Eric Godon (born 7 February 1959) is a Belgian character actor, director and writer. Recognisable by his burly appearance and deep voice, he is perhaps best known in English language circles, for his roles in ''
In Bruges
''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...
'', and ''
The Missing''.
Life and career
Godon studied Germanic Philology in Brussels, and was a member of the Belgian Junior national football team. He began his acting career at the age of 42. He is largely self-taught, and is well versed in improvisation.
He speaks many languages, which have proven useful in his international acting career. In addition to his native language (French), he is fluent in Dutch, Flemish, English and German, and is also reasonable in Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
He is pursuing an international career. After ''
Fishing Without Nets'', an American independent film by
Cutter Hodierne
Cutter Shepard Hodierne (born October 27, 1986) is an American filmmaker best known for winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for his short film, '' Fishing Without Nets'', and for winning the Directing Award at the 2014 ...
shot in Kenya, he played the character of mayor Georges Deloix in the first series of the BBC drama ''
The Missing''. In 2015, he appeared alongside
Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ac ...
in the recurring role of older Ivanenko in the TNT series ''
Legends
A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief.
Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to:
Narrative
* Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth
* A fictitious identity used in espionage
Books, co ...
'', an American TV series produced by Fox 21 for the
TNT
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network.
Filmography
Actor
Director / Writer
References
External links
official site*
1959 births
Living people
21st-century Belgian male actors
Belgian male film actors
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