Jan Decleir
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 14, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | The BaronessesLucien | |
| 2023 | WILLThe Professor | |
| 2022 | The Claus Family 3Noël Claus | |
| 2021 | The Claus Family 2Noël Claus | |
| 2020 | The Barefoot EmperorWilly Brandt | |
| 2020 | The Claus FamilyNoël Claus | |
| 2019 | Een verkeerde toekomstJules | |
| 2018 | This Magnificent Cake!The King (voice) | |
| 2018 | Don't ShootAlbert | |
| 2018 | Sinterklaas en de Wakkere NachtenSinterklaas | |
| 2018 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas | |
| 2017 | The Blind SpotPartijvoorzitter | |
| 2017 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas | |
| 2017 | Tytgat ChocolatAchille Verherstraeten | |
| 2016 | The Eleventh of the EleventhHubert Geunings | |
| 2015 | Me and KaminskiHolm | |
| 2015 | The SurpriseCornald Muller | |
| 2015 | Ay Ramon!Saint Nicholas | |
| 2015 | Café DerbyBisschop | |
| 2015 | Wat Mannen WillenPastoor | |
| 2015 | SzvoSzvo | |
| 2015 | New TexasLudo Vrancken (oud) | |
| 2014 | Flying HomeJos Pauwels | |
| 2014 | 14-18 Spektakel-MusicalVerteller | |
| 2013 | FinnLuuk | |
| 2011 | De Sint Danst de TangoSinterklaas | |
| 2011 | Nova ZemblaPetrus Plancius | |
| 2011 | The Spring of CésarBuyer | |
| 2010 | Omokage | |
| 2010 | SmoorverliefdBob Seynens | |
| 2010 | Marieke, MariekeJacoby | |
| 2009 | Les BaronsJulien | |
| 2009 | Sister SmileLucien Deckers | |
| 2009 | Limo | |
| 2009 | Ob ihr wollt oder nichtHenning Brühl | |
| 2009 | Sinteressante dingenSinterklaas | |
| 2008 | LoftLudwig Tyberghein | |
| 2008 | Holland's pastVoice | |
| 2007 | FirminFreddy White | |
| 2007 | Where Is Winky's Horse?Oom Siem/Sinterklaas | |
| 2007 | A Perfect MatchLeopold | |
| 2007 | WolfsbergenErnst | |
| 2007 | PaparazzoJeff Castelli | |
| 2007 | BlindDokter Victor Verbeecke | |
| 2007 | Koning van de WereldMax | |
| 2007 | De KavijaksDe Generaal | |
| 2006 | De Zondvloedman | |
| 2006 | King of the WorldMax | |
| 2006 | Crusade in JeansCount of Rottweil | |
| 2005 | Long WeekendJos | |
| 2005 | Winky's HorseOom Siem / Sinterklaas | |
| 2005 | Someone Else's HappinessJohnny De Flow | |
| 2005 | Off ScreenJohn Voerman | |
| 2004 | The KissMarcel Lenaerts | |
| 2004 | The Edelweiss PiratesFerdinand Kütter | |
| 2004 | De zaak Alzheimer | |
| 2003 | RosenstrasseNathan Goldberg | |
| 2003 | Father's AffairHuib Minderhout | |
| 2003 | The Memory of a KillerAngelo Ledda | |
| 2003 | Brush with FateOld Laurens | |
| 2003 | SuperTex | |
| 2003 | The Missing HalfLe gynécologue | |
| 2003 | Flight of the Imagination | |
| 2002 | Villa Des Roses | |
| 2002 | Hop | |
| 2002 | Meiden van de WitKlaas de Wit | |
| 2001 | De VerlossingOscar | |
| 2001 | Stille WatersStan Moreels | |
| 2001 | 9 Days of the VultureVictor Dielemans | |
| 2001 | Stille WatersStan Moereels | |
| 2000 | Lijmen/Het beenrechter Teugels | |
| 2000 | MarikenArchibald | |
| 2000 | the Detour | |
| 2000 | De grote boze wolf showBob de Beer | |
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father DamienBishop Köckerman | |
| 1999 | Running FreeBoss Man | |
| 1999 | Taming the Floods | |
| 1999 | Little CrumbVader Keyzer | |
| 1999 | ShadesFreddy Lebecq | |
| 1998 | S.Moeders vriend | |
| 1997 | CharacterDreverhaven | |
| 1997 | DiamantKarel Van Grieken | |
| 1996 | La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping CosmosArno's friend | |
| 1995 | Antonia's LineSebastian | |
| 1995 | KulderzipkenKoning Jozef | |
| 1994 | Buiten De ZoneUitvinder van het woordenboek | |
| 1993 | AnchoressMason | |
| 1993 | Beck – De gesloten kamerBeck | |
| 1993 | Moeder, waarom leven wij? | |
| 1992 | Priest DaensAdolf Daens | |
| 1992 | Dag SinterklaasSinterklaas | |
| 1990 | Koko FlanelAzère Smellekens | |
| 1990 | The SacramentAlbert | |
| 1990 | DilemmaLeon Bekkers | |
| 1990 | Le grand paysage d'Alexis DroevenJacob | |
| 1986 | The van Paemel FamilyMasco | |
| 1985 | The Lion of FlandersJan Breydel | |
| 1985 | PermekeStem van Permeke (voice) | |
| 1984 | John the FearlessJohn the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) | |
| 1984 | Zware jongensGevangene 1 | |
| 1982 | Things PastKees | |
| 1982 | Tijd om gelukkig te zijnDe man | |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit | |
| 1982 | The Life We Dreamt OfKommentaar | |
| 1981 | Two Queens and One ConsortVader | |
| 1981 | Le Filet Américain | |
| 1979 | De ProefkonijnenJef | |
| 1978 | Mortal SinMarcels vader | |
| 1978 | A Page of LoveUn ouvrier | |
| 1977 | Burned BridgesCharel | |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutter | |
| 1975 | PallieterBohumil | |
| 1974 | The ConscriptJan Braems | |
| 1974 | Verloren maandagKatangees | |
| 1973 | Chronicle of a PassionRenier Joskin de Lamarache | |
| 1971 | MiraLander | |
| 1971 | KeromarOdo | |
| 1968 | De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.Hendrik Vandersteen | |
| 1968 | Wij Heren Van ZichemStegger | |
| - | 10 Broeders |