Lucas Van den Eynde (born 23 February 1959) is a Belgian actor who has acted in theater films and television programs and also dubbed animated films in

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. In 1998, he was the recipient of the Arlecchino Award (the award presented annually by the

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to the best supporting actor of the

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theater season) for his role as Edwaar in ''Ten Oorlog'', which was followed by the 1999

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for his lead role as Bruno in ''Bruno in De cocu magnifique oftewel de wonderbaarlijke hoorndrager''. In 2013, he appeared in ''

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''.

Work

In the theater he played with, among other theater companies, ', ', ', and with the KVS in ', ', ', ' and '. He also toured for years with ' with and . He became a well-known TV actor in the role of "professional farewell taker" , in which he first appeared in '. De Baere was also the closing party of the "50 years of Flemish Television" (

: ''50 jaar Vlaamse Televisie'') festival. Van den Eynde then played Bert "Bucky" Laplasse, another well-known character in Flemish television, in the second series of '. From 2004, Van den Eynde played a leading role in the police series '' Aspe (disambiguation)'', that of sergeant . He played this character for four seasons, but left the series in 2008 to focus more on stage and musical projects that year. Van den Eynde was briefly seen in a guest appearance during the fifth season of the series. In 2014, he reprised the role of Guido Versavel in the five concluding episodes of the last season. At the end of 2008, Van den Eynde played in the musical ' (

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), in which he played the title role. In 2009, he played the butcher André Vangenechten in the television series '' Van Vlees en Bloed'', a character that came to be known as the ''bospoeper''. Van den Eynde played a prominent role in the highly successful television series ''

'' in 2013, as Carl Cassimon. In 2017, he starred in the second season of ', playing businessman Toni Beernaert, a board member and later also the chairman of a fictional representation of football club

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. In 1998, he received an

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from the

in the

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for his role as Edwaar in ''Ten Oorlog''. In 1999, the

followed for his lead role as Bruno in ''Bruno in De cocu magnifique oftewel de wonderbaarlijke hoorndrager''.

Personal life

Van den Eynde got married in 2005 and together with his wife Sofie he has a daughter, Flore, born in 2003 and a son, Lou, born in 2008. In 2014, he toured Flanders with ,

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and with the program ''Kleinkunsteiland''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Voice roles

Dubbing roles

Animated films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lucas Van den Eynde in the database of the Flemish Institute for the Performing Arts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van den Eynde, Lucas 1959 births Living people Belgian male film actors Belgian male television actors Belgian male voice actors Flemish male film actors Flemish male television actors Flemish male voice actors People from Lier, Belgium