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Xavier Dolan

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Xavier Dolan at an event for The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
La Nuit Ou Laurier Gaudreault S'est Reveille (French)
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The Night Logan Woke Up (2022– )
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Xavier Dolan was born on 20 March 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).
BornMarch 20, 1989
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BornMarch 20, 1989
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  • Awards
    • 83 wins & 126 nominations

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Xavier Dolan and Bruce Greenwood in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan in Elephant Song (2014)
Catherine Keener, Xavier Dolan, and Bruce Greenwood in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan and Bruce Greenwood in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan and Bruce Greenwood in Elephant Song (2014)
Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan in Heartbeats (2010)

Known for

I Killed My Mother (2009)
I Killed My Mother
7.4
  • Hubert Minel
  • 2009
Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
Tom at the Farm
6.9
  • Tom
  • 2013
Heartbeats (2010)
Heartbeats
7.1
  • Francis
  • 2010
Mommy (2014)
Mommy
8.0
  • Producer
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Toupie et Binou, le Film
    • Jacques-Henri (voice)
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Night Logan Woke Up (2022)
    The Night Logan Woke Up
    • Elliot Larouche
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions (2021)
    Lost Illusions
    • Nathan d'Anastazio
    • 2021
  • Bill Skarsgård in It Chapter Two (2019)
    It Chapter Two
    • Adrian Mellon
    • 2019
  • Les Enfants d'Okura
    • Anatane
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Xavier Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, and Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas in Matthias & Maxime (2019)
    Matthias & Maxime
    • Maxime
    • 2019
  • Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
    Bad Times at the El Royale
    • Buddy Sunday
    • 2018
  • Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Lucas Hedges in Boy Erased (2018)
    Boy Erased
    • Jon
    • 2018
  • Les Appendices (2009)
    Les Appendices
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Elephant Song (2014)
    Elephant Song
    • Michael Aleen
    • 2014
  • Miraculum (2014)
    Miraculum
    • Étienne
    • 2014
  • Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
    Tom at the Farm
    • Tom
    • 2013
  • Bye-Bye (1968)
    Bye-Bye
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Étienne de Passillé and Simon Olivier Fecteau in En audition avec Simon (2010)
    En audition avec Simon
    • Xavier Dolan
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2012
  • Les Bobos (2012)
    Les Bobos
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Laurence Anyways (2012)
    Laurence Anyways
    • Homme à la fête (uncredited)
    • 2012

Producer

  • The Beast
    • producer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Night Logan Woke Up (2022)
    The Night Logan Woke Up
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Adele: Easy on Me (2021)
    Adele: Easy on Me
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Charlotte (2021)
    Charlotte
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Xavier Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, and Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas in Matthias & Maxime (2019)
    Matthias & Maxime
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Kit Harington in The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
    The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2018
  • It's Only the End of the World (2016)
    It's Only the End of the World
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Adele in Adele: Hello (2015)
    Adele: Hello
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Mommy (2014)
    Mommy
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
    Tom at the Farm
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Laurence Anyways (2012)
    Laurence Anyways
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • Heartbeats (2010)
    Heartbeats
    • producer
    • 2010
  • I Killed My Mother (2009)
    I Killed My Mother
    • producer
    • 2009

Director

  • The Night Logan Woke Up (2022)
    The Night Logan Woke Up
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Adele: Easy on Me (2021)
    Adele: Easy on Me
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Julia Roberts in Happy Diamonds (2021)
    Happy Diamonds
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Xavier Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, and Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas in Matthias & Maxime (2019)
    Matthias & Maxime
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Kit Harington in The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
    The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
    • Director
    • 2018
  • It's Only the End of the World (2016)
    It's Only the End of the World
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Adele in Adele: Hello (2015)
    Adele: Hello
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Mommy (2014)
    Mommy
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Xavier Dolan in Tom at the Farm (2013)
    Tom at the Farm
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Indochine: College Boy (2013)
    Indochine: College Boy
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2013
  • Laurence Anyways (2012)
    Laurence Anyways
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Heartbeats (2010)
    Heartbeats
    • Director
    • 2010
  • I Killed My Mother (2009)
    I Killed My Mother
    • Director
    • 2009

Videos15

Streaming Passport to Canada
Clip 6:08
Streaming Passport to Canada
Thandie Newton, 'John F. Donovan' Stars Sound Off on Perils of Social Media
Interview 3:25
Thandie Newton, 'John F. Donovan' Stars Sound Off on Perils of Social Media
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:06
Official Trailer
Trailer [OVS]
Trailer 2:53
Trailer [OVS]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 1:00
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 2:01
Bande-annonce [OV]
U.S. Trailer
Trailer 2:01
U.S. Trailer
Good Neighbors
Trailer 2:27
Good Neighbors
Heartbeats
Trailer 1:00
Heartbeats
Lost Illusions
Trailer 2:21
Lost Illusions
Elephant Song
Trailer 2:13
Elephant Song
Elephant Song
Trailer 2:13
Elephant Song

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • -Facebook
    • -Instagram
  • Alternative name
    • Xavier Dolan-Tadros
  • Height
    • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
  • Born
    • March 20, 1989
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Parents
      Manuel Tadros
  • Other works
    Screenwriter
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 11 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Xavier's mother is Canadian, and is of three quarters French-Canadian and one quarter Irish descent (the surname "Dolan" is Irish). Xavier's father is Egyptian, from Cairo.
  • Quotes
    [on directing oneself in a film] I don't want to be brash, but you just do it. It's not complicated. I love it. I sit down on the chair to do the scene, and then I get up, ask for the playback. And if it's bad it's bad. If it's good it's good. I won't hesitate a second if it's bad.

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