Jan Decleir
Actor
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.
Filmography
Flying Home
as Jos Pauwels 2014
The Memory of a Killer
as Angelo Ledda 2003
The Claus Family
as Noël Claus 2020
Antonia's Line
as Sebastian 1995
Character
as Dreverhaven 1997
WILL
as The Professor 2023
The Claus Family 2
as Noël Claus 2021
Nova Zembla
as Petrus Plancius 2011
The Surprise
as Cornald Muller 2015
Priest Daens
as Adolf Daens 1992
The Claus Family 3
as Noël Claus 2022
Sister Smile
as Lucien Deckers 2009
Me and Kaminski
as Holm 2015
Rosenstrasse
as Nathan Goldberg 2003
Les Barons
as Julien 2009
This Magnificent Cake!
as The King (voice) 2018