Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2009-02-24

Place of Birth

Belgium

Lou Goossens

Biography

Lou Goossens, born on February 24, 2009 in rural Belgium, is a young actor recognized for his remarkable performances in cinema and television. He has a brother, Jul Goossens, who is also an actor. He began his career in 2022 with the short film Alleen Ik (Only Me, Me Alone), in which he played the role of Flor. In 2024, he landed his first leading role in the drama film Young Hearts, directed by Anthony Schatteman, where he portrays Elias, a 14-year-old teenager experiencing his first romantic emotions. That same year, he appeared in the television series Moresnet, playing the young Ben Schotz. His performance in Young Hearts was highly acclaimed by critics, earning him several awards in 2024, including a Special Mention at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival and the Outstanding Emerging Talent Award at FilmOut San Diego. In 2025, he was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Promising Actor for this role. Beyond his acting career, Lou Goossens is active on social media, particularly on Instagram, where he shares moments from his professional and personal life with his many followers. With an already promising career, Lou Goossens is considered one of the most talented young actors of his generation in Belgian and international cinema.

Known for

Patience

Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is autistic. Patience has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot. Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognizes her talents and takes her under her wing. Patience helps the police tackle a series of challenging cases by bringing her unique insight to crimefighting.

Young Hearts

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

Breendonk

Belgium under Nazi occupation, 1942. Resistance fighter Rik and his father Leon are imprisoned in the brutal Breendonk camp, where survival comes at a devastating price. Forced into a dangerous alliance with a Flemish SS guard, they face impossible choices between loyalty, betrayal and survival.

Moresnet

Ben returns to his mysterious hometown of Moresnet after the death of his father. Together with his childhood friends, he digs up an old time capsule and discovers the diary of his psychologically disturbed brother containing a lurid prophecy: a list of names with dates of death. Within two weeks, each of them will die. Or won't they?

Boomer

Holy Sh!t

In it, actress Mona Mina Leon plays the role of a woman with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, or Tourette for short, who is determined to realize her dream of becoming a teacher.

The Silverwood Academy

When sixteen-year-old Evan Mercer returns to his quiet Belgian hometown for one final summer, he reconnects with Milo Verhaeghe, a mysterious boy who spends his days recording the world through an old camcorder.

Shutterspeed

Fifteen-year-old Cas poses for his school’s trainee teacher and amateur photographer Jard. When he becomes painfully aware of the power imbalance between them, he seeks to reverse their dynamic.

Dochters

Only Me, Me Alone

Longing for acceptance, a neurodivergent boy taunts the boundaries of his best friend: his brother.

Sunday Ninth

After years apart, brothers Horst and Franz reunite. Horst is dealing with Alzheimer’s, while Franz is in debt, and sees his brother’s unspent inheritance as the solution to his financial problems. When Horst’s former love Andrea, turns up, old wounds and a buried family mystery come to the surface, forcing them to confront their past.