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Niels Arestrup

Acting
75 years oldMontreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Biography

Niels Arestrup was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. His father was Danish and his mother was French. He has won two César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté and Un prophète, both films where he was directed by Jacques Audiard.

Personal Details

Born
February 8, 1949 - December 1, 2024 (age 75)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Known For
Acting

Movies (47)

Divertimento
7.0

Divertimento

as Sergiu Celibidache

2023

Villa Caprice
5.5

Villa Caprice

as Luc Germon

2021

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

as Self - Interviewee

2021

At Eternity's Gate
7.0

At Eternity's Gate

as Madman

2018

See You Up There
7.8

See You Up There

as Marcel Péricourt

2017

Return to Montauk
5.6

Return to Montauk

as Walter

2017

By the Sea
5.5

By the Sea

as Michel

2015

So Long Africa
5.5

So Long Africa

as Jacques

2015

The Dune
5.5

The Dune

as Ruben

2014

96 heures
5.4

96 heures

as Victor Kancel

2014

Diplomacy
7.0

Diplomacy

as General Dietrich von Choltitz

2014

The French Minister
6.0

The French Minister

as Claude Maupas

2013

Our Children
6.7

Our Children

as André Pinget

2012

War Horse
7.3

War Horse

as Grandfather

2011

You Will Be My Son
6.3

You Will Be My Son

as Paul de Marseul

2011

Small World
6.3

Small World

as Thomas Senn

2010

The Big Picture
6.3

The Big Picture

as Bartholomé

2010

Sarah's Key
7.3

Sarah's Key

as Jules Dufaure

2010

Behind Bars

Behind Bars

as Self

2010

Farewell
6.5

Farewell

as Vallier

2009

A Prophet
7.6

A Prophet

as César Luciani

2009

Le Temps des cerises
7.0

Le Temps des cerises

Theatre Play (Writing)

2008

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
7.6

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

as Roussin

2007

The Candidate
5.4

The Candidate

as Georges

2007

Fragments of Antonin
6.4

Fragments of Antonin

as le professeur Lantier

2006

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
6.9

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

as Robert Seyr

2005

Parlez-moi d'amour
6.1

Parlez-moi d'amour

as Richard

2002

A Private Affair
5.5

A Private Affair

as Le père de Rachel

2002

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic
1.0

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

as Jascha Steg

2000

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

as Fernando Krapp

2000

Rewind
2.5

Rewind

as Fabrice Rivail

1998

Les Derniers Jours de la victime

Les Derniers Jours de la victime

as Mendizábal

1995

Délit mineur

Délit mineur

as Claude

1994

Albert Savarus
6.0

Albert Savarus

as Albert Savarus

1993

La Femme abandonnée
1.0

La Femme abandonnée

as Oskar de Wilno

1992

Meeting Venus
5.7

Meeting Venus

as Zoltan Szanto

1991

Manon Roland

Manon Roland

as Danton

1989

Barbablù, Barbablù

Barbablù, Barbablù

as Gastone

1989

La Ruelle au clair de lune
7.0

La Ruelle au clair de lune

as Professeur Hans Klemm

1988

Ville étrangère

Ville étrangère

as Gregor Keuschnig

1988

Doux amer

Doux amer

as Jean

1987

Charlie Dingo
6.0

Charlie Dingo

as William

1987

Lorfou

Lorfou

as Angelo

1987

La Rumba
4.6

La Rumba

as Detaix

1987

Among Wolves
4.1

Among Wolves

as Mike

1985

Diesel
4.4

Diesel

as Nelson

1985

Sincerely Charlotte
3.1

Sincerely Charlotte

as Mathieu

1985

TV Shows (3)