Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

1964-09-22 Namur, Belgium 97 Credits

Biography

Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor, comedian, and filmmaker, born on September 22, 1964, in Namur, Belgium. He first gained recognition with the cult film C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992), a darkly comedic mockumentary where he played a serial killer with unsettling charm. This film launched his career and established his unique blend of humor and intensity. Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Poelvoorde became a staple of Franco-Belgian cinema, starring in comedies like Les Randonneurs...

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La Bonne étoile

2025

as Chevalin

Acting
How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing

2025

as Major Roland Bodin

6.6
Acting

Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’...

The Art of Being Happy

The Art of Being Happy

2024

as Yves Machond

4.8
Acting

Jean-Yves Machond, a globally unknown and generally unhappy painter, decides one day to change his life. He seeks inspiration in a small Norman town, ...

Beating Hearts

Beating Hearts

2024

as La Brosse

7.2
Acting

Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the s...

Savages

Savages

2024

as Father (voice)

6.9
Acting

In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to ...

A Wonderful Girl

A Wonderful Girl

2023

as Paul

6.0
Acting

Mimi is 29 years old and still dreaming about a job she could get. She meets Paul, a sidelined lawyer, as she decides to seek employment. Together, th...

Normal

Normal

2023

as William

6.1
Acting

14-year-old Lucie is a resourceful teenager who takes care of her loving yet unreliable father, William, who has multiple sclerosis. Whilst William ha...

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

2023

as Self - Guest

7.5
Acting
Smoking Causes Coughing

Smoking Causes Coughing

2022

as Lézardin

6.1
Acting

After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers — known as the "Tobacco Force" — is sent on a mandatory retreat to str...

The Colors of Fire

The Colors of Fire

2022

as Gustave Joubert

6.8
Acting

February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire o...

The Green Shutters

The Green Shutters

2022

as Félix

5.5
Acting

The twilight of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory. Beneath the famous personality, the big mouth, and the social she...

Mad in Belgium

Mad in Belgium

2022

2.0
Acting

A cinematographic “cadavre exquis”, whose entrails reveal the odd nature of a (un)certain Belgian cinema. Authors, directors, actors who have proved t...

Inexorable

Inexorable

2022

as Marcel Bellmer

6.0
Acting

Desperately seeking inspiration for the follow-up novel to his bestseller "Inexorable", Marcel Bellmer moves in his wife's old family mansion with his...

Adieu Paris

Adieu Paris

2022

as Benoît

4.7
Acting

An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen at the table, eight great figures. They were the “kings of Paris”… National treasures, mast...

My Father's Stories

My Father's Stories

2021

as André Choulans

5.5
Acting

Lyon, 1960s. Emile is twelve years old. His father is a hero. He says he is a judo champ, a parachutist, a soccer player and even a personal advisor t...

The Summer Holidays

The Summer Holidays

2021

as Steven (voice)

6.2
Acting

School is out, and Indian and Cowboy are bored. Watching an old pirate film gets them out of their funk and they decide to build a ship and go off on ...

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021

as Claude Tranchant

5.1
Acting

Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France....

How I Became a Superhero

How I Became a Superhero

2020

as Monté Carlo

6.1
Acting

Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere ...

Delete History

Delete History

2020

as Le livreur Alimazone

4.9
Acting

In a provincial suburb, three neighbours come to terms with the consequences of the new world of social media. Marie, who lives off her husband’s fami...

Adoration

Adoration

2020

as Hinkel

5.9
Acting

Paul lives with his mother in the private clinic of doctor Loisel, deeply hidden in the woods. Paul likes to roam the forest and observe nature. One d...

Panique au village : La Foire agricole

Panique au village : La Foire agricole

2019

as Steven (voice)

7.4
Acting

Indian and Cowboy finally pass their exams. Horse buys them tickets for the County Fair. But at the last moment, he slips and comes crashing down on h...

Venice Calling

Venice Calling

2019

as Bernard Chamodot

5.9
Acting

Emile is fifteen. He lives in Montargis, between a sweet-crazy father and a mother who has always dyed his hair blond, because, it seems, he is more b...

White as Snow

White as Snow

2019

as Charles

5.2
Acting

Claire is a beautiful young woman who works at her late father’s hotel, that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks unc...

Raoul Taburin

Raoul Taburin

2019

as Raoul Taburin

5.8
Acting

If anyone knows anything about bikes, it’s Raoul Taburin, official bicycle dealer of Saint Céron, a lovely village in the South of France. But Raoul h...

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

2019

as Self - Guest

7.0
Acting
Father & Sons

Father & Sons

2019

as Joseph

5.4
Acting

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed t...

Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

2018

as Marcus

6.9
Acting

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication...

Keep an Eye Out

Keep an Eye Out

2018

as Commissaire Buron

6.6
Acting

Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a...

An Indian Tale

An Indian Tale

2017

as Pierre

6.0
Acting

The life of two men changed unexpectedly when Ajith, an Indian sailor who was robbed and lost everything, appears out of nowhere in front of Pierre, a...

