Johan Leysen
Leysen in Son of Mine (2015)
Born(1950-02-19)19 February 1950
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Died30 March 2023(2023-03-30) (aged 73)
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2023

Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023)[1] was a Belgian actor.[2] He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film De grens, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[3] In 1998 he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Felice...Felice.... In the 2010 film The American, he appeared as Pavel, mysterious handler of Jack, the assassin character played by George Clooney.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Rubens Rubens
1981 The Girl with the Red Hair Frans
1982 Le Lit Dr. Bruno Nanteuil
1984 De grens Hans Deitz
De stille Oceaan Jan Verstraete
1985 Hail Mary
1987 Macbeth Banco
1988 The Music Teacher François Manssaux
The Abyss Rombaut
1990 Alissa in Concert Ziekenbroeder
Romeo Matthijs
1991 Eline Vere Henk van Raat
Revelations of an Insomniac Visitor
1992 Daens Schmitt
Above the Mountains Vincent
Traces of Smoke
1996 A Saturday on Earth Franck
True Blue Daniel Topolski
Tykho Moon Anikst
1997 De Langste Reis Mertens
1998 Felice...Felice... Felice Beato
The Commissioner Horst Kramer
1999 Mates Officier Blaak
2000 Le Roi danse Robert Cambert
Faites comme si je n'étais pas là René
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Antoine de Beauterne
Savage Souls Rampal
2002 Tattoo Frank Schoubya
The Afghan Father
2003 Grimm
Gun-Shy Romberg
2005 Someone Else's Happiness Francis
2010 The American Pavel
2011 The Silence of Joan Commander of the Guard
2013 The Verdict Jan de Cock
Young & Beautiful Georges Ferriere
2014 The Missing Karl Sieg Season 1
Cadences obstinées
2/11, Het spel van de wolf
2015 The Brand New Testament Martine's husband
The Assistant Éric Lemans
Despite the Night Vitali
Son of Mine Vester
2016 Souvenir Tony
2017 Above the Law Jean Lemoine

References

  1. ^ Belgische acteur Johan Leysen (73) plots overleden (in Dutch)
  2. ^ "Johan Leysen". Allocine. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: De grens". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

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