Pascal Duquenne Explained

Pascal Duquenne
Birth Date:	8 August 1970
Birth Place:	Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium
Years Active:	1991–present
Awards:	Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1996 The Eighth Day Joseph Plateau Award for Best Actor 1996 The Eighth Day
Honours:	Order of the Crown Bronze Zinneke

Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970) is a Belgian actor. He shared the Best Actor Award in the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry.^[1] He lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome.^{[2] [3] [4]} In 2004, he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium).^[5]

Films

• Toto le héros, 1991 (minor part)
• Le Huitième Jour (The Eighth Day), 1996 (lead role)
• Lumière et compagnie, 1996 (supporting role)
• The Room by Giles Daoust, 2006 (lead role)
• Mr. Nobody, 2009 (supporting role)
• The Brand New Testament, 2015 (supporting role)

All these movies are directed by Jaco Van Dormael, and they are close to each other.

TV series

• Le commissaire Moulin, 2004

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour . 2009-09-18. festival-cannes.com.
2. News: Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis . . 20 November 2002 . Stefaan Sercu . nl.
3. News: 'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival . . May 20, 1996 .
4. Web site: On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor . March 13, 1997 . .
5. News: Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten . Persberichten diplomatie België . 7 July 2004 . Buitenlandse zaken . nl.