Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 14, 1946 (age 80)
Place of Birth
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Also Known As
- Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir
Jan Decleir
Biography
Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.
Known For - Movies
Antonia's Line
as Sebastian
Two Queens and One Consort
as Vader
Loft
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Winky's Horse
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
WILL
as The Professor
Nova Zembla
as Petrus Plancius
The Memory of a Killer
as Angelo Ledda
The Baronesses
as Lucien
Flying Home
as Jos Pauwels
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Bishop Köckerman
Known For - TV Shows
Meiden van de Wit
as Klaas de Wit
Diamant
as Karel Van Grieken
Kulderzipken
as Koning Jozef
De grote boze wolf show
as Bob de Beer
Buiten De Zone
as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
New Texas
as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
as Hubert Geunings
Wij Heren Van Zichem
as Stegger
Keromar
as Odo
Stille Waters
as Stan Moreels