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 '' In Bruges'', and '' The Missing''.

Life and career

Godon studied Germanic Philology in Brussels, and was a member of the Belgian Junior national football team. He began his acting career 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 German, and is also reasonable in Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and Russian. He is pursuing an international career. After '' Fishing Without Nets'', an American independent film by

Cutter Hodierne Cutter Shepard Hodierne (born October 27, 1986) is an American filmmaker best known for winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for his short film, '' Fishing Without Nets'', and for winning the Directing Award at the 2014 ...

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

Filmography

Actor

Director / Writer

References

External links

official site
* 1959 births Living people 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian male film actors {{Belgium-actor-stub