(; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in 1992 at the age of 11 in a small Belgian film entitled "Les sept péchés capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins)". He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and (2005), for the latter he was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor.
For his portrayal of French singer in the 2012 film My Way, he was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor. As Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé, in the 2014's biopic Saint Laurent, he was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1992The Seven Deadly Sins Segment ""1996The Promise () Igor 1999Criminal Lovers () 2000 Short (Pretend That I'm Not Here) Eric The King's Daughters 2001 Paul TV movie (The Pornographer) Joseph Brotherhood of the Wolf () 2002TV movieThe War in Paris2003Work Hard, Play Hard ()Nominated—César Award for Most Promising ActorTV movie2004TV movieTV movieShortSan-Antonio 2005 (The Child)Nominated—European Film Award for Best ActorWon—Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian ActorTV movie2006starred opposite his half-brother YannickFair PlayGreg2007AtonementChenalTV series (Episode: "Miss Harriet")2008Lorna's SilenceNominated—International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actor (Summer Hours) (Guilty)In Bruges2009The Vintner's LuckTomorrow at DawnPaul2010Magritte Award for Best Supporting ActorShort2011PossessionsThe Kid with a Bike2012White ElephantNicolásMy Way ()Cabourg Film Festival Best Actor Award Award for Best ActorNominated—César Award for Best ActorNominated—Lumière Award for Best ActorNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor2013Brotherhood of TearsIntusShortPresentation of Intus on Eurochannel2014Waste LandLeo WoesteThe Great ManHamilton / Michaël HernandezSaint LaurentPierre BergéMagritte Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actor2015The Wakhan Front ()Nominated—Lumière Award for Best ActorNominated—Magritte Award for Best ActorLadygreyMattisTV movie2016HenriThe Unknown GirlBryan's father2017Paul and LouisNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor2018Simon2019FrankiePaul2020 L'ennemi Louis DurieuxSlalomFredNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor2021The Man in the BasementSimon Sandberg2022MathieuCapitaine MullerNovemberMarco2025CarêmeCharles-Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordMrs.Johann Sameck
Awards and nominations Year Award and category Nominated work Result 2005 César Award for Most Promising Actor Work Hard, Play Hard 2006 Joseph Plateau Award 2006 2012 Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor 2012 Cabourg Film Festival for Best Actor My Way 2013 Award for Best Actor 2013 Lumière Award for Best Actor 2013 Magritte Award for Best Actor 2013 César Award for Best Actor 2015 Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor 2015 César Award for Best Supporting Actor 2016 Magritte Award for Best Actor The Wakhan Front 2016 Lumière Award for Best Actor 2018 Magritte Award for Best Actor
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