Pascal Duquenne

Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970) is a Belgian actor. He shared the Best Actor Award in the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry.^[1] He lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome.^[2][3][4] In 2004, he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium).^[5]

Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne, on the left, c.1996
Born	(1970-08-08) 8 August 1970 (age 54) Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium
Years active	1991–present
Awards	Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1996 The Eighth Day Joseph Plateau Award for Best Actor 1996 The Eighth Day
Honours	Order of the Crown Bronze Zinneke

Films

• Toto le héros, 1991 (minor part)
• Le Huitième Jour (The Eighth Day), 1996 (lead role)
• Lumière et compagnie, 1996 (supporting role)
• The Room by Giles Daoust, 2006 (lead role)
• Mr. Nobody, 2009 (supporting role)
• The Brand New Testament, 2015 (supporting role)

All these movies are directed by Jaco Van Dormael, and they are close to each other.

TV series

• Le commissaire Moulin, 2004