In ‘The Staircase’ – the HBO hit series that runs on Streamz – a Flemish actor plays a role. Frank Feys (57) from Veurne plays the role of the French documentary maker Denis Poncet. Here nobody knows Feys, but in Spain, where he lives and works, he is a familiar TV face, and his record includes films and series with Benicio del Toro, Tim Robbins, Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Billy Connolly and more big names. In this exclusive interview, he talks about his special career abroad and why he couldn’t land big roles here. “I was allowed to leave immediately at the VRT.”
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Frank Feys, the unknown Flemish actor in HBO hit series ‘The Staircase’: “I hope to be able to play in my own language one day”
