Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...

actor. He is well known for his work in the television series ''

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'' as Paul Gerardi and ''Zone Stad'' as Didier Francks. He is one of a few

actors who have been credited internationally. He initially trained as a

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, however he found a talent in acting and attended the Studio Herman Teirlinck drama school. Since leaving the institute, he has starred in numerous Dutch, Belgian and German television programmes.

Filmography

*'' Unit 13'' (1997) - rijkswachter *'' Recht op Recht'' (1998-2002) - Hugo Van Eyck *''

Iedereen Beroemd! ''Everybody's Famous!'' ( nl-BE, Iedereen beroemd!) is a 2000 Belgian satirical comedy film directed by Dominique Deruddere about a young teenage girl who is pushed by her poor parents to become a musical star. It was nominated for Best Foreign L ...

'' (2000) *''Team Spirit (film), Team Spirit'' (2000) *'' De Stilte van het Naderen'' (2000) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Resistance'' (2003) *''Briefgeheim (film)'' (2010) - Kolonel Brandsema *''Team Spirit 2'' (2003) *''Buitenspel (film)'' (2005) *''De Hel van Tanger'' (2006) *''Vermist (film)'' (2007) *'' Soeur Sourire'' (2009) - Antoine Brusson *'' Dossier K'' (2009) - Hoofdcommissaris De Keyser *'' De Texas Rakkers'' (2009) - stem Jerom *'' Penoza'' (2010) - Christian Schiller *''

Brasserie Romantiek In France, Flanders, and the Francophone world, a brasserie () is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed setting, which serves single dishes and other meals. The word ''brasserie'' is also French for "brewery" and, by extension, "the brew ...

'' (2012) - Paul *''

'' (2012-2013, 2018) - Paul Gerardi *'' Zone Stad'' (2013) - Didier *'' Smoorverliefd'' (2013) - Theo *''

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'' (2015) - Lieutenant Reykart *''

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'' (2015) *'' The Missing (Series 2)'' (2016) - Kristian Herz

Personal life

Peeters studied at the

Herman Teirlinck Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 24 February 1879 – Beersel-Lot, 4 February 1967) was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a ...

institute. He lives in

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with his wife, Flemish actress An Miller, and has two children.

Awards

* Best Actor Flemish Entertainment Award - 2009 * Best Actor Award at the Montréal World Film Festival - 2006 * Shooting Stars Award at the Berlinale - 2001

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeters, Filip 1962 births Living people Flemish male television actors People from Anderlecht 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors