Benoît Poelvoorde
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1964
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…
Known for
Man Bites Dog
1992
Cowboy
2007
The Carriers Are Waiting
1999
One Fine Day
2006
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
2001
Hikers
1997
Beauties at War
2009
Podium
2004
In His Hands
2005
Doors of Glory
2001
Dead Weight
2002
Romantics Anonymous
2010
The Big Night
2012
Nothing to Declare
2010
Mama's Lover
1987
Modèle déposé
1995
Tied
2013
A Wonderful Girl
2023
A Place on Earth
2013
The Art of Nothing
2024
The Big Bad Wolf
2013
Zebra Stripes
2014
3 Hearts
2014
Mad in Belgium
2022
No C4 for Daniel Daniel
1987
Beware of the Ravens
1989
Family for Rent
2015
Lucky Star
2025
Saint Amour
2016
Mr. Manatane's notebooks
2003
An Indian Tale
2017
Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse
2016
Keep an Eye Out
2018
Raoul Taburin
2019
Venice Calling
2019
My Father's Stories
2021
Inexorable
2021
Le Pied
2003
Démodé
Pourquoi pas nous ?
Coco Before Chanel
2009
Adieu Paris
2022
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2008
Two Worlds
2007
The Other Dumas
2010
En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
2010
The Political Life of the Belgians
2002
My Worst Nightmare
2011
Twice Upon a Time
2012
Normal
2023
The Brand New Testament
2015
The Jews
2016
Le Signaleur
1997
Father & Sons
2019
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
The Colors of Fire
2022
Fausse note
2026
Le Serpent majuscule
Louise-Michel
2008
The Return of James Battle
2004
Le Palmier
How to Make a Killing
2025
Sink or Swim
2018
Adoration
2020
How I Became a Superhero
2020
5H48, Place des Martyrs
The Green Shutters
2022
Akoibon
2005
Mammuth
2010
Charlie Says
2006
Panique tous courts
2017
The Price of Fame
2015
Savages
2024
A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!
2013
A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!
2016
Panique au village : La Foire agricole
2019
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun
2016
A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays
2021
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2023
Laughter and Punishment
2003
Delete History
2020
A Town Called Panic
2009
Beating Hearts
2024
Kill Me Please
2010
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2019
White as Snow
2019
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !
1996
L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates
1996
Jean-Philippe
2006
Aaltra
2004
I Love Peru
2025
Narco
2004
Smoking Causes Coughing
2022
Just for Laughs
1997
Park Benches
2009
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
Mr. Manatane's Notebooks
1997
Jamais au grand jamais !
1996
Represent
2023
Vivement dimanche
1998
A Town Called Panic
2002
Quotidien
2016
C à vous
2009
Bonsoir !
2018
Beau geste
2023
Super Plan
2025
Quelle époque !
2022