Tom Van Landuyt

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Tom Van Landuyt
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Tom Van Landuyt (2016)
Born (1967-05-07) 7 May 1967 (age 56)
Occupation(s)actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director
Years active1992–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]

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Early life

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.

Career

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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1991De Wet van WynsZoon van JeanLuc WynsTV series (4 episodes)
BoysBoy in dancingJan VerheyenFilm
1991–93De KotmadamBillyRonnie CommissarisTV series (31 episodes)
1993 Ad Fundum Tom Smits Erik Van Looy Film
1994Niet voor PublicatieMarcWilly VandurenTV series (1 episode)
1995 She Good Fighter Dennis Davids Marc Punt Film
HeterdaadFrank MattijsenFrank Van MechelenTV series (1 episode)
1997Windkracht 10Jef De Laet Erik Van Looy & Christian VervaetTV series (13 episodes)
1998Alle MatenRoel de Pitboel Rik Daniëls & Vincent Rouffaer TV series (1 episode)
2000 Teamspirit Eric Bogaert Jan Verheyen Film
EngeltjesDirk Feyen Frank Van Mechelen TV series (1 episode)
2001QuixHostSeveralTV show
2003Sedes & BelliDirk FeyenChristian Vervaet & Stef DesmyterTV series (6 episodes)
Teamspirit IIEric BogaertsJan VerheyenFilm
2003–06Team SpiritEric Bogaerts Christophe Van Rompay & Jan VerheyenTV series (11 episodes)
Also writer and producer TV Theme Song
2003–11 Zone Stad Ruige RonnyChristian Vervaet, Frank Bulkens, Johan Tiels, Iris IndriTV series (51 episodes)
2004StroomversnellingenSjengDalemans BrothersFilm
2005De Wet volgens MiloPhilipGuy GossensTV series (1 episode)
2006AspeAndreas DuthooMark De Geest & Frank Van MechelenTV series (1 episode)
2007WittekerkeMichiel DemeyerSerge BiersetTV series (6 episodes)
2007–08 Flikken Maastricht Guy DanneelsMartin SchwabTV series (3 episodes)
2010LellebelleVincent Mischa Kamp Film
2010De TroonNapoleon Erik de Bruyn TV mini series
2011WitseJoris SelleslagsMelinda Van BerloTV series (1 episode)
2012VermistThomas MalflietCecilia VerheydenTV series (1 episode)
2013Crème de la CrèmeElvis KnaepenKim Van OeterenTV series (10 episodes)
2014Lang LeveHimselfSeveralTV series (1 episodes)
2015–16De RidderKarel De CosterTom Goris & Rik DaniëlsTV series (7 episodes)
2017Tytgat ChocolatPolice OfficerMarc Bryssinck; Filip LenaertsTV series (2 episodes)
2020Live as it should beBartRuud SchuurmanFilm
2021Human FactorsPolice OfficerRonny TrockerFilm

Theatre

Voice-over career

Flemish voice

Discography

Producing career

Presenter

At VRT

At VT4

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