François Damiens

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François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens (French: [damjɛ̃]; born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor, comedian, and media personality.

Born
François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens

(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 53)
Uccle, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
OccupationsActor, comedian, media personality
Yearsactive2000–present
Children2
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François Damiens
Damiens at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Born
François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens

(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 53)
Uccle, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
OccupationsActor, comedian, media personality
Years active2000–present
Children2
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Career

Damiens has appeared in more than 50 films since 2000. He started his career doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in Belgium. He had to stop filming in 2004 because he could no longer perform without being recognized. He then moved to France to continue with his work. There, as well as in Switzerland, Damiens acquired a certain celebrity thanks to the dissemination of his hoaxes on Canal+ and on the wider internet.[1]

He made his directorial feature debut in 2018 with the drama film Mon Ket.

Personal life

Damiens has two sons named Jack and Jimmy.[2] He is trilingual, speaking French, Dutch, and English.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2000 La Commune (Paris, 1871) Repairman Guns Peter Watkins
2001 Le grand jeu Thomas Étienne Dhaene TV movie
2006 Dikkenek Claudy Olivier Van Hoofstadt
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Raymond Pelletier Michel Hazanavicius
2007 Taxi 4 Serge Gérard Krawczyk
Cow-Boy Franz Benoît Mariage
Surprise ! The fleurist Fabrice Maruca Short
Mariage surprise Marciano Arnaud Sélignac TV movie
2008 JCVD Bruges Mabrouk El Mechri
Me Two Doctor Cogip Nicolas & Bruno
2 Alone in Paris The captain of the opposing curling team Éric Judor & Ramzy Bedia
15 ans et demi Jean-Maxence François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux
Behind the Walls The Chief Officer Christian Faure
Le premier venu Real Estate Dealer Jacques Doillon
Trouble at Timpetill The delivery guy Nicolas Bary
2009 Incognito The driver Éric Lavaine
Little Nicholas Blédur Laurent Tirard
La famille Wolberg Simon Axelle Ropert
2010 Heartbreaker Marc Pascal Chaumeil Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor
Protéger & servir Roméro Éric Lavaine
Nothing to Declare Jacques Janus Dany Boon
2011 Delicacy Markus Lundell David & Stéphane Foenkinos Sarlat International Cinema Festival – Best Actor
Une pure affaire David Pelame Alexandre Coffre Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival – Best Acting
Holidays by the Sea Monsieur Fraises Pascal Rabaté
2012 Torpedo Michel Ressac Matthieu Donck
Tango libre Jean-Christophe Frédéric Fonteyne Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
Porn in the Hood Claude Fachoune Franck Gastambide
2013 Tip Top Robert Mendès Serge Bozon
Suzanne Nicolas Merevsky Katell Quillévéré Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Special Artistic Achievement
Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor
Playing Dead Jean Renault Jean-Paul Salomé Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
Gare du Nord Sacha Claire Simon
2014 La Famille Bélier Rodolphe Bélier Éric Lartigau Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
2015 Les Cowboys Alain Balland Thomas Bidegain Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
The Brand New Testament François Jaco Van Dormael
2016 The Jews Roger Yvan Attal
The Dancer Edouard Marchand Stéphanie Di Giusto
News from Planet Mars Philippe Mars Dominik Moll
2017 Just to Be Sure Erwan Gourmelon Carine Tardieu Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
Le petit Spirou Monsieur Mégot Nicolas Bary
2018 Mon Ket Daniel "Dany" Versavel Himself Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Film
Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor
The World Is Yours René Romain Gavras
2019 Fourmi Laurent Julien Rappeneau
2020 Mon cousin Adrien Pastié Jan Kounen
Le prince oublié Pritprout Michel Hazanavicius
Le bonheur des uns... Francis Léger Daniel Cohen
2021 Adieu Paris Édouard Baer
Stuck Together Tony Dany Boon
Cette musique ne joue pour personne Samuel Benchetrit
2022 En même temps The diner owner Benoît Delépine &
Gustave Kervern
2024 The Art of Nothing Claude Fouasse Stefan Liberski
2026 Le Faux Soir Michaël R. Roskam
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Dubbing

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Year Title Role
2009 Suske en Wiske: De Texas rakkers Sherif
2011 The Rabbi's Cat The reporter
2012 A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise Phillippe
2016 The Secret Life of Pets Duke
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