Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde (2012)

Benoît Poelvoorde (born September 22, 1964 in Namur ) is a Belgian actor , screenwriter , film director and producer .

Life

At the age of 17, Benoît Poelvoorde was already enthusiastic about the theater , but also drawing and photography . He studied at the École de Recherche Graphique of the Brussels Institute Saint-Luc . In 1992 he had his breakthrough as a director and actor with the film satire Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) . This low-budget film became a hit with audiences and is now a cult film . A series of other films followed from 1997 to 2002. In 2002 Poolvoerde was awarded the Jean Gabin Prize . In 2004 he was a member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival at the suggestion of Quentin Tarantino . In the 2009 film Coco Chanel - The Beginning of a Passion , he played with Étienne Balsan a lover of Coco Chanel (played by Audrey Tautou ).

Poelvoorde has been nominated several times for the Belgian Magritte Film Prize for Best Actor: The anonymous Romantics (nominated 2012), The day will come (nominated 2013), Une place sur la Terre (won 2014), Les Rayures du zèbre (nominated 2015) and Die Guard (nominated 2019).

Filmography (selection)

1992: Man bites dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) - directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel
1996: Love, Vengeance etc. (Pour rire) - Director: Lucas Belvaux
1997: Singles on the move (Les randonneurs) - Director: Philippe Harel
1999: Record hunter (Les convoyeurs attendent) - Director: Benoît Mariage
2000: Les portes de la gloire - Director: Christian Merret-Palmair
2001: The racing bike (Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert) - directed by Philippe Harel
2002: Ball & Chain - Two rivets and six correct numbers (Le boulet) - Director: Alain Berberian
2003: Rire et châtiment - Director: Isabelle Doval
2004: Aaltra - Director: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern
2004: Podium - Director: Yann Moix
2004: Atomik Circus, le retour de James Bataille - Direction: Didier Poiraud, Thierry Poiraud
2004: Narco - Directed by Tristan Aurouet and Gilles Lellouche
2005: Akoibon - Director: Édouard Baer
2005: Entre ses mains - Director: Anne Fontaine
2006: Du jour au lendemain - Director: Philippe Le Guay
2006: Jean-Philippe - Director: Laurent Tuel
2006: Selon Charlie - Director: Nicole Garcia
2007: Cow-Boy - Director: Benoît Mariage
2007: Two Worlds - Between the Worlds (Les deux mondes) - Director: Daniel Cohen
2008: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux olympiques) - directed by Thomas Langmann, Frédéric Forestier
2008: Les randonneurs à Saint-Tropez - Director: Philippe Harel
2008: Louise Hires a Contract Killer (Louise-Michel) - directed by Gustave Kervern, Benoît Delépine
2009: La guerre des miss - Director: Patrice Leconte
2009: Coco Chanel - The Beginning of a Passion (Coco avant Chanel) - Director: Anne Fontaine
2009: Panik in der Pampa (Panique au village) - directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
2009: On the Park Bench (Bancs publics (Versailles Rive-Droite)) - Director: Bruno Podalydès
2010: L'autre Dumas - Director: Safy Nebbou
2010: Mammuth - directed by Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern
2010: The anonymous Romantics (Les émotifs anonymes) - Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
2010: Kill Me Please - Director: Olias Barco
2011: Nothing to declare (Rien à déclarer) - Director: Dany Boon
2011: My dearest nightmare (Mon pire cauchemar) - Director: Anne Fontaine
2012: The day will come (Le Grand Soir) - directed by Gustave Kervern, Benoît Delépine
2012: Quand je serai petit - Director: Jean-Paul Rouve
2013: A love story (Une histoire d'amour) - directed by Hélène Fillières
2013: Le grand méchant loup - directed by Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
2013: Une place sur la terre - Director: Fabienne Godet
2014: Les rayures du zèbre - Director: Benoît Mariage
2014: La rançon de la gloire - Director: Xavier Beauvois
2014: 3 hearts (3 cœurs) - directed by Benoît Jacquot
2015: The brand new testament (Le tout nouveau testament) - Director: Jaco Van Dormael
2015: Family for Rent (Une famille à louer) - Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
2016: The Jews (Ils sont partout) - Director: Yvan Attal
2018: Die Wache (Au poste!) - Director: Quentin Dupieux
2018: A Basin Full of Men (Le grand bain) - Director: Gilles Lellouche
2018: Deux fils - Director: Félix Moati
2019: Blanche comme neige - Director: Anne Fontaine
2019: Summer with Pauline (Venise n'est pas en Italie) - Director: Ivan Calbérac
2019: La foire agricole - Direction: Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar (short film)
2019: Adoration - Director: Fabrice Du Welz

Awards (selection)

1992: Prix SACD for best feature film, Cannes International Film Festival , for Man Bites Dog
1992: Metro Media Award, Toronto International Film Festival , for Man Bites Dog
1992: Best Film and Best Actor, Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya , for Man Bites Dog
1993: Nomination for the European Film Awards for best newcomer film, for Man Bites Dog
1993: Award of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma et des Films de Télévision , Best Foreign Film, for Man Bites Dog
1999: Silver Hugo for Best Actor, Chicago International Film Festival , for Record Hunters
2001: Award for the best screenplay, Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián , for The Racing Bike
2002: Prix Jean Gabin
2005: César nomination for best leading actor , for podium
2005: Joseph Plateau Award, Best Belgian Actor, for Podium and Aaltra
2006: César nomination for best leading actor, for Entre ses mains
2006: Globe de Cristal nomination as best actor, for Entre ses mains
2010: César nomination as best supporting actor , for Coco Chanel - The beginning of a passion
2012: Magritte was nominated for Best Actor for The Anonymous Romantics
2013: Magritte was nominated for Best Actor for The Day Will Come
2014: Magritte as Best Actor for Une place sur la Terre
2015: Magritte nominated as Best Actor for Les Rayures du zèbre
2015: Nomination for the Prix Lumières as best actor , for 3 hearts
2019: Mérite wallon for services to the Walloon region
2019: Nomination of Magritte as Best Actor for Die Wache

Web links

Commons : Benoît Poelvoorde - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Benoît Poelvoorde at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Lena Bopp: Do you really want to quit, Monsieur Poelvoorde? In conversation: Benoît Poelvoorde. In: FAZ. January 22, 2011, accessed January 23, 2011 .

Individual evidence

↑ The end of the world as his most beautiful child in FAZ from December 5, 2015, p. 15
^ "Mérite Wallon" for Benoît Poelvoorde and Robert Waseige. Belgian Broadcasting, September 12, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Poelvoorde, Benoît
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian actor and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Namur , Belgium

[1] The end of the world as his most beautiful child in FAZ from December 5, 2015, p. 15

[2] "Mérite Wallon" for Benoît Poelvoorde and Robert Waseige. Belgian Broadcasting, September 12, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .