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Jonas Govaerts (b. 1980) is a Belgian film, television, and music video director from Antwerp. After gaining attention with a series of award-winning short horror films, Govaerts made his feature debut with the boy-scout-themed slasher CUB (2014), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and earned him the Best Director award at the Sitges Film Festival.

He followed CUB with the psychological thriller series Tabula Rasa (2017), which became a global hit after launching on Netflix. In 2022, Govaerts directed and co-wrote H4Z4RD, a surreal action-comedy starring world-renowned DJ Dimitri Vegas.

Most recently, he directed Amsterdam Empire (2025), a Dutch crime series starring Famke Janssen, set to premiere worldwide on Netflix the day before Halloween.

Outside of film, Govaerts is an accomplished musician and has released several albums with Belgian bands The Hickey Underworld and Arabnormal. The fourth album by The Hickey Underworld is scheduled for release in February 2026.