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 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.
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 Colors of FireThe Colors of Fire · 2022
The Colors of Fire
★ 6.72022
MovieHistoryDrama
February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an unexpected and tragic gesture will place her on the path to ruin.
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.
AmalAmal · 2024
Amal
★ 7.62024
MovieDrama
An idealistic and passionate literature teacher in a suburban Brussels school becomes the target of intense hostility from students and colleagues tied to Islamic extremism when she chooses to help a teenage Muslim girl accused of homosexuality.
Quo Vadis, Aida?Quo Vadis, Aida? · 2021
Quo Vadis, Aida?
★ 7.62021
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 Brand New TestamentThe Brand New Testament · 2015
The Brand New Testament
★ 6.72015
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.

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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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