Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne | |
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 Pascal Duquenne c.1996 | |
| Born | 8 August 1970 |
| 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 (Belgium) |
Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970 in Vilvoorde, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. He shared the prize for a male role in 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]
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 , 2006 (lead role)
- Mr. Nobody, 2009 (supporting role)
- The Brand New Testament, 2015 (supporting role)
All these movies are directed by Jac Van Dormael, and they are close to each other.
TV series[]
- Le commissaire Moulin, 2004
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Stefaan Sercu (20 November 2002). "Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis". Het Volk (in Dutch).
- ^ "'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival". CNN. May 20, 1996.
- ^ "On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor". Eye Weekly. March 13, 1997.
- ^ Buitenlandse zaken (7 July 2004). "Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten". Persberichten diplomatie België (in Dutch).
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