Victor Polster
Acting
Biography
Victor Ketelslegers, known professionally as Victor Polster, is a Belgian actor and dancer. Polster appeared in a number of television commercials and music videos and was enrolled at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp before making his film debut in Girl, in which he played the role of Lara, a trans girl who pursues a career as a ballerina. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where Polster won the Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance. His performance garnered critical acclaim and recieved numerous accolades, including the Magritte Award for Best Actor, and a nomination for a European Film Award.
Known For
Old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his former student Camille Delaunay tackle complex, brutal murder cases.
The Crimson Rivers
A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
Girl
The Chinese restaurant is empty. The cage full of exotic birds is wide open. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them. But catching these animals isn’t as simple as it seems.