François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens ( 0:45; born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor, comedian, and media personality.
Career Damiens has appeared in more than 50 films since 2000. He started his career doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in Belgium. He had to stop filming in 2004 because he could no longer perform without being recognized. He then moved to France to continue with his work. There, as well as in Switzerland, Damiens acquired a certain celebrity thanks to the dissemination of his hoaxes on Canal+ and on the wider internet.
He made his directorial feature debut in 2018 with the drama film Mon Ket.
Personal life Damiens has two sons named Jack and Jimmy. He is trilingual, speaking French, Dutch, and English.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2000 La Commune (Paris, 1871) Repairman Guns Peter Watkins 2001 Le grand jeu Thomas Étienne Dhaene TV movie2006 Dikkenek Claudy Olivier Van Hoofstadt OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Raymond Pelletier Michel Hazanavicius2007 Taxi 4 Serge Gérard Krawczyk Cow-Boy Franz Benoît Mariage Surprise ! The fleurist Fabrice Maruca Short Mariage surprise Marciano Arnaud Sélignac TV movie2008 JCVD Bruges Mabrouk El Mechri Me Two Doctor Cogip Nicolas & Bruno 2 Alone in Paris The captain of the opposing curling team Éric Judor & Ramzy Bedia 15 ans et demi Jean-Maxence François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux Behind the Walls The Chief Officer Christian Faure Le premier venu Real Estate Dealer Jacques Doillon Trouble at Timpetill The delivery guy Nicolas Bary 2009 Incognito The driver Éric Lavaine Little Nicholas Blédur Laurent Tirard La famille Wolberg Simon Axelle Ropert 2010 Heartbreaker Marc Pascal Chaumeil Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor Protéger & servir Roméro Éric Lavaine Nothing to Declare Jacques Janus Dany Boon 2011 Delicacy Markus Lundell David & Stéphane Foenkinos Sarlat International Cinema Festival – Best Actor Une pure affaire David Pelame Alexandre Coffre Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival – Best Acting Holidays by the Sea Monsieur Fraises Pascal Rabaté 2012 Torpedo Michel Ressac Matthieu Donck Tango libre Jean-Christophe Frédéric Fonteyne Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor Porn in the Hood Claude Fachoune Franck Gastambide 2013 Tip Top Robert Mendès Serge Bozon Suzanne Nicolas Merevsky Katell Quillévéré Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Special Artistic AchievementNominated – César Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor Playing Dead Jean Renault Jean-Paul Salomé Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor Gare du Nord Sacha Claire Simon 2014 La Famille Bélier Rodolphe Bélier Éric Lartigau Nominated – César Award for Best ActorNominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActorNominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor2015 Les Cowboys Alain Balland Thomas Bidegain Nominated – César Award for Best ActorNominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor The Brand New Testament François Jaco Van Dormael 2016 The Jews Roger Yvan Attal The Dancer Edouard Marchand Stéphanie Di Giusto News from Planet Mars Philippe Mars Dominik Moll 2017 Just to Be Sure Erwan Gourmelon Carine Tardieu Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActorNominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor Le petit Spirou Monsieur Mégot Nicolas Bary 2018 Mon Ket Daniel "Dany" Versavel Himself Nominated – Magritte Award for Best FilmNominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor The World Is Yours René Romain Gavras 2019 Fourmi Laurent Julien Rappeneau 2020 Mon cousin Adrien Pastié Jan Kounen Le prince oublié Pritprout Michel Hazanavicius Le bonheur des uns... Francis Léger Daniel Cohen 2021 Adieu Paris Édouard Baer Stuck Together Tony Dany Boon Cette musique ne joue pour personne Samuel Benchetrit 2022 En même temps The diner owner Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern 2024 The Art of Nothing Claude Fouasse Stefan Liberski 2026 Le Faux Soir Michaël R. Roskam
Dubbing Year Title Role 2009 Suske en Wiske: De Texas rakkers Sherif 2011 The Rabbi's Cat The reporter 2012 A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise Phillippe 2016 The Secret Life of Pets Duke
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