Benoît Poelvoorde

A master of satire and dark comedy, Belgian actor and director Benoît Poelvoorde was born in 1964 in Namur, Belgium. His active years stretch from 1983 to the present, with a filmography rich in comedy, drama, and thriller genres, featuring standouts like "Man Bites Dog" and "The Brand New Testament". Despite the absence of major festival awards, he's carved a unique niche for himself in the industry with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, often juxtaposing the absurd with the profound. Poelvoorde, with his unassuming demeanor and deep-set eyes, possesses an innate ability to draw audiences into his paradoxical world of laughter and tears.