Actor

Benoît Poelvoorde

September 22, 1964 · Namur, Belgium

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.

Notable work

5.2
Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
as Brutus
6.7
The Brand New Testament (2015)
as God
6.9
Sink or Swim (2018)
as Marcus
5.9
Nothing to Declare (2010)
as Ruben Vandevoorde
6.9
Coco Before Chanel (2009)
as Étienne Balsan
7.2
Beating Hearts (2024)
as La Brosse
7.2
Man Bites Dog (1992)
as Ben and Director
6.7
Keep an Eye Out (2018)
as Commissioner Buron
6.5
Romantics Anonymous (2010)
as Jean-René Van Den Hugde
6.1
How I Became a Superhero (2020)
as Monté Carlo
6
Podium (2004)
as Bernard Frédéric
5.2
Family for Rent (2015)
as Paul-André

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