Age: 61
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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
Benoît Poelvoorde
Simon Dumont
for Simon Dumont in A worthwhile fight
Suggested by jeanpaulvalley
Marc Verhagen, a former member of the Belgian special forces, lives a peaceful existence apart, with the granddaughter he has raised since the death of his son. However, an old enemy comes out of the shadows to kidnap the child and force him to compete in his cage deathmatch competition in the underworld of Brussels crime ! Although he had promised to no longer let his demons rule him, Marc will have to return to service to save the life of the only family he has left, even if for that he will have to face the worst killers and psychopaths that his old enemy has to brought in to avenge a past story !
