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Benoît Poelvoorde
1.2 Popularity
Biography
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
Known For
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Alexandre Miller
Fausse note
2026
5.5
Jean Chevalin /Jacob
Lucky Star
2025
0.0
Self - Guest
Super Plan
2025
5.7
Self
I Love Peru
2025
6.5
Major Roland Bodin
How to Make a Killing
2025
5.1
Yves Machond
The Art of Being Happy
2024
6.9
Father (voice)
Savages
2024
7.2
La Brosse
Beating Hearts
2024
5.8
Paul
A Wonderful Girl
2023
6.2
William
Normal
2023
Credits
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Fausse note
as Alexandre Miller
2026
0.0
Lucky Star
as Jean Chevalin /Jacob
2025
5.5
Super Plan
as Self - Guest
2025
0.0
I Love Peru
as Self
2025
5.7
How to Make a Killing
as Major Roland Bodin
2025
6.5
The Art of Being Happy
as Yves Machond
2024
5.1
Savages
as Father (voice)
2024
6.9
Beating Hearts
as La Brosse
2024
7.2
A Wonderful Girl
as Paul
2023
5.8
Normal
as William
2023
6.2
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
2023
7.5
Beau geste
as Self
2023
1.0
Represent
as Éric Andréï
2023
6.4
Smoking Causes Coughing
as Lézardin
2022
6.0
The Colors of Fire
as Gustave Joubert
2022
6.8
The Green Shutters
as Félix
2022
5.4
Mad in Belgium
2022
2.0
Inexorable
as Marcel Bellmer
2022
6.0
Adieu Paris
as Benoît
2022
4.7
My Father's Stories
as André Choulans
2021
5.5
The Summer Holidays
as Steven (voice)
2021
5.6
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
as Claude Tranchant
2021
5.0
How I Became a Superhero
as Monté Carlo
2020
6.1
Delete History
as Le livreur Alimazone
2020
5.0
Adoration
as Hinkel
2020
5.8
Panique au village : La Foire agricole
as Steven (voice)
2019
7.2
Venice Calling
as Bernard Chamodot
2019
5.8
White as Snow
as Charles
2019
5.1
Raoul Taburin
as Raoul Taburin
2019
5.7
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
2019
7.0
Father & Sons
as Joseph
2019
5.5
Sink or Swim
as Marcus
2018
6.9
Bonsoir !
as Self - Guest
2018
0.0
Keep an Eye Out
as Commissioner Buron
2018
6.6
An Indian Tale
as Pierre
2017
6.0
Panique tous courts
as Steven (voice)
2017
0.0
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun
as Steven (voice) (archive footage)
2016
8.0
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
2016
5.4
The Jews
as Boris
2016
4.3
Saint Amour
as Bruno
2016
5.7
A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!
as Steven (voice)
2016
6.7
Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse
as (voice)
2016
6.2
The Brand New Testament
as God
2015
6.6
Family for Rent
as Paul-André
2015
5.2
The Price of Fame
as Eddy
2015
5.2
3 Hearts
as Marc Beaulieu
2014
5.5
Zebra Stripes
as José
2014
4.7
A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!
as Steven (voice)
2013
7.1
A Place On Earth
as Antoine Dumas
2013
5.8
The Big Bad Wolf
as Philippe
2013
5.3
Tied
as Le banquier
2013
4.4
Twice Upon a Time
as Jean Esnart
2012
6.2
The Big Night
as Benoît Bonzini, alias NOT
2012
5.8
My Worst Nightmare
as Patrick Demeuleu
2011
5.5
Romantics Anonymous
as Jean-René Van Den Hugde
2010
6.5
Nothing to Declare
as Ruben Vandevoorde
2010
5.9
Kill Me Please
as M. Demanet
2010
6.4
Mammuth
as Le récupérateur de métal
2010
5.8
En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
as Jean-César Astor
2010
3.9
The Other Dumas
as Auguste Maquet
2010
5.8
C à vous
as Self - Guest
2009
6.1
Park Benches
as Customer at the hook
2009
5.3
A Town Called Panic
as Steven (voice)
2009
7.5
Coco Before Chanel
as Étienne Balsan
2009
6.9
Beauties at War
as Franck Chevrel
2009
5.0
Louise-Michel
as Guy l'ingénieur
2008
6.1
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
as Éric Jacquemart
2008
5.0
Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Brutus
2008
5.2
Cowboy
as Daniel Piron
2007
5.6
Two Worlds
as Rémy Bassano
2007
5.1
Charlie Says
as Joss
2006
5.3
Jean-Philippe
as Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François
2006
5.7
One Fine Day
as François Berthier
2006
5.0
In His Hands
as Laurent Kessler
2005
6.0
Akoibon
as Jean-Mi
2005
4.7
Narco
as Lenny Barr
2004
5.7
The Return of James Battle
as Allan Chiasse
2004
5.5
Aaltra
as the moto-cross fan
2004
6.2
Podium
as Bernard Frédéric
2004
5.9
Mr. Manatane's notebooks
as Mr. Manatane
2003
7.5
Laughter and Punishment
as Le prof de secourisme
2003
5.4
Le Pied
as Le pied (voice)
2003
8.0
A Town Called Panic
as Steven (voice)
2002
6.9
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
2002
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The Political Life of the Belgians
as self
2002
0.0
Dead Weight
as Francis Reggio
2002
5.8
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
as Ghislain Lambert
2001
6.0
Doors of Glory
as Regis Demanet
2001
5.1
The Carriers Are Waiting
as Roger
1999
6.4
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
3.0
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Le Signaleur
as L'organisateur
1997
6.5
Hikers
as Éric Jacquemart
1997
5.7
Just for Laughs
as L'innocent
1997
6.3
Mr. Manatane's Notebooks
as Monsieur Manatane
1997
8.5
Jamais au grand jamais !
as Monsieur Manatane
1996
0.0
L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates
as (voice)
1996
10.0
L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !
as Multiples voix
1996
8.0
Modèle déposé
as René Altrus
1995
7.1
Man Bites Dog
as Ben
1992
7.2
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Beware of the Ravens
as The director
1989
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Mama's Lover
1987
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No C4 for Daniel Daniel
as Daniel Daniel
1987
4.9
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Le Palmier
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Démodé
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