ACTOR

Benoît Poelvoorde

1964 - Today

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Benoît Poelvoorde (French: [bənwa pulvɔʁd], Flemish: [bəˈnʋaː pulˈvoːrdə]; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benoît Poelvoorde has received more than 379,929 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Benoît Poelvoorde is the 2,834th most popular actor (up from 3,092nd in 2019), the 479th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 457th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Benoît Poelvoorde ranks 2,834 out of 13,578. Before him are Simon Yam, Eileen Brennan, Andrey Makarevich, Susana Dosamantes, Roy Thinnes, and Lena Endre. After him are Lena Horne, Colm Feore, Amy Madigan, Antonio Fargas, Morena Baccarin, and Sally Hawkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Benoît Poelvoorde ranks 143. Before him are Mikhail Fridman, Andrew Niccol, Amber Lynn, Eusebio Sacristán, John Norum, and Sandro Rosell. After him are Vladislav Surkov, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Moussa Dadis Camara, Joss Whedon, Chris Farley, and Serhat.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Benoît Poelvoorde ranks 479 out of 1,190. Before him are Joseph Lebeau (1794), Joseph Mermans (1922), Giaches de Wert (1535), Romain Maes (1912), David Vinckboons (1576), and Sylvère Maes (1909). After him are Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Johan Leysen (1950), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Yolande Moreau (1953), Adam van Noort (1562), and Peter Jan Beckx (1795).

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Among ACTORS In Belgium

Among actors born in Belgium, Benoît Poelvoorde ranks 7. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Patrick Bauchau (1938), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jean Servais (1910), and Annie Cordy (1928). After him are Johan Leysen (1950), Yolande Moreau (1953), Jan Decleir (1946), Cécile de France (1975), Virginie Efira (1977), and Matthias Schoenaerts (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Nothing to Declare
Ruben Vandevoorde
During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.
Dec 20th 20105.9 / 10
Man Bites Dog
Ben
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
Aug 20th 19927.209 / 10
The Brand New Testament
God
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...
Sep 2nd 20156.662 / 10