About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1949-02-08
Place of birth:
Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Website:
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Niels Arestrup

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Divertimento Actor Sergiu Celibidache 60
Fair
2022 Black Butterflies Actor Albert Desiderio 69
Fair
2021 Villa Caprice Actor Luc Germon 58
Average
2021 Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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2018 At Eternity's Gate Actor Madman 66
Fair
2017 See You Up There Actor Marcel Péricourt 73
Good
2017 Return to Montauk Actor Walter 58
Average
2015 By the Sea Actor Michel 57
Average
2015 So Long Africa Actor Jacques 59
Average
2014 The Dune Actor Ruben 58
Average
2014 96 heures Actor Victor Kancel 58
Average
2014 Diplomacy Actor General Dietrich von Choltitz 62
Fair
2013 The French Minister Actor Claude Maupas 59
Average
2012 Our Children Actor André Pinget 59
Average
2011 War Horse Actor Grandfather 71
Good
2011 You Will Be My Son Actor Paul de Marseul 59
Average
2010 Small World Actor Thomas Senn 59
Average
2010 The Big Picture Actor Bartholomé 59
Average
2010 Sarah's Key Actor Jules Dufaure 66
Fair
2010 Behind Bars Actor Self N/A
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2009 Farewell Actor Vallier 60
Fair
2009 A Prophet Actor César Luciani 71
Good
2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Actor Roussin 70
Good
2007 The Candidate Actor Georges 58
Average
2006 Fragments of Antonin Actor le professeur Lantier 59
Average
2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped Actor Robert Seyr 63
Fair
2002 Parlez-moi d'amour Actor Richard 59
Average
2002 A Private Affair Actor Le père de Rachel 58
Average
2000 Lulu Kreutz's Picnic Actor Jascha Steg 58
Average
2000 Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre Actor Fernando Krapp N/A
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1998 Rewind Actor Fabrice Rivail 58
Average
1995 Les Derniers Jours de la victime Actor Mendizábal N/A
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1994 Délit mineur Actor Claude N/A
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1993 Albert Savarus Actor Albert Savarus N/A
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1992 La Femme abandonnée Actor Oskar de Wilno 58
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1991 Meeting Venus Actor Zoltan Szanto 58
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1988 La ruelle au clair de lune Actor Professeur Hans Klemm 59
Average
1988 Ville étrangère Actor Gregor Keuschnig N/A
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1987 Doux amer Actor Jean N/A
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1987 Charlie Dingo Actor William 59
Average
1987 Lorfou Actor Angelo N/A
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1987 La Rumba Actor Detaix 58
Average
1985 Among Wolves Actor Mike 58
Average
1985 Diesel Actor Nelson 58
Average
1985 Sincerely Charlotte Actor Mathieu 58
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1984 The Future Is Woman Actor Gordon 58
Average
1982 One Man's War Actor Narrator 59
Average
1982 Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Actor Rastignac N/A
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1982 La Cerisaie Actor Lopakhine N/A
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1982 Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff Actor Stan Pilgrim N/A
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1981 Alone Actor Jean 58
Average
1980 Bruges la Morte Actor Hugues Viane N/A
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1980 La Femme flic Actor Dominique Allier, le photographe de la MJC 58
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1979 Memoirs of a French Whore Actor André 59
Average
1979 Le Tourbillon des jours Actor Germain 70
Good
1978 The Song of Roland Actor Le commerçant / Oton 59
Average
1977 Tauwetter Actor Jean-Luc N/A
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1977 The Sorceror's Apprentice Actor Danton 58
Average
1977 Plus ça va, moins ça va Actor Vincent 58
Average
1976 The Big Night Actor Léon 59
Average
1976 A Second Chance Actor Henri Lanot 59
Average
1976 Tomorrow's Children Actor Philippe 59
Average
1976 Lumière Actor Nano 59
Average
1974 Je Tu Il Elle Actor Truck-driver 59
Average
1974 Stavisky... Actor Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski 59
Average
1974 Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men Actor Yves 58
Average
Tiens ferme ta couronne Actor N/A
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Directing
2007 The Candidate Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2008 Le Temps des cerises Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
2007 The Candidate Writing Writer 58
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