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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.
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
2017as Marcel Péricourt
A Prophet
2009as César Luciani
2009as César Luciani
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007as Roussin
2007as Roussin
War Horse
2011as Grandfather
2011as Grandfather
Sarah's Key
2010as Jules Dufaure
2010as Jules Dufaure
At Eternity's Gate
2018as Madman
2018as Madman
Diplomacy
2014as General Dietrich von Choltitz
2014as General Dietrich von Choltitz
Black Butterflies
2022as Albert Desiderio
2022as Albert Desiderio
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005as Robert Seyr
2005as Robert Seyr
Our Children
2012as André Pinget
2012as André Pinget
I, You, He, She
1974as Truck Driver
1974as Truck Driver
You Will Be My Son
2011as Paul de Marseul
2011as Paul de Marseul
Captain Marleau
2014as Hervé Gerfaut
2014as Hervé Gerfaut
The French Minister
2013as Claude Maupas
2013as Claude Maupas
Meeting Venus
1991as Zoltan Szanto
1991as Zoltan Szanto
Return to Montauk
2017as Walter
2017as Walter
By the Sea
2015as Michel
2015as Michel
The Dune
2013as Ruben
2013as Ruben
Diesel
1985as Nelson
1985as Nelson