEN WATER by Tom Lenaerts, where he both played the leading role. In the French film Les Confins Du Monde by Guillaume Nicloux , he has a small part next to Gérard Depardieu.
- With over 100 projects in film, television and in theatre Gene Bervoets (1956) is one of Belgium's well-established actors. In 2015 he won the Ensor for Best Actor for his interpretation of bus driver Mario Dockers in Paradise Trips. Additionally, Bervoets has been nominated several times in the aforementioned category among which his nomination for a Golden Calf in 2009 for his role in De Laatste Dagen van Emma Blank. One of the prices brought home for Erotic Tales: The Waiting Room, written and directed by Jos Stelling, was a Golden Calf for Best Short Film. Most recently Bervoets is known for playing the leading role of Maurice Teirlinck, an ex-commander in the navy and fugitive, in Beau Séjour 2. Bervoets was part of the series Professor T., Tabula Rasa, Lockdown and Déjà Vu to name a few. In film he worked with directors including Alex van Warmerdam, Dominique Deruddere and Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah. At the moment Bervoets is on set with Willem Dafoe, working on a movie directed by Vasilis Katsoupis.
- Actor
- Stunts
George Bruggeman was born on 1 November 1904 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for You Hit the Spot (1945) and The Living Christ Series (1951). He was married to Emily Priscilla Mills. He died on 9 June 1967 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
Tom Waes was born on 7 November 1968 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor and producer, known for Undercover (2019), Het geslacht De Pauw (2004) and Reizen Waes (2013).- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jean Servais was born on 24 September 1910 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Rififi (1955), The Longest Day (1962) and Le Plaisir (1952). He was married to Dominique Blanchar and Gilberte Graillot. He died on 17 February 1976 in Paris, France.- Production Manager
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Born in Belgium, Ulu Grosbard was educated at the University of Chicago, then attended the Yale Drama School. Becoming a stage director in 1957, Grosbard directed many successful Broadway shows. In the early '60s Grosbard journeyed to Hollywood, where he was hired as an assistant director on several productions, and several years later directed his first film - appropriately enough, an adaptation of a hit Broadway play (The Subject Was Roses (1968)). Grosbard's film career has been sporadic, however, and he has found much more success staging Broadway shows.- Roger Van Hool was born on 27 September 1940 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for As Above, So Below (2014), The Woman Next Door (1981) and Oscar (1967). He died on 28 August 2023 in Paris, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ann Codee was born on 5 March 1890 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Kiss Me Kate (1953), So Dark the Night (1946) and Captain Caution (1940). She was married to Frank Orth. She died on 18 May 1961 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Hans Herbots is a Belgian director for film and TV Drama. Born in 1970 in Antwerp, he is mostly known for 'The Serpent' (2021), 'Riviera' (2017), 'De Behandeling' (The Treatment) (2014) and 'Het Goddelijke Monster' (2011). He has adapted two novels by Mo Hayder, 'The Treatment' and more recently 'Ritual'. He was nominated for a Digital Emmy for 'The Spiral' (2016)- Eugene Deckers was born on 22 October 1913 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for North West Frontier (1959), The Detective (1954) and The Rat Catchers (1966). He died on 13 July 1977 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Harry Kümel was born on 27 January 1940 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for The Legend of Doom House (1971), Monsieur Hawarden (1968) and Eline Vere (1991).- Actor
- Director
Manou Kersting was born on 24 May 1962 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for To Catch a Fly (2017), Zuidflank (2013) and De 5e boog (2010).- Ann Ceurvels was born on 13 July 1968 in Antwerp, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Flikken (1999), Diamant (1997) and Windkracht 10 (1997). She has been married to Tim Visterin since 2015. They have one child.
- Dirk Roofthooft was born in 1959 in Antwerp, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De Partizanen (1995), De bossen van Vlaanderen (1991) and Hombres complicados (1998).
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Sound Department
Nico Leunen, ACE (°1974) graduated in 1998 as a Master in Experimental Film at the Sint Lukas school for film in Brussels, Belgium. Soon after that, he discovered a natural feeling for editing. Since then he has worked on more than 60 feature films and full length documentaries. In 2013 he received the prestigious Culture Award of Flanders for Film for his contribution to Flemish cinema during his career so far. In 2015 he was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is an ACE active member since 2021. He lives in Brussels with his partner, and film director, Fien Troch with whom he made two sons and three feature films.- Gert Winckelmans was born in 1979 in Antwerp, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Ella (2010), Clan (2012) and Sara (2007).
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Esther Perel was born on 13 August 1958 in Antwerp, Belgium. She is an actress and director, known for Newness (2017), The Morning Show (2019) and The Affair (2014).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Hilde Van Mieghem was born on 14 April 1958 in Antwerp, Belgium. She is an actress and director, known for De suikerpot (1997), De kus (2004) and Smoorverliefd (2013).- Nora Gharib was born on 1 September 1993 in Merksem, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Blackout (2020), Gangsta (2018) and Soil (2021).
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Henri Garcin was born on 11 April 1928 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for The Woman Next Door (1981), The Pink Panther (2006) and Destroy, She Said (1969). He died on 13 June 2022 in Evreux, Eure, France.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Tania Kloek was born on 12 January 1973 in Antwerp, Belgium. She is an actress and production manager, known for Flikken (1999), De zonen van Van As (2012) and Team Spirit (2000). She has been married to Christophe Ameye since 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to Tom Van Bauwel.- Herbert Flack was born on 9 June 1949 in Antwerp, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Thuis (1995) and Clan (2012). He is married to Mimi Peetermans.
- Bettine Le Beau was separated from her parents at a young age and was taken to two concentration camps during the Holocaust. She eventually escaped from Camp De Gurs on the border of Spain and headed to France, where she (and another girl, "Henriette") was hidden by Marthe and Abel Marre - a middle-aged, childless Catholic couple who owned a secluded farm. On Christmas Eve 1942, a truck dropped the two 10 year-olds by the side of a main road, saving their lives. She was reunited with her parents and brother after the war.
She went to England in 1945, where she attended Pitman's College in Southampton Row. Le Beau went on to work as a model, actress, broadcaster, cabaret artiste, lecturer, portrait painter, sculptor, graphologist, and a facilitator for a Yiddish language circle. She has worked in radio, on a woman's program for solving problems. She has founded a cosmetic business along with a charity called The Feminine Touch. Le Beau is perhaps best known worldwide for her appearances on The Benny Hill Show (1969) (1971-72) and her small part on an episode of Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner (1967) ("A, B and C"). She became a public speaker and authored a book, "Help Yourself to Happiness". - Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Ghislain Cloquet was born on 18 April 1924 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Tess (1979), Love and Death (1975) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). He was married to Sonia Salvy-Matossian and Sophie Becker. He died on 2 November 1981 in Montainville, Yvelines, France.