Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian actor. His birth name is Kevin Roels and his first important role was in a mini series called King of the World.
Early life and education Janssens studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003.
Career
In 2006, at age 27, Janssens played the lead role in the film (and preceding television series), King of the World, which was shot in Cuba; he also starred in Hans Herbots' Stormforce that was released in that year.
Janssens costarred alongside Matilda Lutz in Coralie Fargeat's Revenge (2017), which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, was awarded Best Director at Sitges Film Festival, and was selected in the Midnight section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. He appeared alongside Olga Kurylenko in Christian Volckman's 2019 horror film, The Room.
In 2022, Janssens played Peter, Rémi's father, in Lukas Dhont's Close, which won Grand Prix at the 75th Festival de Cannes, and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Janssens' stage work includes his 2007 appearance and touring in a production of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin.
Awards and honors Janssens was Belgium's nominee for the European Shooting Stars Award in 2007. He was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in Patrick in 2019.
An image of Janssens shot with a Nikon D850 by Pieter Clicteur during Filmfestival Oostende was a submission to the 17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.
Selected filmography
Feature films and shorts Janssens has appeared in more than twenty films. Year Title Role Notes 2006StormforceRick Symons 2011Madonna's PigTony Roozen 2015The ArdennesKenneth 2017 Revenge Richard Lead role 2017Above the LawVik 2018To the Ends of the WorldChenle 2018CatacombeMary 2018The Bouncer Geert 2019 The Room Matt 2019 Patrick Patrick Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor 2019Savage State Victor 2022 Close Peter (Rémi's father)
Television
Janssens has appeared in more than twenty television series.
Year Title Role Notes 2006 King of the World Miniseries, 5 episodes 2014 Vermist Nick Buelens 47 episodes 2009 Flikken Mark Devreese 2 episodes 2019 Undercover Jurgen van Kamp 6 episodes 2021 Fair Trade Walter Wilson 8 episodes 2023 Rough Diamonds Noah Wolfson 8 episodes
References
Further reading Filmography list at CineNews.be. Actor entry at Burie Burie talent. Filmography and news at Cineuropa.org.
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