Lucas Van den Eynde

Lucas Van den Eynde (born 23 February 1959)[1] is a Belgian actor. He has acted in theater films and television programs and also dubbed animated films in Belgian Dutch.

Lucas Van den Eynde
Born (1959-02-23) 23 February 1959
Lier, Belgium
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

In 1998 he was the recipient of the Arlecchino Award (the award presented annually by the VSCD to the best supporting actor of the Dutch theater season) for his role as Edwaar in Ten Oorlog, which was followed by the 1999 Louis d'Or for his lead role as Bruno in Bruno in De cocu magnifique oftewel de wonderbaarlijke hoorndrager.

In 2013 he appeared in Salamander.

Work

In the theater he played with, among other theater companies, Blauwe Maandag Compagnie, Het Toneelhuis, 't Arsenaal, and with the KVS in De Drumleraar, In de naam van de Vader en de Zoon, Ten oorlog, Zullen we het liefde noemen and Diplodocus Deks. He also toured for years with Jukebox, liedjes op verzoek with Tine Embrechts and Nele Bauwens.[2]

He became a well-known TV actor in the role of "professional farewell taker" Xavier De Baere, in which he first appeared in Morgen Maandag. De Baere was also the closing party of the "50 years of Flemish Television" (Dutch: 50 jaar Vlaamse Televisie) festival. Van den Eynde then played Bert "Bucky" Laplasse, another well-known character in Flemish television, in the second series of Het eiland.[3][4]

From 2004 Van den Eynde played a leading role in the police series Aspe (disambiguation), that of sergeant Guido Versavel. He played this character for four seasons, but left the series in 2008 to focus more on stage and musical projects that year. Van den Eynde was briefly seen in a guest appearance during the fifth season of the series. In 2014, he reprised the role of Guido Versavel in the five concluding episodes of the last season.[5][6]

At the end of 2008, Van den Eynde played in the musical Daens (Studio 100), in which he played the title role. In 2009 he played the butcher André Vangenechten in the television series Van Vlees en Bloed, a character that came to be known as the bospoeper. Van den Eynde played a prominent role in the highly successful television series Salamander in 2013, as Carl Cassimon. In 2017, he starred in the second season of Spitsbroers, playing businessman Toni Beernaert, a board member and later also the chairman of a fictional representation of football club Racing Genk.[7]

In 1998 he received an Arlecchino from the VSCD in the Netherlands for his role as Edwaar in Ten Oorlog. In 1999 the Louis d'Or followed for his lead role as Bruno in Bruno in De cocu magnifique oftewel de wonderbaarlijke hoorndrager.[8][9]

Personal life

Van den Eynde got married in 2005 and together with his wife Sofie he has a daughter, Flore, born in 2003 and a son, Lou, born in 2008.[10]

In 2014 he toured Flanders with Jan De Smet, Barbara Dex and Nele Goossens with the program Kleinkunsteiland.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Seventh Heaven
Ad Fundum Police officer Pots
2002 Step by Step The Dutchman
2003 The Alzheimer Case Bob Van Camp
2009 The Over the Hill Band Michel
2010 Frits and Freddy Sjarel Willems
2011 Groenten uit Balen Piet Populiers

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Alfa Papa Tango 1 episode
1995–1996 Kulderzipken Brother Grimm Main role (10 episodes)
1996 Buiten De Zone Dr. De Waele 2 episodes
2000–2001 In de gloria Dagtripper Main role (20 episodes)
2005–2008 Russian Dolls: Sex Trade Nico Maes Main role (8 episodes)
2009 Van Vlees en Bloed André Vangenechten Main role (7 episodes)
2009 Mega Mindy Jef Episode: "Kermis in het dorp"
2010 Witse André Vestiaux 2 episodes
2013 Salamander Carl Cassimon Recurring role (11 episodes)
2016 Vermist Johan Cools Episode: "Louic"
2019 Undercover Ignace Devlaeminck 3 episodes

Voice roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers Lambik
2021 Sabena Narrator

Dubbing roles

Animated films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Mulan Shang
2001 Shrek Shrek
2002 Ice Age Diego
2004 Shrek 2 Shrek
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Diego
2007 Shrek the Third Shrek
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Diego
2010 Shrek Forever After Shrek
2011 The Smurfs Narrator Smurf
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Diego
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Diego

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Project Result Ref.
1998 Arlecchino Award Best Supporting Actor of the Dutch Theater Season Ten Oorlog Won [12]
1999 Louis d'Or Best Actor of the Dutch Theater Season Bruno in De cocu magnifique oftewel de wonderbaarlijke hoorndrager Won [13]

References
  1. "ZangTalent".
  2. "Jukebox 2020 laat publiek liedjes kiezen" (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. Nielandt, Dirk; Sonck, Koen (2020). 101 series die je gezien moet hebben. Terra - Lannoo, Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789401464352. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. "Lucas Van den Eynde speelt irritante kantoorchef" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. "Cherchez la femme: Sofie Heyens (34), mevrouw Lucas Van den Eynde" (in Dutch). HUMO. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. "Hiep Hiep Hoera voor Lucas Van den Eynde". Showbizzsite.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. "Spitsbroers: "It's Foncky Time" bij KRC Genk met nieuwkomer Manuel Broekman". www.frontview-magazine.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. "Lucas Van den Eynde vertolkt hoofdrol in #M…". Persregiodender.be (in Dutch). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. "Lucas Van den Eynde: 'Het was geen kinderdroom'". Showbizzsite.be. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  10. "Lucas Van den Eynde: 'Ik ben bang om ziek te worden. Ik wil mijn kinderen zien opgroeien'" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  11. "Kleinkunsteiland Best of: Tussen Antwerpen en Rotterdam". vondel.be. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  12. "Toneelprijzen naar Heuer en De Graef" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  13. "Marieke Heebink en Lucas van den Eynde winnen D'Or-prijzen" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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