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Johan Leysen

Actor

Johan Leysen

Born February 19, 1950 in Hasselt, Limburg, BelgiumDied March 30, 2023104 films

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A Hidden Life posterFirst watchA Hidden Life20197.2as OhlendorfAustrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.View film

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Brotherhood of the Wolf poster6.7Brotherhood of the Wolf2001The Brand New Testament poster6.7The Brand New Testament2015Young & Beautiful poster6.5Young & Beautiful2013The American poster6.0The American2010Queen Margot poster7.2Queen Margot1994Train of Life poster7.3Train of Life1998Swing Kids poster6.7Swing Kids1993Daens poster7.1Daens1992

Filmography

104 films as actor
  1. TBANew PlanetBenjamin
  2. 2024BiteBernard
  3. 2023Under the Naked Sky
  4. 2023Time OutPère Bonnard
  5. 2023NoisePol
  6. 2022Pink MoonJan
  7. 2022The Quietest HourThomas
  8. 2021La chaleur du foyerJean
  9. 2019Ravachol
  10. 2019A Hidden LifeOhlendorf
  11. 2019Claire DarlingPère Georges
  12. 2018Alone at My WeddingLe père de Bruno
  13. 2018Ga niet naar zee
  14. 2017FaçadesJean
  15. 2017Above the LawJean Lemoine
  16. 2017Resurrectionacting
  17. 2017Past ImperfectGeorge
  18. 2016SouvenirTony Jones
  19. 2016Waldstille
  20. 2016Despite the NightVitali
  21. 2016Louis-Ferdinand CélineThorvald Mikkelsen
  22. 2015The AssistantÉric
  23. 2015The Brand New TestamentMartine's Husband
  24. 2015Son of MineVester
  25. 20142/11 Het spel van de wolfSybrand van Hulst
  26. 2014Obsessive RhythmsWladimir
  27. 2013The VerdictLawyer Jan De Cock
  28. 2013Young & BeautifulGeorges
  29. 2012PhotoTom
  30. 2011GoldmanAlter Goldman
  31. 2011The Silence of JoanHead Guard
  32. 2011Requiem for a KillerVan Kummant
  33. 2011Antwerp CentralThe Traveller
  34. 2010The AmericanPavel
  35. 2009Sister SmilePère Jean
  36. 2009Private LessonsSerge
  37. 2008West Point
  38. 2008The Letter for the KingNarrator (voice)
  39. 2007A Lapse of Memory
  40. 2006Vatanen's HarePeter
  41. 2006La Dérive des continentsJacques Marey
  42. 2005Someone Else's HappinessFrancis
  43. 2005CarmenJohan
  44. 2005Miss MontignyAntonio
  45. 2003GrimmFather
  46. 2003Silk and AshesSamuel Zamelsky
  47. 2003Gun-shyRomberg, Isabellas Stiefvater
  48. 2002MoonlightFather
  49. 2002The Red SirenTravis
  50. 2002De enclaveGeorge Terhoef
  51. 2002TattooFrank Schoubya
  52. 2001Savage SoulsRampal
  53. 2001Brotherhood of the WolfBeauterne
  54. 2001LisaProfessor Seyden
  55. 2000The King Is DancingCambert
  56. 2000PrincessesThe father
  57. 2000Pretend I'm Not HereRené
  58. 2000Lulu Kreutz's PicnicPrimo Ghirardi
  59. 1999Nag la BombeSimon, the cop
  60. 1999Missing LinkEd Oudeweetering
  61. 1999MatesJan Blaak
  62. 1998Train of LifeSchmecht
  63. 1998L'Inconnu de StrasbourgBastien
  64. 1998The CommissionerHorst Kramer
  65. 1998Felice… Felice…Felice Beato
  66. 1997The GamblerDe Grieux
  67. 1996Tykho MoonAnikst
  68. 1996True BlueDaniel Topolski
  69. 1996A Saturday on EarthFranck
  70. 1996De langste reisMertens
  71. 1995La rage au cœurFranck
  72. 1995Moon ShadowTitto
  73. 1994Queen MargotMaurevel
  74. 1993BetrayalGeorge
  75. 1993Swing KidsHerr Schumler
  76. 1992Traces of Smoke
  77. 1992DaensSchmitt
  78. 1992Above the MountainsVincent
  79. 1992Between Heaven and EarthHans
  80. 1992The JohnsonsMajoor Jansma
  81. 1991Revelations of an InsomniacBezoeker
  82. 1991Eline VereHenk van Raat
  83. 1991Viaduc
  84. 1990Alissa in ConcertZiekenbroeder
  85. 1990DilemmaJan Rijckaert
  86. 1990RomeoMatthijs
  87. 1988't BollekenVital
  88. 1988The Music TeacherFrançois Manssaux
  89. 1988The AbyssRombaut
  90. 1988EggJohan
  91. 1987MacbethBanco
  92. 1986Desiring JuliaEmilio Brentani
  93. 1986RequiemStephan
  94. 1985The Front DoorKarel
  95. 1985Death in the ShadowsMellema
  96. 1985Hail MaryProfessor (uncredited)
  97. 1984Broken MirrorsThe Boss (as Johan Leyssen)
  98. 1984FrontierHans Deitz
  99. 1984The Silent PacificJan Verstraete
  100. 1983Little TitansBavink
  101. 1982Le LitLe docteur Bruno Nanteuil
  102. 1981The Girl with the Red HairFrans
  103. 1977Rubens, schilder en diplomaatRubens
  104. 1977In All IntimacyPeter