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Niels Arestrup

Acting

Born February 8, 1949 · Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Died December 1, 2024

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Biography

Niels Arestrup was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter.

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Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2016
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2014
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit · 2011
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2010
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2006
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  • Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2006
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit · 2000
  • Molière Award — Best Actor

Filmography19 titles

See You Up There

2017as Marcel Péricourt

A Prophet

2009as César Luciani

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007as Roussin

War Horse

2011as Grandfather

Sarah's Key

2010as Jules Dufaure

At Eternity's Gate

2018as Madman

Diplomacy

2014as General Dietrich von Choltitz

Black Butterflies

2022as Albert Desiderio

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005as Robert Seyr

Our Children

2012as André Pinget

I, You, He, She

1974as Truck Driver

You Will Be My Son

2011as Paul de Marseul

Captain Marleau

2014as Hervé Gerfaut

The French Minister

2013as Claude Maupas

Meeting Venus

1991as Zoltan Szanto

Return to Montauk

2017as Walter

By the Sea

2015as Michel

The Dune

2013as Ruben

Diesel

1985as Nelson