Portrait of Johan Leysen

Acting

Johan Leysen

Career

Active from 1981 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Music Teacher
The Music Teacher
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johan Leysen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Character Study 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Bleak Realism 3
  • European Cinema 2
  • Intimate Family Drama 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
New Planet
New Planet

as Benjamin

2020s

8 titles · average score 54
Bite
Bite (2024)

as Bernard

Noise
Noise (2023)
GoodWatch score 30

as Pol

Time Out
Time Out (2023)

as Père Bonnard

Pink Moon
Pink Moon (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jan

Pandora
Pandora (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Simon Delval

The Quietest Hour
The Quietest Hour (2022)

as Thomas

La chaleur du foyer
La chaleur du foyer (2021)

as Jean

Lockdown
Lockdown (2021)

TV show · as John

2010s

28 titles · average score 63
Claire Darling
Claire Darling (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Père Georges

Façades
Façades (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jean

Past Imperfect
Past Imperfect (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as George

Above the Law
Above the Law (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jean Lemoine

Souvenir
Souvenir (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tony Jones

Vechtershart
Vechtershart (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as John Roest

The Assistant
The Assistant (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Éric

2/11 Het spel van de wolf
2/11 Het spel van de wolf (2014)

as Sybrand van Hulst

The Verdict
The Verdict (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lawyer Jan De Cock

Young & Beautiful
Young & Beautiful (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Georges

Photo
Photo (2012)

as Tom

The American
The American (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pavel

2000s

25 titles · average score 58
The Letter for the King
The Letter for the King (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Narrator (voice)

La Dérive des continents
La Dérive des continents (2006)

as Jacques Marey

Miss Montigny
Miss Montigny (2005)

as Antonio

Gun-shy
Gun-shy (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

as Romberg, Isabellas Stiefvater

Silk and Ashes
Silk and Ashes (2003)

as Samuel Zamelsky

Moonlight
Moonlight (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Father

De enclave
De enclave (2002)

as George Terhoef

9 Days of the Vulture
9 Days of the Vulture (2001)

TV show · as Martin Jonker

Savage Souls
Savage Souls (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Rampal

Pretend I'm Not Here
Pretend I'm Not Here (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as René

Princesses
Princesses (2000)

as The father

The King Is Dancing
The King Is Dancing (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cambert

1990s

29 titles · average score 63
Felice… Felice…
Felice… Felice… (1998)

as Felice Beato

Train of Life
Train of Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Schmecht

The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Horst Kramer

Tykho Moon
Tykho Moon (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Anikst

True Blue
True Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Daniel Topolski

A Saturday on Earth
A Saturday on Earth (1996)

as Franck

De langste reis
De langste reis (1996)

as Mertens

Moon Shadow
Moon Shadow (1995)

as Titto

Betrayal
Betrayal (1993)

as George

Eline Vere
Eline Vere (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henk van Raat

Dilemma
Dilemma (1990)

as Jan Rijckaert

Romeo
Romeo (1990)

as Matthijs

1980s

17 titles · average score 62
Sailors Don't Cry
Sailors Don't Cry (1989)

as Paul

The Music Teacher
The Music Teacher (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

as François Manssaux

Egg
Egg (1988)

as Johan

Desiring Julia
Desiring Julia (1986)
GoodWatch score 48

as Emilio Brentani

Requiem
Requiem (1986)

as Stephan

Death in the Shadows
Death in the Shadows (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mellema

Frontier
Frontier (1984)

as Hans Deitz

The Silent Pacific
The Silent Pacific (1984)

as Jan Verstraete

Broken Mirrors
Broken Mirrors (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Boss (as Johan Leyssen)

Little Titans
Little Titans (1983)

as Bavink

Le Lit
Le Lit (1982)

as Le docteur Bruno Nanteuil

The Girl with the Red Hair
The Girl with the Red Hair (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Frans

1970s

3 titles · average score 66
Rubens, schilder en diplomaat
Rubens, schilder en diplomaat (1977)

as Rubens

In All Intimacy
In All Intimacy (1977)

as Peter

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Axel König

1950s

1 title
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958)

TV show · as Le commissaire hollandais