Wim Opbrouck

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Wim Opbrouck born in Bavikhove 5 February 1969 is a Flemish actor and singer He is especially known for his work on stage Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio As an actor he joined the Blue Monday Company In 1997 he performed in a 12hour theater marathon production of Ten oorlog by Tom Lanoye Following the merger of this company with KNS Antwerp he became an actor at the Drama House He took on large roles in Aars Leenane Trilogy L King of Pain and Macbeth In 2005 he transferred to the new NTGent He gained fame through his appearance in the travel documentary De bende van Wim a collaboration with composer and producer Jean Blaute and photographer Michiel Hendryckx in which he travels through Europe on a motorcycle Hes also well known for appearing in the television shows Windkracht 10 and In De Gloria He played in the films like Manneken Pis Meisje and Everybodys Famous In addition he also plays the occasional group The Dolfijntjes He sings and plays accordion In 2008 it was reported that in 2010 he would succeed John Simons as artistic director of NTGent In the 2010 film Vreemd bloed he plays a butcher Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Opbrouck licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia