# Bouli Lanners

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

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1989 | Les Snuls | | | TV series |
| 1991 | Toto the Hero | Gangster | Jaco Van Dormael | |
| 1995 | La veuve de l'architecte | Serge | Philippe Monnier | TV movie |
| 1997 | Urinoir dogs | Kadak | Willem Wallyn | Short |
| 1997 | La conquête du Pôle Sud | | Patric Jean & Manfred Karge | Short |
| 1997 | Arlette | Émile | Claude Zidi | |
| 1997 | Le signaleur | | Benoît Mariage | Short |
| 1997 | Au bord de l'autoroute | | Olivier Jahan | Short |
| 1997 | Le pantalon | Sgt. Fourrier | Yves Boisset | TV movie |
| 1997 | Les carnets de monsieur Manatane | Slobodan | Christian Merret-Palmair & Jean-Michel Ben Soussan | TV series |
| 1998 | Tatort | | Niki Stein | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1998 | Il n'y a pas d'amour sans histoires | The driver | Jérôme Foulon | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Carriers Are Waiting | Coach | Benoît Mariage (2) | |
| 1999 | A Dog of Flanders | Constable | Kevin Brodie | |
| 1999 | Alien Adventure | Voice | Ben Stassen | Short |
| 2000 | Faites comme si je n'étais pas là | The doctor | Olivier Jahan (2) | |
| 2000 | Léopold | Bart | Joël Séria | TV movie |
| 2000 | Le centre du monde | Claude | Vivian Goffette | Short |
| 2001 | Pauline and Paulette | Taxi driver | Lieven Debrauwer | |
| 2002 | Petites misères | Eddy | Philippe Boon & Laurent Brandenbourger | |
| 2003 | Joséphine | | Joël Vanhoebrouck | Short |
| 2003 | En territoire indien | Policeman | Lionel Epp | |
| 2003 | Des plumes dans la tête | Sergio | Thomas De Thier | |
| 2003 | L'autre | The institution's director | Benoît Mariage (3) | |
| 2004 | Aaltra | The Finnish singer | Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine | |
| 2004 | 25 degrés en hiver | | Stéphane Vuillet | |
| 2004 | Madame Édouard | Gégé | Nadine Monfils | |
| 2004 | When the Sea Rises | The market's owner | Yolande Moreau & Gilles Porte | |
| 2004 | Atomik Circus – Le retour de James Bataille | Chip | Didier & Thierry Poiraud | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Corporal Urbain Chardolot | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 2004 | Twin Fliks | Bernard Graffé | Frédéric Jannin & Stefan Liberski | TV series |
| 2005 | Bunker paradise | David d'Ermont de Viard | Stefan Liberski (2) | |
| 2006 | Saddam Hussein Is Alive | | Jean-Marie Buchet | Short |
| 2006 | Enfermés dehors | Youssouf | Albert Dupontel | |
| 2006 | Avida | The animal collector | Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (2) | |
| 2007 | Les larmes d'argent | | Mourad Boucif | |
| 2007 | Cowboy | Debaest | Benoît Mariage (4) | |
| 2007 | Où est la main de l'homme sans tête | Mathias | Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin | |
| 2007 | Les amis réunis | Himself | Alain Fryns | Short |
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Samagas | Frédéric Forestier & Thomas Langmann | |
| 2008 | Eldorado | Yvan | Bouli Lanners | |
| 2008 | I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster | Léon | Samuel Benchetrit | |
| 2008 | Louise Hires a Contract Killer | Michel Pinchon | Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (3) | |
| 2009 | Rien de personnel | Pierrick Barbieri | Mathias Gokalp | |
| 2009 | A Town Called Panic | Postman / Simon / Cow | Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar | |
| 2009 | Le Vilain | Nick Korazy | Albert Dupontel (2) | |
| 2010 | Mammuth | The recruiter | Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (4) | |
| 2010 | Chicas | Maurice | Yasmina Reza | |
| 2010 | Blanc comme neige | Simon | Christophe Blanc | |
| 2010 | Sans queue ni tête | Xavier Demestre | Jeanne Labrune | |
| 2010 | Kill Me Please | M. Vidal | Olias Barco | Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Nothing to Declare | Bruno Vanuxem | Dany Boon | |
| 2011 | Des vents contraires | Monsieur Bréhel | Jalil Lespert | |
| 2012 | Rust and Bone | Martial | Jacques Audiard | Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2012 | Le grand soir | The guard | Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine (5) | |
| 2012 | Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | Grossebaf | Laurent Tirard | |
| 2013 | 11.6 | Arnaud | Philippe Godeau | Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2013 | La grande boucle | Rémi Pletinckx | Laurent Tuel | |
| 2013 | Lulu femme nue | Charles | Sólveig Anspach | Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | 9 Month Stretch | The cop | Albert Dupontel (3) | |
| 2013 | La confrérie des larmes | The Owl | Jean-Baptiste Andrea | |
| 2013 | La bûche de Noël | Santa / Postman / Simon | Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar (2) | Short |
| 2014 | La part de l'ombre | | Olivier Smolders | Short |
| 2014 | Nicholas on Holiday | M. Bernique | Laurent Tirard (2) | |
| 2014 | All Cats Are Grey | Paul | Savina Dellicour | Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Actor |
| 2015 | I'm Dead But I Have Friends | | Guillaume & Stéphane Malandrin (2) | |
| 2015 | April and the Twisted World | Voice | Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci | |
| 2016 | Girls with Balls | | Olivier Afonso | |
| 2016 | Raw | The driver | Julia Ducournau | |
| 2016 | Heal the Living | Pierre Révol | Katell Quillévéré | |
| 2017 | Bloody Milk | Jamy | Hubert Charuel | |
| 2017 | Above the Law | Danny Bouvy | François Troukens, Jean-François Hensgens | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2018 | Real Love | Mario Messina | Claire Burger | Magritte Award for Best Actor |
| 2018 | Third Wedding (Troisièmes noces) | Martin | David Lambert | |
| 2019 | Patrick | Mon | Tim Mielants | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2021 | Love Song for Tough Guys | Poussin | Samuel Benchetrit | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actor |

### As director & writer

| Year | Title | Notes | Awards |
| 1999 | Travellinckx | Short | Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film – Best Belgian French Short Film |
| 2001 | Muno | Short | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent – European Short Film Torino Film Festival – Best International Short Film Torino Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize – Special Mention Lille Short Film Festival – Jury Award Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film – Best Belgian French Short Film Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film – Best Short Film Tampere International Short Film Festival – International Competition Nominated – European Film Award for Best Short Film Nominated – Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Short Film |
| 2005 | Ultranova | Feature | Berlin International Film Festival – Panorama Gijón International Film Festival – Best Feature Nominated – Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Director |
| 2008 | Eldorado | Feature | Cannes Film Festival – Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week Cannes Film Festival – Label Europa Cinemas Cannes Film Festival – Regards Jeunes Prize Nominated – César Award for Best Foreign Film |
| 2011 | The Giants | Feature | Cannes Film Festival – C.I.C.A.E. Award Cannes Film Festival – SACD Prize Magritte Award for Best Film Magritte Award for Best Director Buster International Children's Film Festival – Best Youth Film Nominated – Chicago International Film Festival – Best International Feature Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2016 | The First, the Last | Feature | Cabourg Film Festival – Best Director Magritte Award for Best Film Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2021 | Nobody Has to Know | Feature | Chicago International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Magritte Award for Best Film Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Screenplay |

### As producer

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2014 | Carnage-Terminus | Chris Lequarré | Short |