Acting credits
98
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.

Acting
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Acting credits
98
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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TMDB ID: 47820
IMDb ID: nm0688143
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Namur, Belgium
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2025
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 5.8
Wikidata: Q714765
Other jobs
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





Movie credits linked with Benoît Poelvoorde.
as Jean Chevalin /Jacob
as Self
as Major Roland Bodin
as Yves Machond
as La Brosse
as Father (voice)
as Paul
as William
as Self - Guest
as Lézardin
as Gustave Joubert
as Félix
as Marcel Bellmer
as Benoît
as André Choulans
as Steven (voice)
as Claude Tranchant
as Monté Carlo
as Le livreur Alimazone
as Hinkel
as Steven (voice)
as Bernard Chamodot
as Raoul Taburin
Series credits linked with Benoît Poelvoorde.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Éric Andréï • 6 eps
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
as Steven (voice) • 20 eps
as Self • 5 eps
as Monsieur Manatane • 67 eps
as Monsieur Manatane • 26 eps