Johan Heldenbergh

Acting

Johan Heldenbergh

Born February 9, 1967 · Wilrijk, Flanders, Belgium (age 59)

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). For 19 years he lived together with the Flemish actress Joke Devynck in H…

Known For

The Hummingbird ProjectThe Hummingbird Project · 2019
The Hummingbird Project
6.22019
MovieThrillerDrama
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
The Zookeeper's WifeThe Zookeeper's Wife · 2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
7.32017
MovieDramaHistory
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
The Brand New TestamentThe Brand New Testament · 2015
The Brand New Testament
6.62015
MovieComedyFantasy
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
Ad VitamAd Vitam · 2025
Ad Vitam
6.22025
MovieActionCrime
When he and his pregnant wife are attacked in their home, a former elite agent becomes trapped in a deadly manhunt tied to his own painful past.
Quo Vadis, Aida?Quo Vadis, Aida? · 2021
Quo Vadis, Aida?
7.72021
MovieWarDrama
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
The Broken Circle BreakdownThe Broken Circle Breakdown · 2012
The Broken Circle Breakdown
7.72012
MovieDrama
The loss of their young daughter threatens to destroy the love and faith of two married musicians.
55 Steps55 Steps · 2018
55 Steps
6.72018
MovieDrama
The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.
The Worst OnesThe Worst Ones · 2022
The Worst Ones
6.82022
MovieDramaComedy
The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.

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WitseWitse · 2004
Witse
6.62004
SeriesDramaCrime
Witse is a Dutch language crime drama produced by Belgian broadcaster VRT and broadcast on their één channel. It is also shown on BVN. First broadcast in 2004, as of 2010 the programme comprises eight series with a ninth and final series planned for 2012. It stars Hubert Damen as the eponymous Witse, a driven inspector in the Belgian federal police based in Halle. It is one of the most popular Flemish television programmes with some 1.6 million viewers. There are also Witse books. The first three were based on the last two episodes of each season, but since 2010 every six months a brand new story is published, written and invented by established Belgian writers, as Bob Van Laerhoven and Bart Van Lierde. The music for Witse is composed by Steve Willaert.

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