Tom Van Landuyt


Tom Van Landuyt is a Belgian actor and singer probably best known for his role as Tom Smiths in the Belgian drama film Ad Fundum. He has also starred in numerous Flemish movies, Television series and on stage. In 2002, he married the Dutch actress Angela Schijf.

Early life

Van Landuyt was born in Leuven, Belgium. He was in training for actor at the Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten in Antwerp, where he graduated with honors in 1992.

Career

In 1992, he starred as a leading actor in the film Ad Fundum, for which he also recorded four songs for the motion picture soundtrack, including a duet with the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown.
In 1995, he played his first Shakespeare at the KNS and released his first solo album Pig Party.
From 1997 till 2000 he was part of the NTG, where he played leading roles in A Clockwork Orange, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter Pan, Spring Awakening, etc.
In 2000 and 2001 he worked with the Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove, in a production of the Dutch theatrical producer Joop van den Ende in Amsterdam.
In 2009, he wrote, performed and produced a Dutch album called Man Zo Nu En Dan. That same year he produced and directed the music video "Blanke Maagd" and "Vrijheid".
In 2013, he founded the theatre company Naastdeburen with the Dutch actress Angela Schijf.
In 2015 he produced his first play Kreutzersonate, Als het verlangen maar stopt, an adaptation of the novel of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The play was a co-production with t,arsenaal mechelen.

Filmography

Theatre

Flemish voice
At VRT
At VT4