He graduated in 1998 from the Studio Herman Teirlinck,[1] the same year as Tom Dewispelaere, Ben Segers and Geert Van Rampelberg, with whom he founded the theatre company Olympique Dramatique.
[2] He acted in the feature films S. and Dossier K. and played a role with his theatre companions in the television series De Parelvissers.
He also had a recurring role as the criminal Dimitri Alva in the sixth season of the VTM television series Zone Stad.
[3] In the spring of 2013, he acted in the VIER series Met man en macht.
Stijn Van Opstal is in a relationship with Sarah Vangeel; they have two children together.