Jan Decleir
February 14, 1946 (79 years old) in Niel, Flanders, Belgium
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
Credits
- 2025 · The Baronesses as Lucien
- 2023 · WILL as The Professor
- 2022 · The Claus Family 3 as Noël Claus
- 2021 · The Claus Family 2 as Noël Claus
- 2020 · The Claus Family as Noël Claus
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Willy Brandt
- 2019 · Een verkeerde toekomst as Jules
- 2018 · This Magnificent Cake! as The King (voice)
- 2018 · Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
- 2018 · Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten as Sinterklaas
- 2018 · Don't Shoot as Albert
- 2017 · Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
- 2017 · Tytgat Chocolat as Achille Verherstraeten
- 2017 · The Blind Spot as Partijvoorzitter
- 2016 · The Eleventh of the Eleventh as Hubert Geunings
- 2015 · Wat Mannen Willen as Pastoor
- 2015 · Ay Ramon! as Saint Nicholas
- 2015 · Me and Kaminski as Holm
- 2015 · Café Derby as Bisschop
- 2015 · The Surprise as Cornald Muller
- 2015 · New Texas as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
- 2015 · Szvo as Szvo
- 2014 · 14-18 Spektakel-Musical as Verteller
- 2014 · Flying Home as Jos Pauwels
- 2013 · Finn as Luuk
- 2011 · Nova Zembla as Petrus Plancius
- 2011 · De Sint Danst de Tango as Sinterklaas
- 2011 · The Spring of César as Buyer
- 2010 · Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- 2010 · Omokage as
- 2010 · Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- 2009 · Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
- 2009 · Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- 2009 · Les Barons as Julien
- 2009 · Limo as
- 2009 · Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- 2008 · Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
- 2008 · Holland's past as Voice
- 2007 · Koning van de Wereld as Max
- 2007 · Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- 2007 · Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- 2007 · A Perfect Match as Leopold
- 2007 · Wolfsbergen as Ernst
- 2007 · Firmin as Freddy White
- 2007 · Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- 2007 · De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- 2006 · King of the World as Max
- 2006 · De Zondvloed as man
- 2005 · Someone Else's Happiness as Johnny De Flow
- 2005 · Winky's Horse as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
- 2005 · Long Weekend as Jos
- 2005 · Off Screen as John Voerman
- 2004 · De zaak Alzheimer as
- 2004 · The Kiss as Marcel Lenaerts
- 2004 · The Edelweiss Pirates as Ferdinand Kütter
- 2003 · Father's Affair as Huib Minderhout
- 2003 · SuperTex as
- 2003 · The Missing Half as Le gynécologue
- 2003 · The Memory of a Killer as Angelo Ledda
- 2003 · Flight of the Imagination as
- 2003 · Rosenstrasse as Nathan Goldberg
- 2003 · Brush with Fate as Old Laurens
- 2002 · Hop as
- 2002 · Meiden van de Wit as Klaas de Wit
- 2002 · Villa Des Roses as
- 2001 · 9 Days of the Vulture as Victor Dielemans
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moreels
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moereels
- 2001 · De Verlossing as Oscar
- 2000 · Mariken as Archibald
- 2000 · Lijmen/Het been as rechter Teugels
- 2000 · De grote boze wolf show as Bob de Beer
- 2000 · the Detour as
- 1999 · Little Crumb as Vader Keyzer
- 1999 · Running Free as Boss Man
- 1999 · Shades as Freddy Lebecq
- 1999 · Taming the Floods as
- 1999 · Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- 1998 · S. as Moeders vriend
- 1997 · Diamant as Karel Van Grieken
- 1997 · Character as Dreverhaven
- 1996 · La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos as Arno's friend
- 1995 · Kulderzipken as Koning Jozef
- 1995 · Antonia's Line as Sebastian
- 1994 · Buiten De Zone as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
- 1993 · Moeder, waarom leven wij? as
- 1993 · Anchoress as Mason
- 1993 · Beck – De gesloten kamer as Beck
- 1992 · Dag Sinterklaas as Sinterklaas
- 1992 · Priest Daens as Adolf Daens
- 1990 · Dilemma as Leon Bekkers
- 1990 · Koko Flanel as Azère Smellekens
- 1990 · The Sacrament as Albert
- 1990 · Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven as Jacob
- 1986 · The van Paemel Family as Masco
- 1985 · The Lion of Flanders as Jan Breydel
- 1985 · Permeke as Stem van Permeke (voice)
- 1984 · Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
- 1984 · John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
- 1982 · Toute une nuit as
- 1982 · The Life We Dreamt Of as Kommentaar
- 1982 · Tijd om gelukkig te zijn as De man
- 1982 · Things Past as Kees
- 1981 · Two Queens and One Consort as Vader
- 1981 · Le Filet Américain as
- 1979 · De Proefkonijnen as Jef
- 1978 · Mortal Sin as Marcels vader
- 1977 · Burned Bridges as Charel
- 1976 · Sil de strandjutter as
- 1975 · Pallieter as Bohumil
- 1974 · Verloren maandag as Katangees
- 1974 · The Conscript as Jan Braems
- 1973 · Chronicle of a Passion as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
- 1971 · Mira as Lander
- 1971 · Keromar as Odo
- 1968 · De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. as Hendrik Vandersteen
- 1968 · Wij Heren Van Zichem as Stegger