Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian-born big-screen, television, and stage actor.

Early life and education

Janssens was born in Antwerp,

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on 21 August 1979. He studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003.

Career

In 2006, at age 27, Janssens played the lead role in the film (and preceding television series), ''King of the World'', which was shot in

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; he also starred in Hans Herbots' '' Stormforce'' that was released in that year. Janssens costarred alongside Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz in Coralie Fargeat's '' Revenge'' (2017), which premiered at the

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, was given a mise-en-scene award at

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, and was given a Midnight session slot at Sundance in 2018. He has more recently appeared alongside

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's 2019 horror film, ''

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''. As of 2022. Janssens had made more than 40 appearances on the

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and

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. Janssens' stage work includes his 2007 appearance and touring in a production of

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’s ''

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Awards and honors

Janssens was Belgium's nominee for Europe's Shooting Star award in 2007. He was nominated for the

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for his portrayal of the title character in '' Patrick'' in 2019. An image of Janssens shot with a

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by Pieter Clicteur during Filmfestival Oostende was a submission to the 17th Annual

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Selected filmography

Feature films and shorts

As of 2022, Janssens had appeared in more than twenty films.

Television

As of 2022, Janssens had appeared in more than twenty television series.

References

External links

* 1979 births Living people Belgian male film actors {{Belgium-actor-stub