Jan Decleir
Known for
Acting
Born
February 14, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
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.
Best known work
Loft
2008
Flying Home
2014
The Memory of a Killer
2003
Antonia's Line
1995
The Claus Family
2020
WILL
2023
Character
1997
The Claus Family 2
2021
Nova Zembla
2011
The Surprise
2015Filmography
TBA
2026
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!as Verteller (BE)
2025
The Baronessesas Lucien
2024
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tomas Verteller (BE)
2024
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybearas Verteller (BE)
2023
WILLas The Professor
2022
The Claus Family 3as Noël Claus
2021
The Claus Family 2as Noël Claus
2020
The Claus Familyas Noël Claus
2020
The Barefoot Emperoras Willy Brandt
2019
Een verkeerde toekomstas Jules
2018
This Magnificent Cake!as The King (voice)
2018
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas
2018
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachtenas Sinterklaas
2018
Don't Shootas Albert
2017
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas
2017
2017
The Blind Spotas Partijvoorzitter
2016
2015
Wat Mannen Willenas Pastoor
2015
Ay Ramon!as Saint Nicholas
2015
Me and Kaminskias Holm
2015
Café Derbyas Bisschop
2015
The Surpriseas Cornald Muller
2015