Pascal Duquenne

Pascal Duquenne

Birthday: 1970-08-08

Place of Birth: Vilvoorde, Bruxelles, Belgium

Biography: 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. He lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome. In 2004, he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium). Source: Article "Pascal Duquenne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies

Toto the Hero
Toto the Hero

80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream se...

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The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectu...

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The Room
The Room

When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secre...

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Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mort...

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Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invente...

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The Brand New Testament
The Brand New Testament

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. ...

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