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Felix van Groeningen was born on 1 November 1977 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Beautiful Boy (2018), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and The Misfortunates (2009).

Barbara Sarafian was born on April 16, 1968, in Ghent, Belgium. Her father was a half-Armenian painter, and her mother was a painter and teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. She was raised bilingual in French and Flemish/Dutch. She studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Antwerp and at Parallax in Brussels.

At first she was known as "Sonja Duplex", her alter ego on the radio show "De Lieve Lust" on 'Studio Brussel'.

Her first appearance in a feature film was in the short film "Pasta!" Very shortly after that, she started an international career with "CQ", directed by Roman Coppola, and "Fortress 2 - Re-Entry", directed by Geoff Murphy. In 1999 she starred in her first big role in Peter Greenaway's "8 ½ Women" as Clothilde.

She took a sabbatical for a few years to raise her son.

In 2008, Sarafian starred in Christophe Van Rompaey's "Moscow, Belgium" as Matty, a 41-year-old mother of three surviving her husband's mid-life crisis and falling in love with Johnny, a much younger truckdriver. Her powerful performance in the role won her awards at numerous festivals, including two awards for best actress. In the USA, newspapers wrote about Barbara Sarafian turning in "an Oscar-caliber performance".

Subsequently, she appeared convincingly in "SM-rechter", "Saint", "Zot van A." and "Marieke, Marieke"; for the latter, she was nominated for best actress in a supporting role.

In 2011 she starred in the role of Eva Forrestier in Michael Roskam's "Rundskop" (Bullhead) along with Matthias Schoenaerts.

Between 2012 and 2015, she played starring and supporting roles in "Allez, Eddy", "Emmenez-Moi", "Hemel", "Billy the Bully" and "Brasserie Romantiek". For her role in "Brasserie Romantiek" she won the Ensor Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Most recently she has starred in Nic Balthazar's "Everybody Happy" as Laura Maris and as Marianne in Christophe Van Rompaey's "Vincent". For the latter film she won the 2016 Boccalino d'Oro Award for Best Actress.

Besides her work on the big screen, she has a comprehensive palmares in television series and shows. She plays main roles in i.a. "Dubbelleven", "Vossenstreken" , "Clan (The Out-Laws)" and "In Vlaamse Velden". For her role in "in Vlaamse velden" she won a TV star for Best Actress. Her main supporting roles were in "Zone Stad", "Kiekens", "Aspe" and "Professor T". She has also starred in sketch and comedy shows such as "achter de feiten", "Tegen de sterren op" and "Wat als?".

Barbara Sarafian has also played some acclaimed roles in theatre. Her remarkable performances were in i.a. 'Uniroyal', 'Alles van Eva (All about Eve)' and 'Closer'. Sarafian will be playing in Gilles Coulier's "Cargo", ..."Wij", and the TV series "Beau Séjour", "De Infiltrant" and "De Dag".

Katelijne Verbeke was born on 27 October 1961 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Erased (2012), Flikken (1999) and De Dag (2018).

Gilles De Schryver is a Belgian film & theatre actor, writer and producer.

His remarkable continuous activity throughout all these facets make him one of the most broad-scoped talents of his generation. De Schryver started on the stage where, as an actor and playwright, he quickly became artistic director of a middle-sized state-funded Flemish theatre company called 'het KIP'. He was seen in a multitude of award-winning theatre shows in- and outside of Europe in Dutch, in English as well as in French. He has freelanced for other Belgian and Dutch theatre companies for over 15 years. As a film actor De Schryver has more than 500 shooting days on his record and is internationally perhaps most known by larger audiences for his performances in critically acclaimed TV-series and feature films 'Code 37' and 'Hasta La Vista (Come as you are)'. As a film producer he has produced shorts and music videos, but is internationally primarily known for producing the highly acclaimed Flemish hit series 'The Natives' (8x45'), and Gilles Coulier's feature film debut 'Cargo'.

Karlijn Sileghem was born on 21 September 1965 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for The Triplets of Belleville (2003), Home (2016) and Suspect (2005).

Daan Hugaert was born on 15 September 1949 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Witse (2004), Thuis (1995) and Recht op recht (1998). He is married to Lut Vermeulen.

Tine van den Brande was born on 3 January 1968 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress and producer, known for Flikken (1999), Diamant (1997) and She Good Fighter (1995).

