Philippe van Kessel

Belgian actor and stage director (1946–2022)

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Philippe van Kessel (14 January 1946 – 11 February 2022) was a Belgian actor and stage director. He is known for his roles in Largo Winch II, Eternity, and Working Girls.^[1]

Life and career

In 1973, with his mother Françoise van Kessel and Stanislas Defize, Philippe founded the Atelier Saint-Anne in Brussels, a café-theatre then located near the Grand Sablon. He left his theater in 1990 to run the National Theater of Belgium for fifteen years.

Philippe was a professor at INSAS and at the school of the National Theatre of Strasbourg.

He died on 11 February 2022, at the age of 76.^[2]

References

^ "Le théâtre en deuil: disparition de Philippe van Kessel". Le Soir. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "Philippe van Kessel est décédé, le Théâtre National en deuil". La Libre. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.