Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

actor. He is well known for his work in the television series ''

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'' as Paul Gerardi and ''Zone Stad'' as Didier Francks. He is one of a few

actors who have been credited internationally. He initially trained as a

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, however he found a talent in acting and attended the Studio Herman Teirlinck drama school. Since leaving the institute, he has starred in numerous Dutch, Belgian and German television programmes.

Filmography

*'' Unit 13'' (1997) - rijkswachter *'' Recht op Recht'' (1998-2002) - Hugo Van Eyck *'' Iedereen Beroemd!'' (2000) *''Team Spirit (film), Team Spirit'' (2000) *''

De Stilte van het Naderen '' De Stilte van het Naderen '' (English title: Silence of the Soul) is a 2000 Dutch film directed by Stephan Brenninkmeijer. Plot When Jules Brasschaert, convicted and jailed for a crime he has committed several years ago, is pardoned he is a c ...

'' (2000) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Resistance'' (2003) *''Briefgeheim (film)'' (2010) - Kolonel Brandsema *''Team Spirit 2'' (2003) *''Buitenspel (film)'' (2005) *''De Hel van Tanger'' (2006) *''Vermist (film)'' (2007) *'' Soeur Sourire'' (2009) - Antoine Brusson *'' Dossier K'' (2009) - Hoofdcommissaris De Keyser *'' De Texas Rakkers'' (2009) - stem Jerom *'' Penoza'' (2010) - Christian Schiller *'' Brasserie Romantiek'' (2012) - Paul *''

'' (2012-2013, 2018) - Paul Gerardi *''

Zone Stad Zone Stad was a popular Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. The show started in 2003 and ended in 2013. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible. It is ...

'' (2013) - Didier *'' Smoorverliefd'' (2013) - Theo *''

The White Knights ''The White Knights'' (french: Les Chevaliers Blancs) is a 2015 Belgian-French drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse and inspired by the events of the Zoé's Ark controversy in 2007. The film stars Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donze ...

'' (2015) - Lieutenant Reykart *''

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'' (2015) *'' The Missing (Series 2)'' (2016) - Kristian Herz

Personal life

Peeters studied at the

Herman Teirlinck Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 24 February 1879 – Beersel-Lot, 4 February 1967) was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a ...

institute. He lives in

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with his wife, Flemish actress An Miller, and has two children.

Awards

* Best Actor Flemish Entertainment Award - 2009 * Best Actor Award at the Montréal World Film Festival - 2006 * Shooting Stars Award at the Berlinale - 2001

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeters, Filip 1962 births Living people Flemish male television actors People from Anderlecht 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors