David Dewaele (born 19 March 1976 in
Hazebrouck
Hazebrouck (, , , ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1880, when French was taught ...
,
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (; ; West Flemish: ''Nôord-Nauw van Kales'') was a former regions of France, administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new Regions of France, region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the ...
as ''David Sébastien Dewaele''; died 27 February 2013 in Hazebrouck) was a French
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
.
Life and career
In 2006 he met director
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont (; born 14 March 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. To date, he has directed twelve feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde.
His films have won several awards at the C ...
, who engaged him for his movie ''
Flanders
Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...
''. Dumont worked with Dewaele again in 2009 for his drama ''
Hadewijch
Hadewijch (), sometimes referred to as Hadewych or Hadewig (of Brabant or of Antwerp), was a 13th-century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant. Most of her extant writings are in a Brabantian form of Middle Dutch. Her writ ...
''. In 2011 Dumont gave Dewaele his first lead role in his movie ''
Outside Satan
''Hors Satan'' (''Outside Satan'') is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It was filmed under the production title ''L'Empire'', which means "The Empire". It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Canne ...
'', in which Dewaele played the outsider Le Gars. The film was praised by critics of
The New York Times
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and
The Guardian
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.
On 27 February 2013 David Dewaele died in his birth town after suffering a stroke.
Filmography
*2006:
Flanders
Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...
''(Flandres)''
*2009:
Hadewijch
Hadewijch (), sometimes referred to as Hadewych or Hadewig (of Brabant or of Antwerp), was a 13th-century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant. Most of her extant writings are in a Brabantian form of Middle Dutch. Her writ ...
*2011:
Outside Satan
''Hors Satan'' (''Outside Satan'') is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It was filmed under the production title ''L'Empire'', which means "The Empire". It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Canne ...
''(Hors Satan)''
External links
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Obituary: David DewaeleFilmography in The New York Times
References
People from Hazebrouck
Male actors from Hauts-de-France
1976 births
2013 deaths
French male child actors
French male film actors
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