Jan Decleir
Acting1946Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Biography
Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.
Known For
Acting History
2025
The Baronesses
as Lucien
2023
WILL
as The Professor
2022
The Claus Family 3
as Noël Claus
2021
The Claus Family 2
as Noël Claus
2020
The Barefoot Emperor
as Willy Brandt
The Claus Family
as Noël Claus
2019
Een verkeerde toekomst
as Jules
2018
This Magnificent Cake!
as The King (voice)
Don't Shoot
as Albert
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
as Sinterklaas
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
as Sinterklaas
2017
The Blind Spot
as Partijvoorzitter
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
as Sinterklaas
Tytgat Chocolat
TVas Achille Verherstraeten
2016
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
TVas Hubert Geunings
2015
The Surprise
as Cornald Muller
Ay Ramon!
as Saint Nicholas
Me and Kaminski
as Holm
Café Derby
as Bisschop
Wat Mannen Willen
as Pastoor
Szvo
as Szvo
New Texas
TVas Ludo Vrancken (oud)
2014
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
as Verteller
Flying Home
as Jos Pauwels
2013
Finn
as Luuk
2011
2010
2009
Les Barons
as Julien
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
as Henning Brühl
Sister Smile
as Lucien Deckers
Sinteressante dingen
TVas Sinterklaas
2008
Loft
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Holland's past
TVas Voice
2007
Firmin
as Freddy White
A Perfect Match
as Leopold
Blind
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
Wolfsbergen
as Ernst
Where Is Winky's Horse?
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
Paparazzo
as Jeff Castelli
De Kavijaks
TVas De Generaal
Koning van de Wereld
TVas Max
2006
2005
Long Weekend
as Jos
Winky's Horse
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Someone Else's Happiness
as Johnny De Flow
Off Screen
as John Voerman
2004
2003
Brush with Fate
as Old Laurens
The Missing Half
as Le gynécologue
Father's Affair
as Huib Minderhout
The Memory of a Killer
as Angelo Ledda
Rosenstrasse
as Nathan Goldberg
2002
2001
De Verlossing
as Oscar
Stille Waters
TVas Stan Moreels / Stan Moereels
9 Days of the Vulture
TVas Victor Dielemans
2000
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Bishop Köckerman
Running Free
as Boss Man
Shades
as Freddy Lebecq
Little Crumb
as Vader Keyzer
1998
S.
as Moeders vriend
1996
La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
as Arno's friend
1995
Antonia's Line
as Sebastian
Kulderzipken
TVas Koning Jozef
1994
Buiten De Zone
TVas Uitvinder van het woordenboek
1993
1992
Priest Daens
as Adolf Daens
Dag Sinterklaas
TVas Sinterklaas
1990
1986
The van Paemel Family
as Masco
1985
The Lion of Flanders
as Jan Breydel
Permeke
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
1984
Zware jongens
as Gevangene 1
John the Fearless
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
1982
1981
1979
De Proefkonijnen
as Jef
1978
Mortal Sin
as Marcels vader
1977
Burned Bridges
as Charel
1975
Pallieter
as Bohumil
1974
Verloren maandag
as Katangees
The Conscript
as Jan Braems
1973
Chronicle of a Passion
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
1968
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
as Hendrik Vandersteen
Wij Heren Van Zichem
TVas Stegger