Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film The Giants was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director.

Biography

Lanners was born on 20 May 1965 in Moresnet-Chapelle, Belgium. His mother was a cleaning lady and his father was a customs agent. 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.

Bouli Lanners

Filmography

As actor

As director & writer

As producer

References

External links

1965 births

Living people

20th-century Belgian male actors

20th-century Belgian male writers

20th-century Belgian screenwriters

21st-century Belgian male actors

21st-century Belgian male writers

21st-century Belgian screenwriters

Belgian film directors

Belgian male film actors

Belgian male screenwriters

Magritte Award winners

People from Plombières

Walloon people

Best Supporting Actor César Award winners

Bouli Lanners