Johan Leysen
Belgian actor

Johan Leysen

BiographyListsAlso Viewed
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Belgian actor
Gender:
Male
Places:
Belgium
Is:
Actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
19 February 1950(Hasselt, Arrondissement of Hasselt, Limburg, Flemish Region)
Biography menu
Menu

Jump to

Introduction Filmography
The details
Biography

Introduction

Johan Leysen (born 19 February 1950) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the film De grens, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. In 1998 he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Felice...Felice.... In the 2010 film The American, he appeared as Pavel, mysterious handler of Jack, the assassin character played by George Clooney.

Filmography

  • Rubens (1977)
  • The Girl with the Red Hair (1981)
  • Le Lit (1982)
  • De grens (1984)
  • De stille Oceaan (1984)
  • Hail Mary (1985)
  • Macbeth (1987)
  • The Music Teacher (1988)
  • The Abyss (1988)
  • Alissa in Concert (1990)
  • Romeo (1990)
  • Eline Vere (1991)
  • Revelations of an Insomniac (1991)
  • Daens (1992)
  • Above the Mountains (1992)
  • Traces of Smoke (1992)
  • A Saturday on Earth (1996)
  • True Blue (1996)
  • De Langste Reis (1997)
  • Felice...Felice... (1998)
  • The Commissioner (1998)
  • Mates (1999)
  • Le Roi danse (2000)
  • Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
  • Savage Souls (2001)
  • Tattoo (2002)
  • Moonlight (2002)
  • Grimm (2003)
  • Someone Else's Happiness (2005)
  • The American (2010)
  • The Silence of Joan (2011)
  • The Verdict (2013)
  • Young & Beautiful (2013)
  • The Missing (2014)
  • Cadences obstinées (2014)
  • 2/11, Het spel van de wolf (2014)
  • The Brand New Testament (2015)
  • The Assistant (2015)
  • Despite the Night (2015)
  • Son of Mine (2015)
  • Souvenir (2016)