Emilien Vekemans (born 1992) is a Belgian actor. He is best known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022).[1][2][3]

Emilien Vekemans
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Alma materInstitut des Arts de Diffusion
Years active2013–present

Early life

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Vekemans is from Brussels.[4] He studied Drama at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, graduating in 2013 and then completing a Master's in 2014.[5] In 2016, he took a drama course at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and a workshop with James Temp in Berlin.

Career

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From 2013 to 2015, Vekemans starred as Max in the YouTube and La Deux comedy web series Typique.[6][7] He made his feature film debut in the 2014 children's fantasy film The Secret of Arkandias (French: Le Grimoire d'Arkandias). In 2017, he appeared in the RTBF series La Théorie du Y as well as the Netflix series Transferts.

Vekemans had recurring roles as Tom Rivière in the first two seasons of ASKIP, le collège se la raconte on France 4 and Roger Lagarrigue in the 1960s high school-set Amazon Prime series Voltaire High (French: Mixte). He also appeared in the France 2 miniseries Voltaire in Love. He made his English-language debut starring as Gabriel in the 2022 British Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, an adaptation of Sally Green's young adult fantasy novel Half Bad.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Secret of Arkandias (French: Le Grimoire d'Arkandias) Fabrice
2015 We Will All Be Famous Jake Short film
2016 Fighting Story Lionel Short film
2017 Blue Boy Emile Short film
2018 Lendemain de mariage Thibaud Short film
Horizontale Gabriel Short film
2019 Saudade Arnaud Short film
Panda Leo Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013–2015 Typique Max Web; main role
2017 La Théorie du Y Sam 3 episodes
Promo 2017 Victor
Lucas etc. Kevin 2 episodes
Transferts Fabrice 3 episodes
Unit 42 Benjamin Corti Episode: "Standby Mode"
2020 Candice Renoir Ludovic Desanti Episode: "Souvent le Feu Éteint Dort Sous la Cendre"
Spiral Young OPJ 1 episode
2020–2021 Askip Tom Rivière recurring role (seasons 1–2 - 28 episodes)
2021 Voltaire in Love (French: Les Aventures du jeune Voltaire) Comédien Oedipe Miniseries
Mixte Roger Lagarrigue 5 episodes
2022 The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Gabriel Boutin Main role

References

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  1. ^ Damshenas, Sam (28 October 2022). "The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself: Jay Lycurgo and Emilien Vekemans talk queer romance". Gay Times. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Palmer, Katie (30 October 2022). "Who plays Gabriel in The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself?". Daily Express. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ Opie, David (2 November 2022). "Emilien Vekemans on Gabriel's fashion and *that* kiss in Bastard Son & The Devil Himself". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ Soukias, Sophie (30 November 2022). "Emilien Vekemans's stuff of life: 'Everyone is sick of guys like James Bond'". Bruzz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Un étudiant on ne peut plus… Typique!". Guido (in French). 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Emilien Vekemans". Canine Collectif (in French). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ^ Dreisziger, Rebecca (11 December 2015). ""Typique" revient... en live !". Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Alex (1 November 2022). "The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself: Nadia Parkes and Emilien Vekemans exclusive interview on twisted Netflix witch drama". BT. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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