François Damiens was born in 1973, in Uccle, Belgium. After studying business, he began his carreer on Belgian TV with his famous hidden cameras and the creation of the character François l’embrouille. Victim of his own success, François Damiens started filming in France. Following his encounter with Michel Hazanavicius, he landed a role in OSS 117, Le Caire nid d’espions in 2006. The same year, he acted in Dikkenek, the cult film directed by Olivier Van Hoofstadt. With the movie La Famille Wolberg, directed by Axelle Ropert, he took on a more dramatic range. Then, after various comedies such as L’Arnacoeur, directed by Pascal Chaumeil (2010) and the Foenkinos Brothers’ La Délicatesse (2011), he acted in the acclaimed movies Suzanne, by Katell Quillévéré, La Famille Bélier, by Eric Lartigau and Les Cowboys by Thomas Bidegain; in which he had more dramatic roles. In 2017, he directed his first feature, Mon Ket, shot only with hidden cameras.
Brussels International Film Festival
