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Johan Leysen(1950-2023)

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Johan Leysen in The Missing (2014)
After moving his family into his childhood home, a man's investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.
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Noise (2023)
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Johan Leysen was born on 19 February 1950 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The American (2010), A Hidden Life (2019) and Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001). He was married to Rita Horst. He died on 30 March 2023 in France.
BornFebruary 19, 1950
DiedMarch 30, 2023(73)
BornFebruary 19, 1950
DiedMarch 30, 2023(73)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

George Clooney and Violante Placido in The American (2010)
The American
6.3
  • Pavel
  • 2010
Valerie Pachner in A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life
7.4
  • Ohlendorf, the Painter
  • 2019
Mark Dacascos and Samuel Le Bihan in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Brotherhood of the Wolf
7.0
  • Beauterne
  • 2001
Felice... Felice... (1998)
Felice... Felice...
7.0
  • Felice Beato
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Reinout Scholten van Aschat in Bijt (2024)
    Bijt
    5.8
    • Bernard
    • 2024
  • Ylse Ringeling in Onder de blote hemel (2023)
    Onder de blote hemel
    7.0
    • Bucko
    • 2023
  • Vincent Regan, Lesley Sharp, and Patrick Gibson in Before We Die (2021)
    Before We Die
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Heavyset Man
    • 2023
  • Noise (2023)
    Noise
    3.5
    • Pol
    • 2023
  • Jarod Cousyns, Issaka Sawadogo, and Karim Leklou in Temps mort (2023)
    Temps mort
    6.0
    • André Bonnard
    • 2023
  • Burn the Time (2022)
    Burn the Time
    Short
    • Benjamin
    • 2022
  • Pink Moon (2022)
    Pink Moon
    6.8
    • Jan
    • 2022
  • Pandore (2022)
    Pandore
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Simon Delval
    • 2022
  • Lockdown (2021)
    Lockdown
    6.8
    TV Series
    • John (voice)
    • 2021
  • At the Pond
    3.7
    Short
    • The Man
    • 2020
  • La chaleur du foyer (2020)
    La chaleur du foyer
    Short
    • 2020
  • Grimm re-edit (2019)
    Grimm re-edit
    6.4
    • Father
    • 2019
  • Valerie Pachner in A Hidden Life (2019)
    A Hidden Life
    7.4
    • Ohlendorf, the Painter
    • 2019
  • Ik weet wie je bent (2018)
    Ik weet wie je bent
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Herman Kasteel
    • 2018
  • Catherine Deneuve in Claire Darling (2018)
    Claire Darling
    5.9
    • Père Georges
    • 2018

Additional Crew

  • De laatsten der Mohikanen
    • Additional Crew
    • 1991

Videos14

The American
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Clip 0:56
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The American
Clip 0:56
The American
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Clip 1:20
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Clip 0:56
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Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Festival_homage for Frie
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Johan Leyssen
  • Born
    • February 19, 1950
    • Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
  • Died
    • March 30, 2023
    • France(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Rita Horst(divorced, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Frie Leysen(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His twin sister Frie Leysen creator of the bilingual Belgian arts festival Kunstenfestivaldesarts died in Brussels on 22 September 2020.

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