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Niels Arestrup

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Niels Arestrup in Meeting Venus (1991)
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Villa Caprice (2020)
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Niels Arestrup was born on 8 February 1949 in Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France. He is an actor and writer, known for A Prophet (2009), War Horse (2011) and Diplomacy (2014). He has been married to Isabelle Le Nouvel since 15 September 2012. They have two children.
BornFebruary 8, 1949
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Niels Arestrup in Baron noir (2016)
Niels Arestrup and Kad Merad in Baron noir (2016)
Niels Arestrup in Baron noir (2016)
Niels Arestrup in War Horse (2011)
Niels Arestrup in Papa lumière (2015)
Niels Arestrup and Lorànt Deutsch in You Will Be My Son (2011)
Niels Arestrup, Lorànt Deutsch, and Nicolas Bridet in You Will Be My Son (2011)
Niels Arestrup and Nicolas Bridet in You Will Be My Son (2011)
Niels Arestrup, Émilie Dequenne, and Tahar Rahim in Our Children (2012)
Niels Arestrup and Tahar Rahim in Our Children (2012)
Niels Arestrup and Celine Buckens in War Horse (2011)
Niels Arestrup and Romain Duris in The Big Picture (2010)

Known for

Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (2009)
A Prophet
7.8
  • César Luciani
  • 2009
Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)
War Horse
7.2
  • Grandfather
  • 2011
Niels Arestrup and André Dussollier in Diplomacy (2014)
Diplomacy
7.1
  • General Dietrich von Choltitz
  • 2014
Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
8.0
  • Roussin
  • 2007

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Actor

  • Les papillons noirs (2022)
    Les papillons noirs
  • Divertimento (2022)
    Divertimento
  • Jean-Pierre Mocky in Myster Mocky présente (2007)
    Myster Mocky présente
  • Niels Arestrup and Patrick Bruel in Villa Caprice (2020)
    Villa Caprice
  • Calls (2017)
    Calls
  • Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate (2018)
    At Eternity's Gate
  • Corinne Masiero in Capitain Marleau (2014)
    Capitain Marleau
  • See You Up There (2017)
    See You Up There
  • Return to Montauk (2017)
    Return to Montauk
  • Baron noir (2016)
    Baron noir
  • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in By the Sea (2015)
    By the Sea
  • Papa lumière (2015)
    Papa lumière
  • 96 heures (2014)
    96 heures
  • Niels Arestrup and André Dussollier in Diplomacy (2014)
    Diplomacy
  • The Dune (2013)
    The Dune

Writer

  • Le Temps des Cerises
  • Le candidat (2007)
    Le candidat
  • Du blues dans la tête (1981)
    Du blues dans la tête

Director

  • Le candidat (2007)
    Le candidat
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Personal details

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    • February 8, 1949
    • Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
    • Isabelle Le NouvelSeptember 15, 2012 - present (2 children)
  • Book: "Tous mes incendies". Paris: Plon. ISBN 978-2-259-19295-8
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    As of 2014, he's the only winner of 3 Best Supporting Actor Césars.

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