Kevin Janssens (actor)
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| Born | 21 August 1979[citation needed] Antwerp, Belgium[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002-present[citation needed] |
Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian actor.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
He studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003.[1]
Career[edit]
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In 2006, at age 27, Janssens played the lead role in the film (and preceding television series), King of the World, which was shot in Cuba; he also starred in Hans Herbots' Stormforce that was released in that year.[1]
Janssens costarred alongside Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz in Coralie Fargeat's Revenge (2017), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, was given a mise-en-scene award at Sitges, and was given a Midnight session slot at Sundance in 2018.[2] He has more recently appeared alongside Olga Kurylenko in Christian Volckman's 2019 horror film, The Room.[3]
As of 2022. Janssens had made more than 40 appearances on the big and small screen.[citation needed]
Janssens' stage work includes his 2007 appearance and touring in a production of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin.[1]
Awards and honors[edit]
Janssens was Belgium's nominee for Europe's Shooting Star award in 2007.[1] He was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in Patrick in 2019.[citation needed]
An image of Janssens shot with a Nikon D850 by Pieter Clicteur during Filmfestival Oostende was a submission to the 17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.[4]
Selected filmography[edit]
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Feature films and shorts[edit]
As of 2022, Janssens had appeared in more than twenty films.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Stormforce | Rick Symons | |
| 2011 | Madonna's Pig | Tony Roozen | |
| 2015 | The Ardennes | Jessica | |
| 2017 | Revenge | Richard | Lead role |
| 2017 | Above the Law | Vik | |
| 2018 | To the Ends of the World | Chenle | |
| 2018 | Catacombe | Mary | |
| 2018 | The Bouncer | Geert | |
| 2019 | The Room | Matt | |
| 2019 | Patrick | Patrick | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor |
| 2019 | Savage State | Victor |
Television[edit]
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As of 2022, Janssens had appeared in more than twenty television series.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | King of the World[1] | Miniseries, 5 episodes[citation needed] | |
| 2019 | Undercover[5] | Jurgen van Kamp | 6 episodes[6][7] |
| 2021 | Fair Trade | Walter Wilson | 8 episodes[8] |
| 2023 | Rough Diamonds | Noah Wolfson | 8 episodes |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Feuillère, Anne (13 February 2007). "Kevin Janssens • Actor". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (22 January 2018). "Revenge: A Violent Rebirth" (movie review). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Berlatsky, Noah (21 July 2020). "The New Horror Movie 'The Room' Breaks Under the Weight of a Brilliant Concept" (movie review). Polygon. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ SmithsonianMag.com Staff (November 2019). "17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest: People—Kevin Janssens". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Gluren bij BV's: Kevin Janssens geeft voorsmaakje van nieuwe film... in bloot bovenlijf". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Undercover (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb, retrieved 24 November 2022
- ^ "New movies to stream this week: 'The Rental,' 'Amulet' and more". The Washington Post. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (15 November 2022). "'Fair Trade': Season 2 Of Belgian Cop Drama Rolling Out On Amazon And Streamz". Deadline. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Filmography list at CineNews.be.
- Actor entry at Burie Burie talent.
- Filmography and news at Cineuropa.org.
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