Wim Opbrouck
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Born | Bavikhove, Belgium |
Occupation(s) | actor, singer |
Wim Opbrouck is a Flemish actor and singer from Belgium. He is especially known for his work on stage.
Early life and education
[edit]Wim Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove, part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio.
Career
[edit]Opbrouck joined the Blue Monday Company. In 1997 he performed in a 12-hour theatre marathon production of Ten oorlog by Tom Lanoye. Following the merger of this company with KNS (Antwerp), he became an actor at the Drama House. He took on large roles in Aars!, Leenane Trilogy, L. King of Pain, and Macbeth.
In 2005 he transferred to NTGent and acted with the company in Ghent.[1]
In 2010 he succeeded Johan Simons as artistic director of NTGent.[1]
Other activities
[edit]He gained fame through his appearance in the travel documentary De Bende van Wim , a collaboration with composer and producer Jean Blaute and photographer Michiel Hendryckx , in which he travels through Europe on a motorcycle. He's also well known for appearing in the television shows Windkracht 10 and In De Gloria. He played in the films like Manneken Pis, Meisje, and Everybody's Famous!.
He also sings and plays accordion in the group The Dolfijntjes.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Ad Fundum (1993) – Jean-Luc
- Manneken Pis (1995) – Desire
- Misstoestanden (2000) – Frank Verbert
- Everybody's Famous! (2000) – Rik De Visser
- Zoltan (2001) – Trainer
- A Perfect Match (2007) – Julien
- Frits and Freddy (2010) – Carlo Mus
- Madonna's Pig (2011) – Mayor
- Salamander (2013)
- Cobain (2018)
- All of Us (2019)
- Annette (2021)