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Kevin Janssens | |
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 Janssens in 2011 | |
| Born | 21 August 1979[ citation needed ] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002-present[ citation needed ] |
Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian actor. [1]
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Kevin Janssens | |
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| Janssens in 2011 | |
| Born | 21 August 1979[ citation needed ] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002-present[ citation needed ] |
Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian actor. [1]
He studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003. [1]
 | This section needs expansionwith: a selection of the film, TV, and stage roles described by sources as being most prominent, of this actor's many career appearances, including both the first (in 2002, to establish beginning of career) and latest (to bring up to date). You can help by adding to it. (August 2022) |
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]
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]
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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 |
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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 |
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