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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-02-19

Day of Death

2023-03-30 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

Also Known As

Johan Leysen

Biography

Known For

Acting

Broken Mirrors

1984

Broken Mirrors

as

The Boss (as Johan Leyssen)

Train of Life

1998

Train of Life

as

Schmecht

Betrayal

1993

Betrayal

as

George

The Quietest Hour

2022

The Quietest Hour

as

Thomas

The American

2010

The American

as

Pavel

Tattoo

2002

Tattoo

as

Frank Schoubya

Little Titans

1983

Little Titans

as

Bavink

Sister Smile

2009

Sister Smile

as

Père Jean

The Johnsons

1992

The Johnsons

as

Majoor Jansma

Gun-shy

2003

Gun-shy

as

Romberg, Isabellas Stiefvater

Tykho Moon

1996

Tykho Moon

as

Anikst

True Blue

1996

True Blue

as

Daniel Topolski

Egg

1988

Egg

as

Johan

Moonlight

2002

Moonlight

as

Father

Private Lessons

2009

Private Lessons

as

Serge

The Music Teacher

1988

The Music Teacher

as

François Manssaux

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

2000

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

as

Primo Ghirardi

Romeo

1990

Romeo

as

Matthijs

The Silence of Joan

2011

The Silence of Joan

as

Head Guard

Swing Kids

1993

Swing Kids

as

Herr Schumler

Antwerp Central

2011

Antwerp Central

as

The Traveller

Moon Shadow

1995

Moon Shadow

as

Titto

Pink Moon

2022

Pink Moon

as

Jan

Young & Beautiful

2013

Young & Beautiful

as

Georges

Photo

2012

Photo

as

Tom

Goldman

2011

Goldman

as

Alter Goldman

The Gambler

1997

The Gambler

as

De Grieux

Missing Link

1999

Missing Link

as

Ed Oudeweetering

Carmen

2005

Carmen

as

Johan

Desiring Julia

1986

Desiring Julia

as

Emilio Brentani

The Verdict

2013

The Verdict

as

Lawyer Jan De Cock

Obsessive Rhythms

2014

Obsessive Rhythms

as

Wladimir

The Red Siren

2002

The Red Siren

as

Travis

The Front Door

1985

The Front Door

as

Karel

De enclave

2002

De enclave

as

George Terhoef

Eline Vere

1991

Eline Vere

as

Henk van Raat

Time Out

2023

Time Out

as

Père Bonnard

2/11 Het spel van de wolf

2014

2/11 Het spel van de wolf

as

Sybrand van Hulst

Grimm

2003

Grimm

as

Father

Son of Mine

2015

Son of Mine

as

Vester

Mates

1999

Mates

as

The King Is Dancing

2000

The King Is Dancing

as

Cambert

Bite

2024

Bite

as

Bernard

Nag la Bombe

1999

Nag la Bombe

as

Simon, the cop

Despite the Night

2016

Despite the Night

as

Vitali

Noise

2023

Noise

as

Pol

The Assistant

2015

The Assistant

as

Éric

Macbeth

1987

Macbeth

as

Banco

Miss Montigny

2005

Miss Montigny

as

Antonio

Priest Daens

1992

Priest Daens

as

Schmitt

The Letter for the King

2008

The Letter for the King

as

Narrator (voice)

Queen Margot

1994

Queen Margot

as

Maurevel

The Brand New Testament

2015

The Brand New Testament

as

Martine's Husband

Souvenir

2016

Souvenir

as

Tony Jones

Past Imperfect

2017

Past Imperfect

as

George

Felice… Felice…

1998

Felice… Felice…

as

Felice Beato

Silk and Ashes

2003

Silk and Ashes

as

Samuel Zamelsky

New Planet

New Planet

as

Benjamin

't Bolleken

1988

't Bolleken

as

Vital

Resurrection

2017

Resurrection

as

acting

Façades

2017

Façades

as

Jean

Claire Darling

2019

Claire Darling

as

Père Georges

Above the Law

2017

Above the Law

as

Jean Lemoine

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

as

Thorvald Mikkelsen

Requiem for a Killer

2011

Requiem for a Killer

as

Van Kummant

Hail Mary

1985

Hail Mary

as

Professor (uncredited)

The Silent Pacific

1984

The Silent Pacific

as

Jan Verstraete

The World According to Monsieur Khiar

2015

The World According to Monsieur Khiar

as

Monsieur Khiar (voice)

Dilemma

1990

Dilemma

as

Jan Rijckaert

Ravachol

2019

Ravachol

as

A Hidden Life

2019

A Hidden Life

as

Ohlendorf

The Abyss

1988

The Abyss

as

Rombaut

In All Intimacy

1977

In All Intimacy

as

Peter

La Dérive des continents

2006

La Dérive des continents

as

Jacques Marey

Frontier

1984

Frontier

as

Hans Deitz

The Commissioner

1998

The Commissioner

as

Horst Kramer

Vatanen's Hare

2006

Vatanen's Hare

as

Peter

Alone at My Wedding

2018

Alone at My Wedding

as

Le père de Bruno

Le Lit

1982

Le Lit

as

Le docteur Bruno Nanteuil

Requiem

1986

Requiem

as

Stephan

Princesses

2000

Princesses

as

The father

La rage au cœur

1995

La rage au cœur

as

Franck

Back to Utopia

2016

Back to Utopia

as

Alexander Dillen

Toy

1984

Toy

as

Viaduc

1991

Viaduc

as

Savage Souls

2001

Savage Souls

as

Rampal

Lisa

2001

Lisa

as

Professor Seyden

Lockdown

Lockdown

as

John

9 Days of the Vulture

9 Days of the Vulture

as

Martin Jonker

Vechtershart

Vechtershart

as

John Roest

Pandora

Pandora

as

Simon Delval

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Axel König

Kuchnia polska

Kuchnia polska

as

Dirk Vandendries, dziennikarz belgijski, kochanek Marysi

I know who you are

I know who you are

as

Herman Kasteel

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

as

Le commissaire hollandais

Les Thibault

Les Thibault

as

Hirsch

Maigret

Maigret

as

Karl Andersen

Production

Crew

Directing