Acting

Jan Decleir

Born 1946-02-14 · Niel, Flanders, Belgium

Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.

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Newest first

Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
as Verteller (BE)
2026
The Baronesses
as Lucien
2025
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom
as Verteller (BE)
2024
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear
as Verteller (BE)
2024
WILL
as The Professor
2023
The Claus Family 3
as Noël Claus
2022
The Claus Family 2
as Noël Claus
2021
The Claus Family
as Noël Claus
2020
The Barefoot Emperor
as Willy Brandt
2020
Een verkeerde toekomst
as Jules
2019
This Magnificent Cake!
as The King (voice)
2018
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
as Sinterklaas
2018
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
as Sinterklaas
2018
Don't Shoot
as Albert
2018
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
as Sinterklaas
2017
Tytgat Chocolat
as Achille Verherstraeten
2017
The Blind Spot
as Partijvoorzitter
2017
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
as Hubert Geunings
2016
Wat Mannen Willen
as Pastoor
2015
Ay Ramon!
as Saint Nicholas
2015
Me and Kaminski
as Holm
2015
Café Derby
as Bisschop
2015
The Surprise
as Cornald Muller
2015
New Texas
as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
2015
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
as Verteller
2015
Szvo
as Szvo
2015
Flying Home
as Jos Pauwels
2014
Finn
as Luuk
2013
De Sint Danst de Tango
as Sinterklaas
2011
Nova Zembla
as Petrus Plancius
2011
The Spring of César
as Buyer
2011
Smoorverliefd
as Bob Seynens
2010
Omokage
2010
Marieke, Marieke
as Jacoby
2010
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
as Henning Brühl
2009
Sinteressante dingen
as Sinterklaas
2009
Les Barons
as Julien
2009
Limo
2009
Sister Smile
as Lucien Deckers
2009
Loft
as Ludwig Tyberghein
2008
Holland's past
as Voice
2008
Koning van de Wereld
as Max
2007
Where Is Winky's Horse?
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
2007
A Perfect Match
as Leopold
2007
Paparazzo
as Jeff Castelli
2007
Wolfsbergen
as Ernst
2007
Firmin
as Freddy White
2007
Blind
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
2007
De Kavijaks
as De Generaal
2007
King of the World
as Max
2006
Crusade in Jeans
as Count of Rottweil
2006
De Zondvloed
as man
2006
Someone Else's Happiness
as Johnny De Flow
2005
Winky's Horse
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
2005
Long Weekend
as Jos
2005
Off Screen
as John Voerman
2005
De zaak Alzheimer
2004
The Kiss
as Marcel Lenaerts
2004
The Edelweiss Pirates
as Ferdinand Kütter
2004
Father's Affair
as Huib Minderhout
2003
SuperTex
2003
The Missing Half
as Le gynécologue
2003
The Memory of a Killer
as Angelo Ledda
2003
Flight of the Imagination
2003
Rosenstrasse
as Nathan Goldberg
2003
Brush with Fate
as Old Laurens
2003
Hop
2002
Meiden van de Wit
as Klaas de Wit
2002
Villa Des Roses
2002
9 Days of the Vulture
as Victor Dielemans
2001
Stille Waters
as Stan Moreels
2001
Stille Waters
as Stan Moereels
2001
De Verlossing
as Oscar
2001
Mariken
as Archibald
2000
Lijmen/Het been
as rechter Teugels
2000
De grote boze wolf show
as Bob de Beer
2000
the Detour
as Vader van Joanna
2000
Little Crumb
as Vader Keyzer
1999
Running Free
as Boss Man
1999
Shades
as Freddy Lebecq
1999