Lou Goossens (born 2009) is a Belgian child actor. He is known primarily for his leading role in the coming-of-age drama film Young Hearts, written and directed by Anthony Schatteman.
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Life
Goossens made his acting debut at 13 in the Dutch-language short film Alleen Ik (Only me, me alone) as Flor. In 2023 he also played a small role as Dennis in the series Boomer
At 14, he played Elias Montero in the 2024 coming-of-age drama film Young Hearts.
Young Hearts was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 17 February and competed for the Crystal Bear for the Best Film.
In same year he also played in the TV series Moresnet as Young Ben Schotz.
In 2025 he had two small roles as Benjamin in the TV series Holly Sh!t! and young Horst in movie "Zondag De Negenste" as well as a main role in a short film called Shutterspeed for which he won award for Best Acting Performance in the Flemish Competition.
At the beginning of 2026 he guest starred in the series Patience, the series Breendonk in which he played the role of Frans Putseys had its world premiere at the Séries Mania festival in March and as of June 2026 he is in the early stages of recording for the next TV series
Dochters by Anthony Schatteman.