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Bouli Lanners
2026-11-15 00:13:53 · Cedar Herald Index
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.

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