Kadèr Gürbüz (°1969) is a Belgian actress with Turkish roots.

Kadèr graduated in 1993 from the Ghent Conservatory, with a major in drama.

She started her professional career performing in theatre for youth and at the Flanders Royal Ballet, where she played Anne Frank in the play Je Anne by Frank Van Laecke. Over the years she's performed with many theatre companies in Belgium and in 2005 she started her own company, Het Ongerijmde. The group brings classical plays, such as Le Médecin malgré by Molière, in contemporary adaptations.

Kadèr Gürbüz is also a well-known television actress. She stars as Birgit in all 5 seasons of the teen comedy-drama W817 and was one of the main actresses in the drama-series Jes by Nathalie Basteyns and Kaat Beels. She played important roles in the police-series Flikken, the popular soap Familie and the mini-series De Vijfhoek and appeared in lots of Belgian tv-series such as Witse, Aspe, FC De Kampioenen, Spoed, Gilliams & de Bie, Zone Stad, Mega Mindy, Thuis, Code 37, Binnenstebuiten, Vermist,...

In 2014 Kadèr played a small part in the European series The Team, starring Lars Mikkelsen and Veerle Baetens.

She's also hosted several shows on regional and national television.

Off screen Kadèr often works as a voice actor. She's dubbed a lot of animation series and movies. She played the voice of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web and the Viper in KungFu Panda.

Kadèr's mother tongue is Flemish, but she's also very fluent in French and English.

Ingrid De Vos was born on 30 December 1954 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress and director, known for The Treatment (2014), The Delivery (1999) and De bossen van Vlaanderen (1991).

Blanka Heirman was born on 13 January 1941 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), De man, het beest en de deugd (1971) and Een vlo in het oor (1973). She was previously married to Hugo Van Den Berghe.

Free Souffriau was born on 8 February 1980 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), Mega Mindy en het zwarte kristal (2010) and Het geheim van Mega Mindy (2009). She has been married to Miguel Wiels since 20 September 2010. They have two children.

Pascale Platel was born on 23 June 1960 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Follow (2013), Jes (2009) and Out of Something (2004).

Elise Bundervoet was born on 6 May 1970 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Milo (2024), Vermist (2008) and Urbain (2005). She is married to Danny Timmermans. They have one child.

Michel van Dousselaere was born on 30 November 1947 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Aspe (2004), Vriendinnen (2014) and Ons geluk (1995). He was married to Irma Wijsman. He died on 26 July 2021 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Bob De Moor was born on 25 April 1949 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Deadline 14/10 (2012), Veel geluk, professor! (2001) and Aanrijding in Moscou (2008).

Bea Van Der Maat was born on 15 November 1960 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Koko Flanel (1990), Max (1994) and Villa Tempo (1984). She was married to Jan Biesemans. She died on 27 July 2023 in Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.

Wietse Tanghe was born on 22 May 1990 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Vriendinnen (2014), Spoed (2000) and Wittekerke (1993).

Maeterlinck was a revolutionary symbolist playwright from Belgium. His influence on modern drama is vast and he was one of the best known figures in Europe in the early twentieth century, both for his plays and his philosophical writings. Best known today for his fantasy play "The Blue Bird", which has been adapted into a number of films, but most of his work was darker and even horrifying. Death was a frequent character in his plays, and his use of rythmic repepetive dialogue gave his plays a mesmeric quality. His best plays are probably "The Sightless" and "Pelleas and Melisande".

Jurgen Delnaet was born in 1972 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Marsman (2014), Aanrijding in Moscou (2008) and Dubbelleven (2010).

Bert Verbeke was born in 1983 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Thuis (1995), Amateurs (2014) and Coppers (2016).

Marcel De Stoop was born on 15 January 1939 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for De paradijsvogels (1979), Dood van 2 dames (1968) and De man, het beest en de deugd (1971).

Patricia Goemaere was born on 27 January 1963 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Spoed (2000), Thieves of the Wood (2018) and North Sea Texas (2011).

Walter Quartier was born in 1953 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De bossen van Vlaanderen (1991), Thuis (1995) and Spoed (2000).

Steve de Schepper was born on 29 September 1966 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Familie (1991), Spoed (2000) and Many Heavens (2017).

Nic Balthazar was born on 24 July 1964 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Ben X (2007), Time of My Life (2012) and Everybody Happy (2016).