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Occupation(s) | actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director |
Years active | 1992–present |
Tom Van Landuyt (born 7 May 1967) is a Belgian actor and singer probably best known for his role as Tom Smits in the Belgian drama film Ad Fundum . He has also starred in numerous Flemish movies, Television series and on stage. In 2002, he married the Dutch actress Angela Schijf. [1]
Van Landuyt was born in Leuven, Belgium. He was in training for actor at the Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten (HIDK – Studio Herman Teirlinck) in Antwerp, where he graduated with honors in 1992.
In 1992, he starred as a leading actor in the film Ad Fundum , for which he also recorded four songs for the motion picture soundtrack, including a duet with the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown.
In 1995, he played his first Shakespeare at the KNS (Koninklijke Nederlandse Schouwburg, the Royal Theatre Company in Antwerp) and released his first solo album Pig Party (songwriter, performer, and producer).
From 1997 till 2000 he was part of the NTG (Nedelands Toneel Gent, the Royal Theatre Company in Ghent), where he played leading roles in A Clockwork Orange , A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter Pan, Spring Awakening , etc.
In 2000 and 2001 he worked with the Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove, in a production (Rent) of the Dutch theatrical producer Joop van den Ende in Amsterdam.
In 2009, he wrote, performed, and produced a Dutch album called Man Zo Nu En Dan. That same year he produced and directed the music video "Blanke Maagd" and "Vrijheid".
In 2013, he founded the theatre company Naastdeburen with his wife, Dutch actress Angela Schijf.
In 2015 he produced his first play Kreutzersonate, Als het verlangen maar stopt, an adaptation of the novel of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The play was a co-production with t,arsenaal Mechelen. He works as a freelance actor at the theater company KVS Brussels and TG Broder.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1991 | De Wet van Wyns | Zoon van Jean | Luc Wyns | TV series (4 episodes) |
Boys | Boy in dancing | Jan Verheyen | Film | |
1991–93 | De Kotmadam | Billy | Ronnie Commissaris | TV series (31 episodes) |
1993 | Ad Fundum | Tom Smits | Erik Van Looy | Film |
1994 | Niet voor Publicatie | Marc | Willy Vanduren | TV series (1 episode) |
1995 | She Good Fighter | Dennis Davids | Marc Punt | Film |
Heterdaad | Frank Mattijsen | Frank Van Mechelen | TV series (1 episode) | |
1997 | Windkracht 10 | Jef De Laet | Erik Van Looy & Christian Vervaet | TV series (13 episodes) |
1998 | Alle Maten | Roel de Pitboel | Rik Daniëls & Vincent Rouffaer | TV series (1 episode) |
2000 | Teamspirit | Eric Bogaert | Jan Verheyen | Film |
Engeltjes | Dirk Feyen | Frank Van Mechelen | TV series (1 episode) | |
2001 | Quix | Host | Several | TV show |
2003 | Sedes & Belli | Dirk Feyen | Christian Vervaet & Stef Desmyter | TV series (6 episodes) |
Teamspirit II | Eric Bogaerts | Jan Verheyen | Film | |
2003–06 | Team Spirit | Eric Bogaerts | Christophe Van Rompay & Jan Verheyen | TV series (11 episodes) Also writer and producer TV Theme Song |
2003–11 | Zone Stad | Ruige Ronny | Christian Vervaet, Frank Bulkens, Johan Tiels, Iris Indri | TV series (51 episodes) |
2004 | Stroomversnellingen | Sjeng | Dalemans Brothers | Film |
2005 | De Wet volgens Milo | Philip | Guy Gossens | TV series (1 episode) |
2006 | Aspe | Andreas Duthoo | Mark De Geest & Frank Van Mechelen | TV series (1 episode) |
2007 | Wittekerke | Michiel Demeyer | Serge Bierset | TV series (6 episodes) |
2007–08 | Flikken Maastricht | Guy Danneels | Martin Schwab | TV series (3 episodes) |
2010 | Lellebelle | Vincent | Mischa Kamp | Film |
2010 | De Troon | Napoleon | Erik de Bruyn | TV mini series |
2011 | Witse | Joris Selleslags | Melinda Van Berlo | TV series (1 episode) |
2012 | Vermist | Thomas Malfliet | Cecilia Verheyden | TV series (1 episode) |
2013 | Crème de la Crème | Elvis Knaepen | Kim Van Oeteren | TV series (10 episodes) |
2014 | Lang Leve | Himself | Several | TV series (1 episodes) |
2015–16 | De Ridder | Karel De Coster | Tom Goris & Rik Daniëls | TV series (7 episodes) |
2017 | Tytgat Chocolat | Police Officer | Marc Bryssinck; Filip Lenaerts | TV series (2 episodes) |
2020 | Live as it should be | Bart | Ruud Schuurman | Film |
2021 | Human Factors | Police Officer | Ronny Trocker | Film |
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