Panique tous courts

Panique tous courts

2017

as Steven (voice)

Acting

Cowboy and Indian are leaving on a luxury cruise, but they've got caught up. They have totally forgotten that today is back to school day! Goodbye tro...

A Town Called Panic: Double Fun

A Town Called Panic: Double Fun

2016

as Steven (voice) (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A Town Called Panic: Double Fun revels in the simple setup of three plastic toys sent on increasingly surrea...

The Jews

The Jews

2016

as Boris

4.3
Acting

Four separate stories deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on politics, the stereotype of Jewish business-mindedness, the...

Saint Amour

Saint Amour

2016

as Bruno

5.7
Acting

Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. Thi...

A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!

A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!

2016

as Steven (voice)

6.7
Acting

Indian and Cowboy are about to set off on a magnificent cruise on a luxury liner, but they have made a big mistake. They completely forgot that today ...

Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse

Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse

2016

as (voice)

6.2
Acting

For the Shadoks, panic strikes. A mysterious disease infects these curious creatures. Everyone talks about it, giving their various opinions, but all ...

The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament

2015

as God

6.6
Acting

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand...

Family for Rent

Family for Rent

2015

as Paul-André

5.2
Acting

Forty-year-old Paul-André is a timid, rather introverted man. Rich but alone, he is deeply bored and ends up concluding that what he needs is a family...

The Price of Fame

The Price of Fame

2015

as Eddy

5.2
Acting

A criminal duo learns of Charlie Chaplin's death and decides to steal his coffin to hold for a ransom.

3 Hearts

3 Hearts

2014

as Marc Beaulieu

5.5
Acting

A twist of fate leaves a hapless accountant romantically torn between two sisters.

Zebra Stripes

Zebra Stripes

2014

as José

4.7
Acting

José is a football agent who goes to Ivory Coast to spot young talents in football. He is a braggart , who willingly sleeps with Gigi , a beautiful Af...

A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!

A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!

2013

as Steven (voice)

7.1
Acting

The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overex...

A Place On Earth

A Place On Earth

2013

as Antoine Dumas

5.9
Acting

Antoine is a joyful but disenchanted photographer. His only true friend, Mateo, is 7 years old and the son of his neighbor, who is often absent. One d...

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

2013

as Philippe

5.3
Acting

Once upon a time in 2012, three brothers lived happily. One day their mom fell into a coma. So Henri, Philippe, and Louis suddenly started wondering a...

Tied

Tied

2013

as Le banquier

4.6
Acting

A banker strikes up a sadomasochistic relationship with a mistress.

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

2012

as Jean Esnart

6.2
Acting

Mathias, aboard a ship with his wife, sees a boy with a striking resemblance to himself and is called - Mathias. He then tracks him to a town north of...

The Big Night

The Big Night

2012

as Benoît Bonzini, alias NOT

5.8
Acting

An ageing punk-with-a-dog and his brother the conformist decide to get their revenge on a shopping mall. Directing duo Benoit Delepine and Gustave Ke...

My Worst Nightmare

My Worst Nightmare

2011

as Patrick Demeuleu

5.5
Acting

Agathe runs an art gallery. Her husband François is a publisher. Together they have one son, and in every way seem to be the picture of normality — bu...

Romantics Anonymous

Romantics Anonymous

2010

as Jean-René Van Den Hugde

6.5
Acting

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate fa...

Nothing to Declare

Nothing to Declare

2010

as Ruben Vandevoorde

5.9
Acting

During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.

Kill Me Please

Kill Me Please

2010

as M. Demanet

6.6
Acting

Doctor Kruger dreams to insert “the suicide in modernity”. He offers to his patients the service of a private clinic where one can die in all peace, c...

Mammuth

Mammuth

2010

as Le récupérateur de métal

5.8
Acting

Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is d...

En chantier, monsieur Tanner !

En chantier, monsieur Tanner !

2010

as Jean-César Astor

3.9
Acting

Paul Tanner has just inherited a mansion on a vast property. Going there, he noticed that the building was in poor condition and that work had already...

The Other Dumas

The Other Dumas

2010

as Auguste Maquet

5.9
Acting

Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a ...

Park Benches

Park Benches

2009

as Customer at the hook

5.4
Acting

As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every...

A Town Called Panic

A Town Called Panic

2009

as Steven (voice)

7.5
Acting

Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll nee...

Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

2009

as Etienne Balsan

6.9
Acting

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She...

Beauties at War

Beauties at War

2009

as Franck Chevrel

4.9
Acting

A ski resort town struggles to become the top tourism spot.

Louise-Michel

Louise-Michel

2008

as Guy l'ingénieur

6.2
Acting

In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man t...

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

2008

as Éric Jacquemart

5.0
Acting

Ten years after their disastrous walking holiday in Corsica, four friends – Cora, Nadine, Mathieu and Louis – decide to spend the summer together on t...

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Asterix at the Olympic Games

2008

as Brutus

5.2
Acting

Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to h...

Cowboy

Cowboy

2007

as Daniel Piron

5.6
Acting

Daniel Piron has the blues. His relationship is monotonous, his ideals have vanished, and even his job as a journalist is a joke. The only idea that s...

