Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Fausse note Fausse note 2026 Lucky Star ★ 5.7 Lucky Star 2025 I Love Peru ★ 5.6 I Love Peru 2025 How to Make a Killing ★ 6.4 How to Make a Killing 2025 The Art of Nothing ★ 5.0 The Art of Nothing 2024 Beating Hearts ★ 7.2 Beating Hearts 2024 Savages ★ 6.9 Savages 2024 A Wonderful Girl ★ 5.6 A Wonderful Girl 2023 Normal ★ 6.2 Normal 2023 Represent ★ 6.4 Represent 2023 Smoking Causes Coughing ★ 6.0 Smoking Causes Coughing 2022 The Colors of Fire ★ 6.8 The Colors of Fire 2022 The Green Shutters ★ 5.4 The Green Shutters 2022 Mad in Belgium ★ 2.0 Mad in Belgium 2022 Adieu Paris ★ 4.7 Adieu Paris 2022 Inexorable ★ 6.1 Inexorable 2021 My Father's Stories ★ 5.5 My Father's Stories 2021 A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays ★ 5.7 A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays 2021 Do You Do You Saint-Tropez ★ 5.0 Do You Do You Saint-Tropez 2021 How I Became a Superhero ★ 6.1 How I Became a Superhero 2020 Delete History ★ 5.0 Delete History 2020 Adoration ★ 5.8 Adoration 2020 Panique au village : La Foire agricole ★ 7.3 Panique au village : La Foire agricole 2019 Venice Calling ★ 5.9 Venice Calling 2019 White as Snow ★ 5.1 White as Snow 2019 Raoul Taburin ★ 5.7 Raoul Taburin 2019 Father & Sons ★ 5.5 Father & Sons 2019 Sink or Swim ★ 6.9 Sink or Swim 2018 Keep an Eye Out ★ 6.6 Keep an Eye Out 2018 An Indian Tale ★ 5.9 An Indian Tale 2017 Panique tous courts Panique tous courts 2017 A Town Called Panic: Double Fun ★ 8.0 A Town Called Panic: Double Fun 2016 The Jews ★ 4.3 The Jews 2016 Saint Amour ★ 5.7 Saint Amour 2016 A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic! ★ 6.9 A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic! 2016 Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse ★ 6.2 Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse 2016 The Brand New Testament ★ 6.6 The Brand New Testament 2015 Family for Rent ★ 5.2 Family for Rent 2015 The Price of Fame ★ 5.3 The Price of Fame 2015 3 Hearts ★ 5.5 3 Hearts 2014 Zebra Stripes ★ 4.7 Zebra Stripes 2014 A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic! ★ 7.1 A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic! 2013 A Place on Earth ★ 5.8 A Place on Earth 2013 The Big Bad Wolf ★ 5.3 The Big Bad Wolf 2013 Tied ★ 4.4 Tied 2013 Twice Upon a Time ★ 6.2 Twice Upon a Time 2012 The Big Night ★ 5.8 The Big Night 2012 My Worst Nightmare ★ 5.5 My Worst Nightmare 2011 Romantics Anonymous ★ 6.6 Romantics Anonymous 2010 Nothing to Declare ★ 5.9 Nothing to Declare 2010 Kill Me Please ★ 6.3 Kill Me Please 2010 Mammuth ★ 5.8 Mammuth 2010 En chantier, monsieur Tanner ! ★ 4.4 En chantier, monsieur Tanner ! 2010 The Other Dumas ★ 5.8 The Other Dumas 2010 Park Benches ★ 5.5 Park Benches 2009 A Town Called Panic ★ 7.5 A Town Called Panic 2009 Coco Before Chanel ★ 6.9 Coco Before Chanel 2009 Beauties at War ★ 5.0 Beauties at War 2009 Louise-Michel ★ 6.1 Louise-Michel 2008 Hikers in Saint-Tropez ★ 5.0 Hikers in Saint-Tropez 2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games ★ 5.2 Asterix at the Olympic Games 2008 Cowboy ★ 5.8 Cowboy 2007 Two Worlds ★ 5.1 Two Worlds 2007 Charlie Says ★ 5.3 Charlie Says 2006 Jean-Philippe ★ 5.7 Jean-Philippe 2006 One Fine Day ★ 5.1 One Fine Day 2006 In His Hands ★ 6.0 In His Hands 2005 Akoibon ★ 4.9 Akoibon 2005 Narco ★ 5.7 Narco 2004 The Return of James Battle ★ 5.6 The Return of James Battle 2004 Aaltra ★ 6.2 Aaltra 2004 Podium ★ 5.9 Podium 2004 Mr. Manatane's notebooks ★ 7.4 Mr. Manatane's notebooks 2003 Laughter and Punishment ★ 5.5 Laughter and Punishment 2003 Le Pied ★ 8.0 Le Pied 2003 A Town Called Panic ★ 6.9 A Town Called Panic 2002 Dead Weight ★ 5.8 Dead Weight 2002 Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle ★ 6.0 Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle 2001 Doors of Glory ★ 5.3 Doors of Glory 2001 The Carriers Are Waiting ★ 6.5 The Carriers Are Waiting 1999