SELECTED WORK
STORIES, CHARACTERS & FILMS
A selection of roles and projects across film and television.
01
BENNY
2025 · SHORT FILM · DRAMA / THRILLER
LEAD ACTOR · WRITER · PRODUCER
Character: BENNY
Director: ARON QUADU
When a student disappears during an acting class, teacher Benny suddenly finds himself at the centre of suspicion. What begins as uncertainty develops into a tense exploration of guilt, perception and how quickly we judge the people around us.
Dreez Cox stars in the title role and also served as writer and producer. The film went on to receive international recognition after winning Best Film at the 48 Hour Film Project Antwerp and later finishing second worldwide at Filmapalooza 2026.
- BEST ACTOR — LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026
- 2ND PLACE — FILMAPALOOZA 2026
- BEST FILM — 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT ANTWERP 2025
- BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE — 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT ANTWERP 2025
- BEST LEADING ACTOR NOMINEE — ROME PRISMA INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2026
- CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER 2026
02
KARMANN
2025 · SHORT FILM · DRAMA
LEAD ACTOR · WRITER · PRODUCER
Character: FATHER
Director: ARON QUADU
A father prepares an intimate birthday celebration for his daughter. As the evening unfolds, fractures begin to appear in his reality, slowly revealing that something is not as it seems.
Dreez Cox plays the father and co-created the film with director Aron Quadu. Built around grief, memory and denial, Karmann became the winning film of the international Yes We Cannes competition and was later presented at the Cannes Short Film Corner.
- BEST FILM — YES WE CANNES, GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION
- BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE — YES WE CANNES
- AUDIENCE AWARD — YES WE CANNES
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY — YES WE CANNES
- CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER 2026
03
ZONDEBOKKEN
FEATURE FILM · HISTORICAL DRAMA
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Character: NOLLEKE VAN GELEEN
Director: ROCKY GRISPEN · Writer: MAURICE SUCKLING
On the eve of the French Revolution, in a region scarred by poverty, hunger and social unrest, two officials are sent after the infamous Bokkenrijders — a criminal gang surrounded by stories of witchcraft and men flying through the night on goats.
Dreez Cox portrays Nolleke van Geleen, a captain of the Bokkenrijders. The role places him inside the film's central conflict between criminality, poverty, injustice and rebellion. Zondebokken is a Belgian historical feature inspired by the legends surrounding the Bokkenrijders.
04
DE LAATSTE DAG
2023 · TV SERIES · VRT MAX
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Character: JAN
Director: SAMIR DEVEDZIC
Dreez Cox appears as Jan in De Laatste Dag, a Flemish comedy series written by Elisabeth Lucie Baeten and starring Sven De Ridder. The role highlights Dreez’s comedic side, offering a contrast to the darker and more dramatic characters in his film work and demonstrating his range across comedy and drama.
MORE SCREEN WORK
Additional credits across film and television include Prometheus, Wa Make: De Film and other Belgian screen productions.