Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup ( born February 8, 1949 in Montreuil, Seine- Saint- Denis, Ile -de -France, France ) is a French film and theater actor.

Life

He is the son of Danish immigrants who settled in Montreuil. He began his career in theater before moving into Miss O'Gynie et les hommes fleurs by Samy Pavel as a lover Richard Leduc 1973 had his first film role. Without ceasing to play with the theater, he began his career as an actor in ambiguous roles. Mid-1980s, some leading roles were offered (eg Le Futur est femme, Meeting Venus) him. In 1988 he opened his own theater school in Ménilmontant. In 2006 he received for his performance in Jacques Audiard's The Beat That My Heart the César for Best Supporting Actor. Three years later he was again directed by Audiard as Corsican mafia godfather in the Gefängnsfilm A prophet to see what he again brought France's most important film award.

Filmography

Theater

  • Sade concert d' enfers
  • Le misanthrope
  • La vie est un songe
  • Crime et châtiment
  • Haute surveillance
  • Platonov

Awards

  • 2006: César Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Beat That My Heart
  • 2010: César Award for Best Supporting Actor in A Prophet
  • 2014: César Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Quai d' Orsay
Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) The Beat That My Heart Skipped Chantal Akerman Claude Lelouch Markus Imhoof Yves Boisset Marco Ferreri Édouard Molinaro Francis Girod The Big Picture (2010 film) Bertrand Tavernier Integrated Authority File
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