Two Worlds

Two Worlds

2007

as Rémy Bassano

5.1
Acting

A French tradesman travels in time and liberates an oppressed tribe in another world.

Charlie Says

Charlie Says

2006

as Joss

5.4
Acting

The seemingly separate lives of a group of men intersect entwining the fates of each of them over the course of a week.

Jean-Philippe

Jean-Philippe

2006

as Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François

5.7
Acting

A bourgeois office drone whose raison d'être is the music of French rocker Johnny Hallyday awakens one day in an alternate universe where the famed mu...

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

2006

as François Berthier

5.0
Acting

François Berthier’s life is a series of unfortunate events. One day, however, a miracle occurs for François and his expected misfortune is changed to ...

In His Hands

In His Hands

2005

as Laurent Kessler

6.1
Acting

In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties...

Akoibon

Akoibon

2005

as Jean-Mi

5.0
Acting

A disparate group of people meet at a hotel on a gorgeous and isolated Mediterranean island. Meanwhile, a woman schemes to get even with its owner.

Narco

Narco

2004

as Lenny Barr

5.7
Acting

Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Living a simple life with his wife Pam and his best f...

The Return of James Battle

The Return of James Battle

2004

as Allan Chiasse

5.5
Acting

James Bataille is in love. He attempts to stage an elaborate motorcycle stunt to impress the girl, but when it goes sour, he ends up in prison with a ...

Aaltra

Aaltra

2004

as L'amateur de moto-cross

6.3
Acting

In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up,...

Podium

Podium

2004

as Bernard Frédéric

5.9
Acting

Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now,...

Mr. Manatane's notebooks

Mr. Manatane's notebooks

2003

as Mr. Manatane

7.5
Acting

Poetry lovers, defenders of good taste, dear hunters... you are here at home! Find Benoit Poelvorde at the top of his madness in the complete "Carnets...

Mr. Manatane's notebooks

Mr. Manatane's notebooks

2003

Idea

7.5

Poetry lovers, defenders of good taste, dear hunters... you are here at home! Find Benoit Poelvorde at the top of his madness in the complete "Carnets...

Laughter and Punishment

Laughter and Punishment

2003

as Le prof de secourisme

5.5
Acting

French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment). Vinc...

Le Pied

Le Pied

2003

as Le pied (voice)

8.0
Acting

This is the terrifying story of a desperate foot. A reluctant accomplice of a man who has fallen into horror, he takes advantage of a moment when the ...

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

2002

as Self

Acting

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, dir...

The Political Life of the Belgians

2002

as self

Acting

We follow the build-up and training of two opposite Belgian political parties. We see their leaders during meetings, during voting and after when the ...

Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002

as Francis Reggio

5.9
Acting

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

2001

as Ghislain Lambert

5.9
Acting

In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a ...

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

2001

Writer

5.9
Writing

In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a ...

Doors of Glory

Doors of Glory

2001

as Regis Demanet

5.1
Acting

A young man joins a team of experimented door-to-door salesmen, who teach him how to sell an expensive encyclopedia to modest homes that have no use f...

The Carriers Are Waiting

The Carriers Are Waiting

1999

as Roger

6.4
Acting

Roger Closset is a man who obviously loves his family, though that doesn't always make them feel better. Dad is an obsessive type with a short fuse an...

Le signaleur

1997

as L'organisateur

6.5
Acting
Hikers

Hikers

1997

as Éric Jacquemart

5.7
Acting

A quartet of Parisians embark upon a guided hike in Corsica and end up working through the sometimes comical chaos of their individual lives.

Just for Laughs

Just for Laughs

1997

as L'innocent

6.3
Acting

Michel and Juliette have just broken up over Michel's affair with the much younger Romance. Alice and Nicolas are still together, but maybe this is be...

L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates

L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates

1996

as (voice)

10.0
Acting
L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !

L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !

1996

as Multiples voix

8.0
Acting
Modèle déposé

Modèle déposé

1995

as René Altrus

7.1
Acting
Modèle déposé

Modèle déposé

1995

Writer, Director

7.1
Writing Directing
Man Bites Dog

Man Bites Dog

1992

as Ben

7.2
Acting

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomp...

Man Bites Dog

Man Bites Dog

1992

Screenplay, Producer, Director

7.2
Writing Producing Directing

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomp...

Beware of the Ravens

1989

as The director

Acting

Michel has an appointment at the administrative city.

Mama's Lover

1987

Acting

A man discovers his new love interest has a child. When they fist meet it's unclear who is embarrased more, he or the young daughter.

No C4 for Daniel Daniel

No C4 for Daniel Daniel

1987

as Daniel Daniel

4.8
Acting

A mock trailer for a spy film about a secret agent called Daniel Daniel.

No C4 for Daniel Daniel

No C4 for Daniel Daniel

1987

Director, Writer

4.8
Directing Writing

A mock trailer for a spy film about a secret agent called Daniel Daniel.

Le Palmier

N/A

Acting

Démodé

N/A

Acting