Eric Godon (born 7 February 1959) is a Belgian character actor, director and writer. Recognisable by his burly appearance and deep voice, he is perhaps best known in English language circles, for his roles in ''

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'', and '' The Missing''.

Life and career

Eric Godon studied Germanic Philology in Brussels, and was once a member of the Belgian Junior national basketball team. He practiced various professions before embarking on a career as an actor at the age of 42. He is largely self-taught, and is well versed in improvisation. He speaks many languages, which have proven useful in his international acting career. In addition to his native language ( French), he is fluent in Dutch, Flemish, English and

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. He is pursuing an international career. After '' Fishing Without Nets'', an American independent film by Cutter Hodierne shot in Kenya, he played the character of mayor Georges Deloix in the first series of the BBC drama '' The Missing''. In 2015, he appeared alongside

Sean Bean Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean; 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. Retaining his ...

in the recurring role of older Ivanenko in the TNT series '' Legends'', an American TV series produced by Fox 21 for the

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network. More recently, he played in Luc Besson's movie '' Anna''.. He's been recently playing in Italian, French, Belgian, British, Finnish, Serbian, German, Swedish, Mexican and Spanish productions, in various languages (Italian, Spanish, German, English, Flemish and French)

Filmography

Actor

Director / Writer

References

External links

official site
* 1959 births Living people 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian male film actors People from Hainaut (province) Long stubs with short prose {{Belgium-actor-stub