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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-02-14

Place of Birth

Niel, Flanders, Belgium

Jan Decleir

Biography

Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.

Known for

Two Queens and One Consort

Two Queens and One Consort

At the deathbed of his used-to-be militant mother an older man looks back at his childhood, when he was in love with his sensual aunt Coleta.

Meiden van de Wit

Meiden van de Wit

After the CEO of a milkfactory dies a violent death, his three daughters Roos, Floor and Frédérique take over the company.

Buiten De Zone

Buiten De Zone

Buiten De Zone (translated as "Out of the Zone") is a Flemish youth series (1994-1996) about five volunteers at the Jongerenfoon, a helpline that rarely receives calls. Out of boredom, they fantasize about absurd and humorous situations, where reality and fiction constantly blur. Each episode revolves around a theme such as love, fear, or fame. The series is known for its humor, satire, and social criticism and has become a cult classic.

De grote boze wolf show

De grote boze wolf show

Beck – De gesloten kamer

Beck – De gesloten kamer

A police officer investigates the case of a man shot dead in a room locked from the inside. A suicide? Then where's the gun?

Dilemma

Dilemma

She's a lawyer with a social conscience. He's a calculating industrialist who keeps many deals hidden from her. But when she discovers that her husband is involved in illegal arms traffic and is also having an affair with one of her colleagues, a direct confrontation ensues.

Loft

Loft

Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.

The Eleventh of the Eleventh

The Eleventh of the Eleventh

A show about carnaval in Knorrendonk

Burned Bridges

Burned Bridges

In the Belgian hamlet of Verbrande Brug, former lovers Monique and Louis reconnect at a carnival, stirring up drama with their current partners.

Dag Sinterklaas

Dag Sinterklaas

Dag Sinterklaas was a Flemish television program with Bart Peeters who goes every day visit St. Nicholas and Zwarte Piet in a castle, their temporary abode when they are in Belgium to hand out presents on the sixth of December. St. Nicholas has a horse named Slecht Weer Vandaag.

Wolfsbergen

Wolfsbergen

Konraad, 83, has written a letter to his relatives saying he wants to die. Maria, Konraad's daughter and only child, refuses to discuss her fathers wish. Instead, she wants to move him to a flat for elderly people. Her two grown daughters Sabine and Eva have problems of their own. Sabine has a troubled marriage and her eldest daughter Haas is too wise for her age. Eva is in therapy, recovering from an abortion. Ernst, Marias husband, is the only one who takes an interest. He decides to help Konraad realize his last wish. In doing so, he crosses his wife and increases the already existing distance between them.

Long Weekend

Long Weekend

Businessman Christian Vandenheuvel planned to spend the long weekend with his young mistress, Lisa. Instead, they're take hostage by Jos Diels and Nick, two of the 46 laborers who lost their job recently when Christian had his family film bankrupted. Each victim fails to escape, even the fire alarm doesn't get them freed. After Jos realizes the mistress is his only daughter, and Nick falls in love with Lisa, the masked men's mood evolves as they progress to truth time, when the police arrives.

Finn

Finn

Nine year old Finn lives with his father in a small town. Together with his best friend Erik he plays football, but he prefers to play music. His dad wants him to play football, just like every other kid his age. Finn does not understand why, but his father doesn't want to talk about it. When Finn meets a mysterious old man, who plays the violin beautifully, he decides to learn how to play the violin as well. The old man teaches him, while Finn's dad thinks he is playing football... Is Finn the only one who sees the magic of music? What does his father hide?

New Texas

New Texas

Following the sudden death of the family patriarch, the four argumentative Vrancken brothers are forced to live under the same roof for an entire year before they can claim their inheritance. Deliciously dark Belgian comedy.

The Surprise

The Surprise

An eccentric multimillionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple falls in love and wishes to get out of the contract.