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Actor

Niels Arestrup

Acting

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Acting credits

71

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.4

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Movies: 66Series: 6Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 17498

IMDb ID: nm0034390

Known for: Acting

Born: February 8, 1949

Died: December 1, 2024

Age: 75

Place of birth: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2024

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.4

Wikidata: Q1974920

Other jobs

Director (1)Theatre Play (1)

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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.

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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Niels Arestrup.

Movie poster for Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 (2024)

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

as Niels Arestrup

2024 Movie

Movie poster for Divertimento (2023)

Divertimento

as Sergiu Celibidache

2023 Movie

Movie poster for Villa Caprice (2021)

Villa Caprice

as Luc Germon

2021 Movie

Movie poster for Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur (2021)

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

as Self - Interviewee

2021 Movie

Movie poster for At Eternity's Gate (2018)

At Eternity's Gate

as Madman

2018 Movie

Movie poster for See You Up There (2017)

See You Up There

as Marcel Péricourt

2017 Movie

Movie poster for Return to Montauk (2017)

Return to Montauk

as Walter

2017 Movie

Movie poster for By the Sea (2015)

By the Sea

as Michel

2015 Movie

Movie poster for So Long Africa (2015)

So Long Africa

as Jacques

2015 Movie

Movie poster for The Dune (2014)

The Dune

as Ruben

2014 Movie

Movie poster for 96 heures (2014)

96 heures

as Victor Kancel

2014 Movie

Movie poster for Diplomacy (2014)

Diplomacy

as General Dietrich von Choltitz

2014 Movie

Movie poster for The French Minister (2013)

The French Minister

as Claude Maupas

2013 Movie

Movie poster for Our Children (2012)

Our Children

as André Pinget

2012 Movie

Movie poster for War Horse (2011)

War Horse

as Grandfather

2011 Movie

Movie poster for You Will Be My Son (2011)

You Will Be My Son

as Paul de Marseul

2011 Movie

Movie poster for Small World (2010)

Small World

as Thomas Senn

2010 Movie

Movie poster for The Big Picture (2010)

The Big Picture

as Bartholomé

2010 Movie

Movie poster for Sarah's Key (2010)

Sarah's Key

as Jules Dufaure

2010 Movie

Movie poster for Farewell (2009)

Farewell

as Vallier

2009 Movie

Movie poster for A Prophet (2009)

A Prophet

as César Luciani

2009 Movie

Movie poster for Le Temps des cerises (2008)

Le Temps des cerises

Theatre Play

2008 Movie

Movie poster for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

as Roussin

2007 Movie

Movie poster for The Candidate (2007)

The Candidate

as Georges

2007 Movie

Series

Series

Series credits linked with Niels Arestrup.

Series poster for Black Butterflies (2022)

Black Butterflies

as Albert Desiderio • 6 eps

Series poster for Baron Noir (2016)

Baron Noir

as Francis Laugier • 8 eps

2016 Series

Series poster for Capitaine Marleau (2015)

Capitaine Marleau

as Hervé Gerfaut • 1 eps

2015 Series

Series poster for Champs-Elysées (1982)

Champs-Elysées

as Self • 1 eps

1982 Series

Series poster for Le Tourbillon des jours (1979)

Le Tourbillon des jours

as Germain • 6 eps

1979 Series

Series poster for Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self • 1 eps

1972 Series