Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde ( born September 22, 1964 in Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Life

Benoît Poelvoorde enthusiastic about the age of 17 for the theater, but also for drawing and photography and studied at the École de Recherche Graphique the Brussels Institut Saint -Luc. In 1992 he made ​​his breakthrough as a director and performer with the satirical film Man Bites Dog ( C'est arrivé pres de chez vous ). This low-budget film became a popular success and is now considered a cult film. The first film was followed by a series of further in the years 1997 to 2002. 2002 Benoît pool Voerde with Jean Gabin - Prize, in 2004, he was member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, on a proposal from Quentin Tarantino. In the film Coco Chanel - The beginning of a passion of 2009, he played Etienne Balsan, a lover Coco Chanel (played by Audrey Tautou ).

Filmography (selection)

Music