Filip Peeters

Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a Flemish actor. He is well known for his work in the television series Salamander as Paul Gerardi and Zone Stad as Didier Francks. He is one of a few Flemish actors who have been credited internationally.

He initially trained as a chef, however he found a talent in acting and attended the Studio Herman Teirlinck drama school. Since leaving the institute, he has starred in numerous Dutch, Belgian and German television programmes.

Filmography

 * Unit 13 (1997) - rijkswachter
 * Recht op Recht (1998-2002) - Hugo Van Eyck
 * Iedereen Beroemd! (2000)
 * Team Spirit (film)|Team Spirit (2000)
 * De Stilte van het Naderen (2000)
 * Baby (2002)
 * Resistance (2003)
 * Briefgeheim (film) (2010) - Kolonel Brandsema
 * Team Spirit 2 (2003)
 * Buitenspel (film) (2005)
 * De Hel van Tanger (2006)
 * Vermist (film) (2007)
 * Loft (film) (2008)
 * Soeur Sourire (2009) - Antoine Brusson
 * Dossier K (2009) - Hoofdcommissaris De Keyser
 * De Texas Rakkers (2009) - stem Jerom
 * Penoza (2010) - Christian Schiller
 * Brasserie Romantiek (2012) - Paul
 * Salamander (2012-2013, 2018) - Paul Gerardi
 * Zone Stad (2013) - Didier
 * Smoorverliefd (2013) - Theo
 * The White Knights (2015) - Lieutenant Reykart
 * Michiel de Ruyter (2015)
 * The Missing (Series 2) (2016) - Kristian Herz

Personal life
Peeters studied at the Herman Teirlinck institute. He lives in Boechout with his wife, Flemish actress An Miller, and has two children.

Awards

 * Best Actor Flemish Entertainment Award - 2009
 * Best Actor Award at the Montréal World Film Festival - 2006
 * Shooting Stars Award at the Berlinale - 2001