Who is Jan Decleir?

Jan Decleir is an actor, known for Karakter (1997), De zaak Alzheimer (2003) and Daens (1992).

Trivia

  • Turned down roles in Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and The World Is Not Enough (1999).
  • Decleir is also Belgium's national performer of Sinterklaas ( Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children) since 1993.
  • He turned down roles in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (due to commitments to other projects) and the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.
  • He played in two movies which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film: Antonia's Line (1995) and Character (1997) and in one film which was nominated in the same category: Daens (1992).
  • Speaks Dutch (mother tongue) and fluent French.