Wim Opbrouck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wim Opbrouck (born in Bavikhove, 5 February 1969) is a Flemish actor and singer. He is especially known for his work on stage. Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove, part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio. As an actor, he joined the Blue Monday Company. In 1997 he performed in a 12-hour theater 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 the new NTGent. 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! In addition, he also plays the occasional group The Dolfijntjes. He sings and plays accordion. In 2008 it was reported that in 2010 he would succeed John Simons as artistic director of NTGent. In the 2010 film Vreemd bloed he plays a butcher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Opbrouck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.633 |
Birthday | 1969-02-05 |
Place of Birth | Harelbeke |
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1993
Ad Fundum
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Girl
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A Perfect Match
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Isabelle
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Frits and Freddy
6/20
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2011
Madonna's Pig
3.7/9
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2000
Everybody's Famous!
5.6/28
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2004
Voer voor Kranken
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2013
It's All So Quiet
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2014
W. Witse: de film
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Manneken Pis
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Bowling Balls
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Man of Steel
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Ventoux
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Café Derby
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Hello, Stranger
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Pippa
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The Day My House Fell
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Cobain
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Swimsuit 46
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Isra and the Magical Book
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Saint Hubert
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All of Us
7/7
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Cheese
8/1
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Kiekeboe: Het witte bloed
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Annette
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Sinterklaas en Koning Kabberdas
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Misstakes
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