Johan Heldenbergh

Belgian actor

Johan Heldenbergh

Born	(1967-02-09) 9 February 1967 (age 57) Wilrijk, Flemish Region, Belgium
Alma mater	Studio Herman Teirlinck
Occupation(s)	Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Theatre director, Film director
Children	3

Johan Heldenbergh (born 9 February 1967) is a Belgian actor, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director and film director. He gained international fame by starring in films, including A Day in a Life (2007), Moscow, Belgium (2008), The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017).

Personal life

For 19 years he lived together with the Flemish actress Joke Devynck in Hofstade in Aalst, Belgium. On 17 September 2013 it became public that both actors separated.^[1] They have three children;^[2] two are twins.

Filmography

Film

Antonia (1995) - Tom
She Will Be Mine (1998, short)
Any Way the Wind Blows (2003) - Schoesetters
Steve + Sky (2004) - Jean Claude
My Bonnie (2004, short) - Pascal
Vleugels (2006)
Ben X (2007) - religion teacher
Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) (2008) - Werner
De helaasheid der dingen (The Misfortunates) (2009) - uncle Breejen
Badpakje 46 (2010) - Pascal
Schellebelle 1919 (2011) - scenarist and director.
Hasta la vista (Come as You Are) (2011)
The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) - Didier
Through the Air (2015) - Renaud
The Confessions (2016)
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
The Hummingbird Project (2018)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) - Colonel Thom Karremans

Television

Souvenirs D'Anvers (1994)
Ons geluk (1995) - René Hox
Flikken (2000) - Rik
Recht op Recht (2001) - Joris Aerts
Liefde & geluk (2001) - Police officer
Team Spirit - the series II (2005) - Referee
Gezocht: Man (2005)
Selected shorts (2005)
Witse (2006) - Dirk Desmet
Jes (television series) (2009) - John Gillis
De Ronde (2011) - Peter Willemyns
De Ridder (2013) - John Wouters
Vermist V (2014) -
The Tunnel: Sabotage (2016) - Robert Fournier

Theatre

Together with Arne Sierens Heldenbergh forms the initiative Compagnie Cecilia (founded in 2006).^[3]

Massis the musical (2003) (actor)
Maria Eeuwigdurende Bijstand (2005)
Trouwfeesten en processen (2006)
Broeders van liefde (2008)
The broken circle breakdown featuring the cover-ups of Alabama (2008) (actor together with Mieke Dobbels)
Vorst/Forest
De Pijnders
Duikvlucht (co-actor and coach)
Giovanni (actor)
Vallende sterren (actor)

References

^ Johan Heldenbergh en Joke Devynck uit elkaar, Het Laatste Nieuws, 17 September 2013
^ "Acteur - Filmfestival Oostende". December 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Producties - Compagnie Cecilia". www.compagnie-cecilia.be. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2014-03-02.