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Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Actor · Born February 14, 1946 (80) · Niel, Flanders, Belgium

Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.

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Born
February 14, 1946 (80)
From
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 122 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Jan Decleir's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
27%
Self
27%
Morality
15%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · 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 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
4 of 14
Mentor
4 of 14
Shadow
3 of 14
Hero
2 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
9
Warm
8
Hopeful
10
Joyful
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous4

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 Decleir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Decleir'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

122 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Verteller (BE)

  • The Baronesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lucien

  • Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Verteller (BE)

  • Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Verteller (BE)

  • Wil(2023)

    as The Professor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Claus Family 3(2022)

    as Noël Claus

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Claus Family 2(2021)

    as Noël Claus

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Claus Family(2020)

    as Noël Claus

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Barefoot Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Willy Brandt

  • Een verkeerde toekomst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jules

  • This Magnificent Cake! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as The King (voice)

  • Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Niet schieten(2018)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Tytgat Chocolat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Achille Verherstraeten

  • The Blind Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Partijvoorzitter

  • The Eleventh of the Eleventh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hubert Geunings

  • Wat Mannen Willen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Pastoor

  • Ay Ramon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Saint Nicholas

  • Me and Kaminski(2015)

    as Holm

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Café Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bisschop

  • The Surprise(2015)

    as Cornald Muller

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • New Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ludo Vrancken (oud)

  • 14-18 Spektakel-Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Verteller

  • Szvo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Szvo

  • Racing Hearts(2014)

    as Jos Pauwels

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    as Luuk

  • De Sint Danst de Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sinterklaas

  • Nova Zembla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Petrus Plancius

  • The Spring of César (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Buyer

  • Smoorverliefd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bob Seynens

  • Omokage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Marieke, Marieke(2010)

    as Jacoby

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ob ihr wollt oder nicht!(2009)

    as Henning Brühl

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sinteressante dingen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sinterklaas

  • Les Barons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Julien

  • Limo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Sister Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lucien Deckers

  • Loft(2008)

    as Ludwig Tyberghein

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Holland's past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Voice

  • Koning van de Wereld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Max

  • Where Is Winky's Horse? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas

  • A Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Leopold

  • Paparazzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jeff Castelli

  • Wolfsbergen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ernst

  • Firmin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Freddy White

  • Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dokter Victor Verbeecke

  • De Kavijaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as De Generaal

  • King of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Max

  • Crusade in Jeans(2006)

    as Count of Rottweil

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • De Zondvloed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as man

  • Someone Else's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Johnny De Flow

  • Winky's Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas

  • Verlengd weekend(2005)

    as Jos

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Off Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as John Voerman

  • De zaak Alzheimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Marcel Lenaerts

  • The Edelweiss Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ferdinand Kütter

  • Father's Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Huib Minderhout

  • SuperTex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Missing Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le gynécologue

  • The Memory of a Killer(2003)

    as Angelo Ledda

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Rosenstrasse(2003)

    as Nathan Goldberg

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Brush with Fate(2003)

    as Old Laurens

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Meiden van de Wit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Klaas de Wit

  • Villa des roses(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 9 Days of the Vulture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Victor Dielemans

  • Stille Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Stan Moereels · as Stan Moreels

  • De Verlossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Oscar

  • Mariken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Archibald

  • Lijmen/Het been (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as rechter Teugels

  • De grote boze wolf show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 39 episodes · as Bob de Beer

  • the Detour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Vader van Joanna

  • Little Crumb(1999)

    as Vader Keyzer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Running Free(1999)

    as Boss Man

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Freddy Lebecq

  • Taming the Floods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Molokai(1999)

    as Bishop Köckerman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Moeders vriend

  • Diamant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Karel Van Grieken

  • Character(1997)

    as Dreverhaven

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Arno's friend

  • Kulderzipken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · as Koning Jozef

  • Antonia's Line(1995)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Buiten De Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Uitvinder van het woordenboek

  • Moeder, waarom leven wij? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Anchoress(1993)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Beck – De gesloten kamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Beck

  • Dag Sinterklaas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 20 episodes · as Sinterklaas

  • Daens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Adolf Daens

  • Dilemma(1990)

    as Leon Bekkers

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Koko Flanel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Azère Smellekens

  • Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jacob

  • The Sacrament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Albert

  • The van Paemel Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Masco

  • The Lion of Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jan Breydel

  • Permeke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Stem van Permeke (voice)

  • John the Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)

  • Zware jongens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Gevangene 1

  • Toute une nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Life We Dreamt Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kommentaar

  • Tijd om gelukkig te zijn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as De man

  • Things Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kees

  • Two Queens and One Consort(1981)

    as Vader

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Le Filet Américain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • De Proefkonijnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jef

  • Mortal Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marcels vader

  • A Page of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Un ouvrier

  • Burned Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Charel

  • Sil de strandjutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Pallieter(1975)

    as Bohumil

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Verloren maandag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Katangees

  • The Conscript (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jan Braems

  • Chronicle of a Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Renier Joskin de Lamarache

  • Mira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lander

  • Keromar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 13 episodes · as Odo

  • De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Hendrik Vandersteen

  • Wij Heren Van Zichem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Stegger

  • 10 Broeders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 120 of them dated from 1968 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Antonia's Line (1995)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Character (1997)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Claus Family (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19682025

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 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.

  • 1982Screen debut· Toute une nuit
  • 1992First top-billed film· Daens
  • 1997Breakout· Character

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 122: 122 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s42 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 24 roles
820212

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 Decleir's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Little Crumb (1999)

81st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Character (1997)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. 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.

Who does Jan Decleir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Decleir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mo Bakker shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers