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Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

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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.

Known For

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

A Prophet

A Prophet

2009

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

1982

The Big Night

The Big Night

1976

Farewell

Farewell

2009

The Candidate

The Candidate

2007

A Private Affair

A Private Affair

2002

You Will Be My Son

You Will Be My Son

2011

The Future Is Woman

The Future Is Woman

1984

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

2010

La Rumba

La Rumba

1987

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

2010

Memoirs of a French Whore

Memoirs of a French Whore

1979

Je Tu Il Elle

Je Tu Il Elle

1974

Small World

Small World

2010

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

2000

Speak to Me of Love

Speak to Me of Love

2002

Lorfou

Lorfou

1987

Our Children

Our Children

2012

Diesel

Diesel

1985

One Man's War

One Man's War

1982

Divertimento

Divertimento

2023

Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus

1991

Doux amer

Doux amer

1987

Lumière

Lumière

1976

Tomorrow's Children

Tomorrow's Children

1976

The French Minister

The French Minister

2013

Rewind

Rewind

1998

Sincerely Charlotte

Sincerely Charlotte

1985

Diplomacy

Diplomacy

2014

96 heures

96 heures

2014

Plus ça va, moins ça va

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977

La Cerisaie

La Cerisaie

1982

Among Wolves

Among Wolves

1985

The Dune

The Dune

2014

Tiens ferme ta couronne

Tiens ferme ta couronne

Fragments of Antonin

Fragments of Antonin

2006

A Second Chance

A Second Chance

1976

By the Sea

By the Sea

2015

Délit mineur

Délit mineur

1994

Bruges la Morte

Bruges la Morte

1980

So Long Africa

So Long Africa

2015

La Femme flic

La Femme flic

1980

Alone

Alone

1981

Ville étrangère

Ville étrangère

1988

Return to Montauk

Return to Montauk

2017

La Ruelle au clair de lune

La Ruelle au clair de lune

1988

Albert Savarus

Albert Savarus

1993

See You Up There

See You Up There

2017

Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men

Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men

1974

At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

2018

The Sorceror's Apprentice

The Sorceror's Apprentice

1977

The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland

1978

War Horse

War Horse

2011

Stavisky...

Stavisky...

1974

La Femme abandonnée

La Femme abandonnée

1992

Behind Bars

Behind Bars

2010

Les Derniers Jours de la victime

Les Derniers Jours de la victime

1995

Villa Caprice

Villa Caprice

2021

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

2021

Charlie Dingo

Charlie Dingo

1987

Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff

Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff

1982

Tauwetter

Tauwetter

1977

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

2000

La danse de mort

La danse de mort

1982

Manon Roland

Manon Roland

1989

Barbablù, Barbablù

Barbablù, Barbablù

1989

La dernière carte

La dernière carte

1974

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

2024

Baron Noir

Baron Noir

2016

Le Tourbillon des jours

Le Tourbillon des jours

1979

Black Butterflies

Black Butterflies

2022

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982

Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau

2015