Johan Heldenbergh (born 9 February 1967) is a Belgian actor, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director and film director. He gained international fame by starring in films, including A Day in a Life (2007), Moscow, Belgium (2008), The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017).

Johan Heldenbergh
Born (1967-02-09) 9 February 1967 (age 57)
Alma materStudio Herman Teirlinck
Occupation(s)Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Theatre director, Film director
Children3

Personal life

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For 19 years he lived together with the Flemish actress Joke Devynck in Hofstade in Aalst, Belgium. On 17 September 2013 it became public that both actors separated.[1] They have three children;[2] two are twins.

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • Souvenirs D'Anvers (1994)
  • Ons geluk (1995) - René Hox
  • Flikken (2000) - Rik
  • Recht op Recht (2001) - Joris Aerts
  • Liefde & geluk (2001) - Police officer
  • Team Spirit - the series II (2005) - Referee
  • Gezocht: Man (2005)
  • Selected shorts (2005)
  • Witse (2006) - Dirk Desmet
  • Jes (television series) (2009) - John Gillis
  • De Ronde (2011) - Peter Willemyns
  • De Ridder (2013) - John Wouters
  • Vermist V (2014) -
  • The Tunnel: Sabotage (2016) - Robert Fournier

Theatre

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Together with Arne Sierens Heldenbergh forms the initiative Compagnie Cecilia (founded in 2006).[3]

  • Massis the musical (2003) (actor)
  • Maria Eeuwigdurende Bijstand (2005)
  • Trouwfeesten en processen (2006)
  • Broeders van liefde (2008)
  • The broken circle breakdown featuring the cover-ups of Alabama (2008) (actor together with Mieke Dobbels)
  • Vorst/Forest
  • De Pijnders
  • Duikvlucht (co-actor and coach)
  • Giovanni (actor)
  • Vallende sterren (actor)

References

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  1. ^ Johan Heldenbergh en Joke Devynck uit elkaar, Het Laatste Nieuws, 17 September 2013
  2. ^ "Acteur - Filmfestival Oostende". December 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Producties - Compagnie Cecilia". www.compagnie-cecilia.be. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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