Louis Talpe

{{short description|Belgian actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Louis Talpe

| image = Louis Talpe (2024).png

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kortemark, Belgium

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2003–present

| website = http://www.louistalpe.be

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Louis Talpe (born 22 May 1981) is a Belgian actor. He is known for playing Toby on the Studio 100 show Mega Mindy and has appeared most recently as Eliab on the ABC-produced drama Of Kings and Prophets.

Career

Talpe was born in Kortemark and performed in guest roles including in the shows 16+, Spring, The Kotmadam and Rupel. In 2006, he landed a role as Toby in Mega Mindy, a production of Studio 100. From September 2008 to January 2009, Talpe was busy shooting the VRT series Goesting.

On 5 March 2012, Talpe appeared as Mike Brandt in the soap opera Good times, bad times. On 29 August 2013, it was announced that Talpe would play the role of DJ Lo-Tus in the television show Love with Ibiza.[http://www.televizier.nl/nieuws/tv-series/louis-talpe-in-serie-verliefd-op-ibiza.2200585.lynkx Louis Talpe in serie Verliefd op Ibiza] Televizier.nl, accessed 3 May 2015

In 2015, he played the role of Roel Thevange in the TV show Spitbroers.[http://www.tv-visie.nl/inhoud/belgie/zoontje-van-louis-talpe-steelt-de-show-in-spitsbroers---preview_71847/ 'Zoontje' van Louis Talpe steelt de show in 'Spitsbroers'] TVvisie accessed 4 May 2015 He will be playing Vincent in the upcoming film Wat Mannen Willen (2015), his first role in a film for a long time.

Television

=Fixed roles=

class="wikitable"

! Title

! Role

! Type of Program

! Broadcaster

! Year

Mega MindyTobyChildrenKetnet2006 to present
Slot MarsepeinsteinCaptain WachterChildrenNickelodeon2009
GoestingHannes BlondeelFiction seriesOne2010
Goede tijden, slechte tijdenMike Brandt

| Soap opera

RTL 42012 to 2013
Fall in love with Ibizadj Lo-Tus

| television

SBS 62013
AspeEric Vranckx

| television

Vtm2014
De RidderThomas De Kuyper

| television

OneFrom autumn 2014
SpitsbroersThevenage

| television

VtmSpring 2015
De zoon van ArtanArtan

| television

Ketnet2015
Of Kings and ProphetsEliab

| television

ABC2016
Onder VuurOrlando FoncketelevisionEén2021-2024

Film

class="wikitable"

! Title

! Role

! Year

The Secret of Mega MindyToby / Mega Toby2009
Daijobu (short film)Louie2010
Mega Mindy and the Black CrystalToby2010
Gooische VrouwenBellhop2011
Mega Mindy en de SnoepbaronToby / Mega Toby2011
The Club of Sinterklaas and Piet SchoolVader Lucas2013
FC Champions 2: Jubilee GeneralSavior in helicopter2015
Wat mannen willen (What men want)Vincent2015
Niet SchietenGilbert Van de Steen2018
The RacerDominique Chabol2020
iHostageWinston2025

Musicals

There are now two musicals produced of the show Mega Mindy. Talpe performed in these two musicals as agent Toby. The first musical, Mega Mindy and the Brilliant Emerald ran between 2008 and 2009 in both Belgium and the Netherlands. This was followed by Mega Mindy and the Doll Master in 2010.

In 2014, Talpe starred in the musical spectacle '14 -'18.

References

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