Bouli Lanners is a Belgian painter, actor, screenwriter and director, born as Philippe “Bouli” Lanners. He began his career as a painter and interior designer. Belgian TV channel Canal + hired his as a director of the satirical program Les Snuls in which he also appeared as a stand up comedian. Consequently, he started acting in supporting roles in Belgian and French films. In 1999, he wrote and directed his first short film Travellinckx (1999). Afterwards he made the short Muno (2001) and two features: Ultranova (2005) and Eldorado (2008).