His kindness and good mood immediately convinced us during the casting. Thys is an introvert and a loner, which makes him the laughing stock of his peers. He suffers from his parent's divorce and their incapacity to establish a friendly relationship, and remains very much in his father’s shadow, whose social ease he admires. Thys often spends time with his mother and has a kind of "love-hate" relationship with her. His big brother calls them an “elderly couple”.