Benoît Poelvoorde

About

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...

Known for

Laughter and PunishmentMovie • 2003Ghislain Lambert's BicycleMovie • 2001AaltraMovie • 2004Asterix at the Olympic GamesMovie • 20083 HeartsMovie • 2014Beating HeartsMovie • 2024Do You Do You Saint-TropezMovie • 2021The Brand New TestamentMovie • 2015How to Make a KillingMovie • 2025RepresentSeries • 2023Coco Before ChanelMovie • 2009Sink or SwimMovie • 2018Man Bites DogMovie • 1992Dead WeightMovie • 2002Nothing to DeclareMovie • 2010The JewsMovie • 2016How I Became a SuperheroMovie • 2020Romantics AnonymousMovie • 2010Keep an Eye OutMovie • 2018Lucky StarMovie • 2025SavagesMovie • 2024White as SnowMovie • 2019The Colors of FireMovie • 2022Family for RentMovie • 2015