Emilien Vekemans
Belgian actor
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Emilien Vekemans (born 1992) is a Belgian actor. He is best known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022).[1][2][3]
Emilien Vekemans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Alma mater | Institut des Arts de Diffusion |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Early life
Vekemans is from Brussels.[4] He studied Drama at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, graduating in 2013 and then completing a Master's in 2014.[5] In 2016, he took a drama course at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and a workshop with James Temp in Berlin.
Career
From 2013 to 2015, Vekemans starred as Max in the YouTube and La Deux comedy web series Typique.[6][7] He made his feature film debut in the 2014 children's fantasy film The Secret of Arkandias (French: Le Grimoire d'Arkandias). In 2017, he appeared in the RTBF series La Théorie du Y as well as the Netflix series Transferts.
Vekemans had recurring roles as Tom Rivière in the first two seasons of ASKIP, le collège se la raconte on France 4 and Roger Lagarrigue in the 1960s high school-set Amazon Prime series Voltaire High (French: Mixte). He also appeared in the France 2 miniseries Voltaire in Love. He made his English-language debut starring as Gabriel in the 2022 British Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, an adaptation of Sally Green's young adult fantasy novel Half Bad.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Secret of Arkandias (French: Le Grimoire d'Arkandias) | Fabrice | |
| 2015 | We Will All Be Famous | Jake | Short film |
| 2016 | Fighting Story | Lionel | Short film |
| 2017 | Blue Boy | Emile | Short film |
| 2018 | Lendemain de mariage | Thibaud | Short film |
| Horizontale | Gabriel | Short film | |
| 2019 | Saudade | Arnaud | Short film |
| Panda | Leo | Short film | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Typique | Max | Web; main role |
| 2017 | La Théorie du Y | Sam | 3 episodes |
| Promo 2017 | Victor | ||
| Lucas etc. | Kevin | 2 episodes | |
| Transferts | Fabrice | 3 episodes | |
| Unit 42 | Benjamin Corti | Episode: "Standby Mode" | |
| 2020 | Candice Renoir | Ludovic Desanti | Episode: "Souvent le Feu Éteint Dort Sous la Cendre" |
| Spiral | Young OPJ | 1 episode | |
| 2020–2021 | Askip | Tom Rivière | recurring role (seasons 1–2 - 28 episodes) |
| 2021 | Voltaire in Love (French: Les Aventures du jeune Voltaire) | Comédien Oedipe | Miniseries |
| Mixte | Roger Lagarrigue | 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Gabriel Boutin | Main role |
| 2024 | La Maison | Minister's Assistant | Episode: "17 Seconds" |
| 2025 | Hotel Costiera | Bastien | 2 episodes |