Benoît Poelvoorde

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

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	How to Make a Killing (2025)	Major Roland Bodin		7
2	Savages (2024)	Father (voice)	-	-
3	Beating Hearts (2024)	La Brosse	-	-
4	Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)	Lézardin		7
5	Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)	Claude Tranchant		6
6	Delete History (2020)	Le livreur Alimazone	-	-
7	Adoration (2020)	Hinkel	-	-
8	How I Became a Superhero (2020)	Monté Carlo		5.5
9	White as Snow (2019)	Charles		3
10	Keep an Eye Out (2018)	Commissioner Buron		6.3
11	Sink or Swim (2018)	Marcus		6.5
12	The Jews (2016)	Boris		3
13	Saint Amour (2016)	Bruno		2
14	The Price of Fame (2015)	Eddy	-	-
15	The Brand New Testament (2015)	God		6.8
16	Family for Rent (2015)	Paul-André		7
17	3 Hearts (2014)	Marc Beaulieu		8
18	The Big Bad Wolf (2013)	Philippe	-	-
19	Twice Upon a Time (2012)	Jean Esnart	-	-
20	My Worst Nightmare (2011)	Patrick Demeuleu		6
21	Nothing to Declare (2010)	Ruben Vandevoorde		6.5
22	Romantics Anonymous (2010)	Jean-René Van Den Hugde		7
23	Mammuth (2010)	Le récupérateur de métal		7
24	The Other Dumas (2010)	Auguste Maquet	-	-
25	Kill Me Please (2010)	M. Demanet	-	-
26	A Town Called Panic (2009)	Steven (voice)		7.3
27	Coco Before Chanel (2009) Oscars 2010	Étienne Balsan		6.3
28	Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)	Brutus		6.2
29	Two Worlds (2007)	Rémy Bassano	-	-
30	Cowboy (2007)	Daniel Piron	-	-
31	Jean-Philippe (2006)	Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François		5
32	Akoibon (2005)	Jean-Mi	-	-
33	The Return of James Battle (2004)	Allan Chiasse		6
34	Podium (2004)	Bernard Frédéric		2
35	Narco (2004)	Lenny Barr	-	-
36	Dead Weight (2002)	Francis Reggio	-	-
37	Man Bites Dog (1992)	Director / Writer		8.1