Johan Leysen

{{short description|Belgian actor (1950–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| image = {{#Property:P18}}

| caption = Leysen in Son of Mine (2015)

| name = Johan Leysen

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1950|2|19}}

| birth_place = Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|3|30|1950|2|19}}

| spouse = Rita Horst (divorced)

| children = 1

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1977–2023

}}

Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023)[https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/belgische-acteur-johan-leysen-73-plots-overleden~b8809d26/ Belgische acteur Johan Leysen (73) plots overleden] {{in lang|nl}} was a Belgian actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=17055.html |title=Johan Leysen |work=Allocine |access-date=9 January 2020}} He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film De grens, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1357/year/1984.html |title=Festival de Cannes: De grens |access-date=24 June 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} In 1998, he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Felice...Felice.... In the 2010 film The American, he appeared as Pavel, mysterious handler of Jack, the assassin character played by George Clooney.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class = "unsortable" | Notes

1977

| Rubens

| Rubens

|

1981

| The Girl with the Red Hair

| Frans

|

1982

| Le Lit

| Dr. Bruno Nanteuil

|

rowspan=3|1984

| De grens

| Hans Deitz

|

De stille Oceaan

| Jan Verstraete

|

Broken Mirrors (Gebroken spiegels)

| The Boss

|

1985

| Hail Mary

|

|

1987

| Macbeth

| Banco

|

rowspan=2|1988

| The Music Teacher

| François Manssaux

|

The Abyss

| Rombaut

|

rowspan=2|1990

| Alissa in Concert

| Ziekenbroeder

|

Romeo

| Matthijs

|

rowspan=2|1991

| Eline Vere

| Henk van Raat

|

Revelations of an Insomniac

| Visitor

|

rowspan=3|1992

| Daens

| Schmitt

|

Above the Mountains

| Vincent

|

Traces of Smoke

|

|

rowspan=3|1996

| A Saturday on Earth

| Franck

|

True Blue

| Daniel Topolski

|

Tykho Moon

| Anikst

|

1997

| De Langste Reis

| Mertens

|

rowspan=2|1998

| Felice...Felice...

| Felice Beato

|

The Commissioner

| Horst Kramer

|

1999

| Mates

| Officier Blaak

|

rowspan=2| 2000

| Le Roi danse

| Robert Cambert

|

Faites comme si je n'étais pas là

| René

|

rowspan=2|2001

| Brotherhood of the Wolf

| Antoine de Beauterne

|

Savage Souls

| Rampal

|

rowspan=2|2002

| Tattoo

| Frank Schoubya

|

The Afghan

| Father

|

rowspan=2|2003

| Grimm

|

|

Gun-Shy

| Romberg

|

2005

| Someone Else's Happiness

| Francis

|

2010

| The American

| Pavel

|

2011

| The Silence of Joan

| Commander of the Guard

|

rowspan=2|2013

| The Verdict

| Jan de Cock

|

Young & Beautiful

| Georges Ferriere

|

rowspan=3|2014

| The Missing

| Karl Sieg

| Season 1

Cadences obstinées

|

|

2/11, Het spel van de wolf

|

|

rowspan=4|2015

| The Brand New Testament

| Martine's husband

|

The Assistant

| Éric Lemans

|

Despite the Night

| Vitali

|

Son of Mine

| Vester

|

2016

| Souvenir

| Tony

|

2017

|Above the Law

|Jean Lemoine

|

2023

|Time Out

|Bonnard's father

|

References

{{Reflist}}