Jaco van Dormael

1957-

Biography: life and films

Jaco van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium on 9th February 1957.

His best films as a film director include Toto le héros (1991), Le Huitième jour (1996) and Mr. Nobody (2010), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Toto le héros (1991), Le Huitième jour (1996) and Mr. Nobody (2010).

Jaco van Dormael has so far directed 9 films, scripted 5 films and appeared in 2 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jaco Van Dormael (9 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (5 films), Documentary (3) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Jaco van Dormael over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor


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