{{Short description|Belgian actor (born 1976)}} {{Infobox person | name = Stijn Van Opstal | native_name_lang = nl | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}} | birth_place = Belgium | occupation = Actor }} '''Stijn Van Opstal''' (born 1976) is a Flemish actor.
He graduated in 1998 from the Studio Herman Teirlinck,<ref name="gazet">{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170116_02676548/acteur-stijn-van-opstal-haalt-herinneringen-op-in-de-kempen|title=Acteur Stijn Van Opstal haalt herinneringen op in de Kempen|language=nl|publisher=Gazet van Antwerpen|date=16 January 2017|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122083435/http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170116_02676548/acteur-stijn-van-opstal-haalt-herinneringen-op-in-de-kempen|archive-date=22 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the same year as Tom Dewispelaere, Ben Segers and Geert Van Rampelberg, with whom he founded the theatre company Olympique Dramatique. In the theatre, he acted in ''Kaspar'', ''De gebroeders Leeuwenhart'', ''De geruchten'', ''Adams appels'' and ''Bij het kanaal naar links''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.vti.be/people/stijn-van-opstal|title=VTi - Personen - Stijn Van Opstal|language=nl|publisher=Vlaams Theater Instituut|accessdate=7 July 2018}}</ref>
He acted in the feature films ''S.'' and ''Dossier K.'' and played a role with his theatre companions in the television series ''De Parelvissers''. His first television appearance was in the series ''Recht op Recht''. He also had a recurring role as the criminal Dimitri Alva in the sixth season of the VTM television series ''Zone Stad''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887640/|title=Stijn Van Opstal|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218150316/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887640/|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the spring of 2013, he acted in the VIER series ''Met man en macht''.<ref name="gazet"/> He also played roles in several short films.
Stijn Van Opstal is in a relationship with Sarah Vangeel; they have two children together. Van Opstal grew up in Beerse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/aid840578/beersenaren-schitteren-in-succesvol-toneelstuk-2|title=Beersenaren schitteren in succesvol toneelstuk|language=nl|publisher=Gazet van Antwerpen|date=17 June 2009|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224857/http://www.gva.be/cnt/aid840578/beersenaren-schitteren-in-succesvol-toneelstuk-2|archive-date=5 November 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Television and film== ===TV series=== *''Windkracht 10'' (1998) – Fireman *''Recht op Recht'' (2001–02) – Stef Molenaar / Tommy Van Lebbeek *''De vloek van Vlimovost'' (2006) *''De Parelvissers'' (2006) – Lucas Blommaert *''Zone Stad'' (2010–11) – Dimitri Alva *''Salamander'' (2013) – Meneer Walters *''Met man en macht'' (2013) – Ludo Jacobs *''Safety First'' (2013) – Erik *''Ontspoord'' (2013) – Bernard *''Tabula Rasa''<ref>{{cite web|last=Debackere|first=Jan|date=18 Oct 2017|url=https://www.demorgen.be/tvmedia/zo-goed-is-de-nieuwe-een-reeks-tabula-rasa-b7deb6b5/|title=Zo goed is de nieuwe Eén-reeks 'Tabula Rasa'|language=nl|publisher=De Morgen|access-date=17 Jul 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223001222/https://www.demorgen.be/tvmedia/zo-goed-is-de-nieuwe-een-reeks-tabula-rasa-b7deb6b5/|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (2017) – Benoit
===Short films=== *''Striker Bob'' (1997) – Tony *''Fade out'' (2000) – Steve *''Dialing the Devil'' (2001) *''Blind Date'' (2001) *''Het ruikt hier naar stront'' (2006) – Cliff Heylen *''Nowhere Man'' (2008) – Man with beard *''Een kleine duw'' (2009) – Meester Wim *''Rosa, zusje van Anna'' (2012) – Vader
==Films== *''S.'' (1998) *''Dossier K. '' (2009) – scientist *''De premier'' (2016) – Driver of the Prime Minister<ref name="gazet"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Opstal, Stijin}} Category:Flemish male actors Category:1976 births Category:Living people