Acting
Jan Decleir
Born 1946-02-14
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Jan Decleir
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Loft
2008
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Flying Home
2014
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Antonia's Line
1995
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The Claus Family
2020
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The Memory of a Killer
2003
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WILL
2023
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Character
1997
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Tytgat Chocolat
2017
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The Claus Family 2
2021
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Nova Zembla
2011
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (123 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! | Verteller (BE) | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Baronesses | Lucien | Movie | 2025 |
 | Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom | Verteller (BE) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear | Verteller (BE) | Movie | 2024 |
 | WILL | The Professor | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Claus Family 3 | Noël Claus | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Claus Family 2 | Noël Claus | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Claus Family | Noël Claus | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Barefoot Emperor | Willy Brandt | Movie | 2020 |
 | Een verkeerde toekomst | Jules | Movie | 2019 |
 | This Magnificent Cake! | The King (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas | Movie | 2018 |
 | Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten | Sinterklaas | Movie | 2018 |
 | Don't Shoot | Albert | Movie | 2018 |
| Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas | Movie | 2017 |
 | Tytgat Chocolat | Achille Verherstraeten | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Blind Spot | Partijvoorzitter | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Eleventh of the Eleventh | Hubert Geunings | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Wat Mannen Willen | Pastoor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Ay Ramon! | Saint Nicholas | Movie | 2015 |
 | Me and Kaminski | Holm | Movie | 2015 |
 | Café Derby | Bisschop | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Surprise | Cornald Muller | Movie | 2015 |
 | New Texas | Ludo Vrancken (oud) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | 14-18 Spektakel-Musical | Verteller | Movie | 2015 |
| Szvo | Szvo | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Flying Home | Jos Pauwels | Movie | 2014 |
 | Finn | Luuk | Movie | 2013 |
| De Sint Danst de Tango | Sinterklaas | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius | Movie | 2011 |
| The Spring of César | Buyer | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Smoorverliefd | Bob Seynens | Movie | 2010 |
 | Omokage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | Marieke, Marieke | Jacoby | Movie | 2010 |
 | Ob ihr wollt oder nicht | Henning Brühl | Movie | 2009 |
 | Sinteressante dingen | Sinterklaas | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Les Barons | Julien | Movie | 2009 |
 | Limo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Sister Smile | Lucien Deckers | Movie | 2009 |
 | Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein | Movie | 2008 |
 | Holland's past | Voice | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Koning van de Wereld | Max | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Where Is Winky's Horse? | Oom Siem/Sinterklaas | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Perfect Match | Leopold | Movie | 2007 |
| Paparazzo | Jeff Castelli | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Wolfsbergen | Ernst | Movie | 2007 |
 | Firmin | Freddy White | Movie | 2007 |
 | Blind | Dokter Victor Verbeecke | Movie | 2007 |
 | De Kavijaks | De Generaal | TV Series | 2007 |
 | King of the World | Max | Movie | 2006 |
 | Crusade in Jeans | Count of Rottweil | Movie | 2006 |
| De Zondvloed | man | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Someone Else's Happiness | Johnny De Flow | Movie | 2005 |
 | Winky's Horse | Oom Siem / Sinterklaas | Movie | 2005 |
 | Long Weekend | Jos | Movie | 2005 |
 | Off Screen | John Voerman | Movie | 2005 |
 | De zaak Alzheimer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Kiss | Marcel Lenaerts | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Edelweiss Pirates | Ferdinand Kütter | Movie | 2004 |
 | Father's Affair | Huib Minderhout | Movie | 2003 |
 | SuperTex | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Missing Half | Le gynécologue | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Memory of a Killer | Angelo Ledda | Movie | 2003 |
 | Flight of the Imagination | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Rosenstrasse | Nathan Goldberg | Movie | 2003 |
 | Brush with Fate | Old Laurens | Movie | 2003 |
 | Hop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Meiden van de Wit | Klaas de Wit | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Villa Des Roses | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | 9 Days of the Vulture | Victor Dielemans | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Stille Waters | Stan Moreels | TV Series | 2001 |
| Stille Waters | Stan Moereels | TV Series | 2001 |
 | De Verlossing | Oscar | Movie | 2001 |
 | Mariken | Archibald | Movie | 2000 |
 | Lijmen/Het been | rechter Teugels | Movie | 2000 |
 | De grote boze wolf show | Bob de Beer | TV Series | 2000 |
 | the Detour | Vader van Joanna | Movie | 2000 |
 | Little Crumb | Vader Keyzer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Running Free | Boss Man | Movie | 1999 |
 | Shades | Freddy Lebecq | Movie | 1999 |
 | Taming the Floods | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Bishop Köckerman | Movie | 1999 |
 | S. | Moeders vriend | Movie | 1998 |
 | Diamant | Karel Van Grieken | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Character | Dreverhaven | Movie | 1997 |
 | La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos | Arno's friend | Movie | 1996 |
 | Kulderzipken | Koning Jozef | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Antonia's Line | Sebastian | Movie | 1995 |
 | Buiten De Zone | Uitvinder van het woordenboek | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Moeder, waarom leven wij? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Anchoress | Mason | Movie | 1993 |
 | Beck – De gesloten kamer | Beck | Movie | 1993 |
 | Dag Sinterklaas | Sinterklaas | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Daens | Adolf Daens | Movie | 1992 |
 | Dilemma | Leon Bekkers | Movie | 1990 |
 | Koko Flanel | Azère Smellekens | Movie | 1990 |
 | Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Jacob | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Sacrament | Albert | Movie | 1989 |
 | The van Paemel Family | Masco | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Lion of Flanders | Jan Breydel | Movie | 1985 |
| Permeke | Stem van Permeke (voice) | Movie | 1985 | |
 | John the Fearless | John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Zware jongens | Gevangene 1 | Movie | 1984 |
 | Toute une nuit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Life We Dreamt Of | Kommentaar | Movie | 1982 |
| Tijd om gelukkig te zijn | De man | Movie | 1982 | |
| Things Past | Kees | Movie | 1982 | |
 | Two Queens and One Consort | Vader | Movie | 1981 |
 | Le Filet Américain | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | De Proefkonijnen | Jef | Movie | 1979 |
 | Mortal Sin | Marcels vader | Movie | 1978 |
| A Page of Love | Un ouvrier | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Burned Bridges | Charel | Movie | 1977 |
 | Sil de strandjutter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Pallieter | Bohumil | Movie | 1975 |
 | Verloren maandag | Katangees | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Conscript | Jan Braems | Movie | 1974 |
 | Chronicle of a Passion | Renier Joskin de Lamarache | Movie | 1973 |
 | Mira | Lander | Movie | 1971 |
 | Keromar | Odo | TV Series | 1971 |
| De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. | Hendrik Vandersteen | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Wij Heren Van Zichem | Stegger | TV Series | 1968 |
| 10 Broeders | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |