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Jan Bijvoet

Jan Bijvoet

Actor · Born December 28, 1966 (59) · Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

Jan Bijvoet was born on December 28, 1966 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor and composer, known for Peaky Blinders (2013), Embrace of the Serpent (2015) and Alabama Monroe (2012).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 28, 1966 (59)
From
Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Jan Bijvoet's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Bonds
18%
Society
18%
Self
16%
Power
13%
Morality
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 8
Threshold guardian
2 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
14
Melancholic
7
Absurd
4
Contemplative
6
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jan Bijvoet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Bijvoet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Werwulf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Le Faux Soir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Prime Minister Verdoodt

  • Koffie in Lourdes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dicky

  • The Megalomaniacs(2025)

    as Potter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Stanzas in Dejection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Patrick

  • My Friend Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Prince Anew

  • Jackson & Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kapelaan Lindemann

  • The Magnet Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pladijs

  • Krazy House(2024)

    as Piotr Christian

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Hearts of Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Groundskeeper

  • Natasha’s Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Igor

  • Wil(2023)

    as Police commissioner Jean

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Land of Women(2023)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Luka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sergeant Major Raf

  • Nocturnus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Knud

  • Darker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Atlas

  • No. 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Biko

  • The Forgotten Battle(2020)

    as Doctor Visser

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Undergods(2020)

    as Foreigner

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Krew Boga(2018)

    as King

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Into the Night(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Rik

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Motel Acacia(2019)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Exit Plan(2019)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Flik

  • Bloody Marie(2019)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Zoo(2018)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • In Darkness(2018)

    as Radic

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sev Herzof

  • Hampi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Compulsion(2016)

    as Minos

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Ardennes(2015)

    as Stef

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Embrace of the Serpent(2015)

    as Theodor Koch-Grunberg

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Police Inspector #1

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Grand Duke Leon Petrovna

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Borgman(2013)

    as Camiel Borgman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Broken Circle Breakdown(2012)

    as Koen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Van Vlees en Bloed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as JB

  • The Sunflyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dragonflyer Black Eagle

  • Ad Fundum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Piet

  • De Kotmadam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick · as Vriend van Jo

  • Commissaris Roos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebelse jongere

  • 10 Broeders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Truck driver

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 41 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Into the Night (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19902026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
1217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jan Bijvoet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Megalomaniacs (2025)

86th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jan Bijvoet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles39–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–72 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jan Bijvoet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Bijvoet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeroen Perceval shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers