Bouli Lanners

The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is film screenwriting, film direction and film acting. Work by Bouli Lanners is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are César Award for Best Supporting Actor, honorary citizen of Liège, Magritte Award for Best Director and Officer of the Walloon Merit.

• Name — Bouli Lanners • Born — 20 May 1965 • Birthplace — Moresnet-Chapelle, in Plombières, Liège, Belgium • Other Names — Bouli • Occupation — Actor, director, writer • Years Active — 1989–present

Lanners was born on 20 May 1965 in Moresnet-Chapelle, Belgium. His mother was a cleaning lady and his father was a customs agent.[1] He spent a year at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège, after which he continued to paint while doing odd jobs until turning his attention to cinema at the turn of the century.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1989 — Les Snuls — TV series • 1991 — Toto the Hero — Gangster — Jaco Van Dormael • 1995 — La veuve de l'architecte — Serge — Philippe Monnier — TV movie • 1997 — Urinoir dogs — Kadak — Willem Wallyn — Short • La conquête du Pôle Sud — Patric Jean & Manfred Karge — Short • Arlette — Émile — Claude Zidi • Le signaleur — Benoît Mariage — Short • Au bord de l'autoroute — Olivier Jahan — Short • Le pantalon — Sgt. Fourrier — Yves Boisset — TV movie • Les carnets de monsieur Manatane — Slobodan — Christian Merret-Palmair & Jean-Michel Ben Soussan — TV series • 1998 — Tatort — Niki Stein — TV series (1 Episode) • Il n'y a pas d'amour sans histoires — The driver — Jérôme Foulon — TV movie • 1999 — The Carriers Are Waiting — Coach — Benoît Mariage (2) • A Dog of Flanders — Constable — Kevin Brodie • Alien Adventure — Voice — Ben Stassen — Short • 2000 — Faites comme si je n'étais pas là — The doctor — Olivier Jahan (2) • Léopold — Bart — Joël Séria — TV movie • Le centre du monde — Claude — Vivian Goffette — Short • 2001 — Pauline and Paulette — Taxi driver — Lieven Debrauwer • 2002 — Petites misères — Eddy — Philippe Boon & Laurent Brandenbourger • 2003 — Joséphine — Joël Vanhoebrouck — Short • En territoire indien — Policeman — Lionel Epp • Des plumes dans la tête — Sergio — Thomas De Thier • L'autre — The institution's director — Benoît Mariage (3) • 2004 — Aaltra — The Finnish singer — Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine • 25 degrés en hiver — Stéphane Vuillet • Madame Édouard — Gégé — Nadine Monfils • When the Sea Rises — The market's owner — Yolande Moreau & Gilles Porte • Atomik Circus – Le retour de James Bataille — Chip — Didier & Thierry Poiraud • A Very Long Engagement — Corporal Urbain Chardolot — Jean-Pierre Jeunet • Twin Fliks — Bernard Graffé — Frédéric Jannin & Stefan Liberski — TV series • 2005 — Bunker paradise — David d'Ermont de Viard — Stefan Liberski (2) • 2006 — Saddam Hussein Is Alive — Jean-Marie Buchet — Short • Enfermés dehors — Youssouf — Albert Dupontel • Avida — The animal collector — Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (2) • 2007 — Les larmes d'argent — Mourad Boucif • Cowboy — Debaest — Benoît Mariage (4) • Où est la main de l'homme sans tête — Mathias — Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin • Les amis réunis — Himself — Alain Fryns — Short • 2008 — Asterix at the Olympic Games — Samagas — Frédéric Forestier & Thomas Langmann • Eldorado — Yvan — Bouli Lanners • I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster — Léon — Samuel Benchetrit • Louise Hires a Contract Killer — Michel Pinchon — Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (3) • 2009 — Rien de personnel — Pierrick Barbieri — Mathias Gokalp • A Town Called Panic — Postman / Simon / Cow — Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar • Le Vilain — Nick Korazy — Albert Dupontel (2) • 2010 — Mammuth — The recruiter — Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (4) • Chicas — Maurice — Yasmina Reza • Blanc comme neige — Simon — Christophe Blanc • Sans queue ni tête — Xavier Demestre — Jeanne Labrune • Kill Me Please — M. Vidal — Olias Barco — Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor • Nothing to Declare — Bruno Vanuxem — Dany Boon • 2011 — Des vents contraires — Monsieur Bréhel — Jalil Lespert • 2012 — Rust and Bone — Martial — Jacques Audiard — Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor • Le grand soir — The guard — Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (5) • Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia — Grossebaf — Laurent Tirard • 2013 — 11.6 — Arnaud — Philippe Godeau — Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor • La grande boucle — Rémi Pletinckx — Laurent Tuel • Lulu femme nue — Charles — Sólveig Anspach — Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor • 9 Month Stretch — The cop — Albert Dupontel (3) • La confrérie des larmes — The Owl — Jean-Baptiste Andrea • La bûche de Noël — Santa / Postman / Simon — Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar (2) — Short • 2014 — La part de l'ombre — Olivier Smolders — Short • Nicholas on Holiday — M. Bernique — Laurent Tirard (2) • All Cats Are Grey — Paul — Savina Dellicour — Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor • 2015 — I'm Dead But I Have Friends — Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin (2) • April and the Twisted World — Voice — Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci • 2016 — Girls with Balls — Olivier Afonso • Raw — The driver — Julia Ducournau • Heal the Living — Pierre Révol — Katell Quillévéré • 2017 — Bloody Milk — Jamy — Hubert Charuel • Above the Law — Danny Bouvy — François Troukens, Jean-François Hensgens — Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor • 2018 — Real Love — Mario Messina — Claire Burger — Magritte Award for Best Actor • Third Wedding (Troisièmes noces) — Martin — David Lambert • 2019 — Patrick — Mon — Tim Mielants — Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor • 2021 — Love Song for Tough Guys — Poussin — Samuel Benchetrit — Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor • 2022 — The Night of the 12th — Marceau — Dominik Moll — Magritte Award for Best Actor • 2023 — A Real Job — Benjamin's father — Thomas Lilti • 2024 — Une affaire de principe — José Bové — Antoine Raimbault

• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2014 — Carnage-Terminus — Chris Lequarré — Short

Bouli Lanners is recorded as having received César Award for Best Supporting Actor, honorary citizen of Liège and Magritte Award for Best Director. Recorded at birth as Philippe Lanners. Identity and origins. He also worked under the name Bouli Lanners. His recorded language was French. He married Élise Ancion.