Johan Heldenbergh

Johan Heldenbergh (born 9 February 1967) is a Belgian actor, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director and film director. He gained international fame by starring in films, including A Day in a Life (2007), Moscow, Belgium (2008), The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017).

Johan Heldenbergh
Born	(1967-02-09) 9 February 1967 (age 58) Wilrijk, Flemish Region, Belgium
Alma mater	Studio Herman Teirlinck
Occupation(s)	Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Theatre director, Film director
Children	3

Personal life

For 19 years he lived together with the Flemish actress Joke Devynck in Hofstade in Aalst, Belgium. On 17 September 2013 it became public that both actors separated.^[1] They have three children;^[2] two are twins.

Filmography

Film

• Antonia (1995) - Tom
• She Will Be Mine (1998, short)
• Any Way the Wind Blows (2003) - Schoesetters
• Steve + Sky (2004) - Jean Claude
• My Bonnie (2004, short) - Pascal
• Vleugels (2006)
• Ben X (2007) - religion teacher
• Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) (2008) - Werner
• De helaasheid der dingen (The Misfortunates) (2009) - uncle Breejen
• Badpakje 46 (2010) - Pascal
• Schellebelle 1919 (2011) - scenarist and director.
• Hasta la vista (Come as You Are) (2011)
• The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) - Didier
• Through the Air (2015) - Renaud
• The Confessions (2016)
• The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
• The Hummingbird Project (2018)
• Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) - Colonel Thom Karremans
• Amal (2023)

Television

• Souvenirs D'Anvers (1994)
• Ons geluk (1995) - René Hox
• Flikken (2000) - Rik
• Recht op Recht (2001) - Joris Aerts
• Liefde & geluk (2001) - Police officer
• Team Spirit - the series II (2005) - Referee
• Gezocht: Man (2005)
• Selected shorts (2005)
• Witse (2006) - Dirk Desmet
• Jes (television series) (2009) - John Gillis
• De Ronde (2011) - Peter Willemyns
• De Ridder (2013) - John Wouters
• Vermist V (2014) -
• The Tunnel: Sabotage (2016) - Robert Fournier

Theatre

Together with Arne Sierens Heldenbergh forms the initiative Compagnie Cecilia (founded in 2006).^[3]

• Massis the musical (2003) (actor)
• Maria Eeuwigdurende Bijstand (2005)
• Trouwfeesten en processen (2006)
• Broeders van liefde (2008)
• The broken circle breakdown featuring the cover-ups of Alabama (2008) (actor together with Mieke Dobbels)
• Vorst/Forest
• De Pijnders
• Duikvlucht (co-actor and coach)
• Giovanni (actor)
• Vallende sterren (actor)