Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian actor.[1]
Early life and education
Janssens studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003.[1]
Career
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 Lutz in Coralie Fargeat's Revenge (2017), which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival,[2][3] was awarded Best Director at Sitges Film Festival,[4] and was selected in the Midnight section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[5] He appeared alongside Olga Kurylenko in Christian Volckman's 2019 horror film, The Room.[6]
In 2022, Janssens played Peter, Rémi's father, in Lukas Dhont's Close, which won Grand Prix at the 75th Festival de Cannes,[7] and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[8]
Janssens' stage work includes his 2007 appearance and touring in a production of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin.[1]
Awards and honors
Janssens was Belgium's nominee for the European Shooting Stars Award in 2007.[9][1] He was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in Patrick in 2019.[10][11]
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.[12]
Selected filmography
Feature films and shorts
Janssens has appeared in more than twenty films.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Close | Peter (Rémi's father) | [13][14] |
Television
Janssens has appeared in more than twenty television series.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | King of the World | Miniseries, 5 episodes[citation needed] | [1] | |
| 2019 | Undercover | Jurgen van Kamp | 6 episodes | [15][16] |
| 2021 | Fair Trade | Walter Wilson | 8 episodes | [17] |
| 2023 | Rough Diamonds | Noah Wolfson | 8 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Feuillère, Anne (13 February 2007). "Kevin Janssens • Actor". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (13 September 2017). "'Revenge': Inside the TIFF Midnight Madness Premiere So Intense That Paramedics Were Called". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (15 September 2017). "Coralie Fargeat's Midnight Madness Hit 'Revenge' Sells Nearly Worldwide for Charades (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (14 October 2017). "'Jupiter's Moon' Tops Spain's Sitges Festival". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Women Filmmakers at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Noah, Berlatsky (21 July 2020). "The New Horror Movie 'The Room' Breaks Under the Weight of a Brilliant Concept". Polygon. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "The 75th Festival de Cannes winners' list". Festival de Cannes. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Cohn, Gabe (24 January 2023). "Oscars 2023 Nominee List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (10 January 2007). "EFP selects 25 actors for 10th Shooting Stars in Berlin". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Bradfer, Fabienne (8 January 2020). "«Duelles» et «Le jeune Ahmed» en tête des nominations des Magritte". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Lonbois, Mathieu (8 January 2020). "Veerle Baetens en Kevin Janssens genomineerd voor Belgische filmawards Magritte du Cinéma". VRT (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ SmithsonianMag.com Staff (November 2019). "17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest: People—Kevin Janssens". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (22 May 2022). "'Close' First Look: Lukas Dhont Returns to Cannes with Intimate Boyhood Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 May 2022). "A24 Takes Domestic On Lukas Dhont's 'Close' – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (23 July 2020). "New movies to stream this week: 'The Rental,' 'Amulet' and more". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (15 November 2022). "'Fair Trade': Season 2 Of Belgian Cop Drama Rolling Out On Amazon And Streamz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
Further reading
- Filmography list at CineNews.be.
- Actor entry at Burie Burie talent.
- Filmography and news at Cineuropa.org.
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