Niels Arestrup

1949-02-08 – 2024-12-01 (age 75) Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

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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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Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Known For

War Horse

War Horse

2011

as Grandfather

At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

2018

as Madman

A Prophet

A Prophet

2009

as César Luciani

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

as Roussin

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

2010

as Jules Dufaure

By the Sea

By the Sea

2015

as Michel

See You Up There

See You Up There

2017

as Marcel Péricourt

Memoirs of a French Whore

Memoirs of a French Whore

1979

as André

Stavisky...

Stavisky...

1974

as Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005

as Robert Seyr

Diplomacy

Diplomacy

2014

as General Dietrich von Choltitz

Farewell

Farewell

2009

as Vallier

The Dune

The Dune

2014

as Ruben

Divertimento

Divertimento

2023

as Sergiu Celibidache

The French Minister

The French Minister

2013

as Claude Maupas

Je Tu Il Elle

Je Tu Il Elle

1974

as Truck Driver

A Private Affair

A Private Affair

2002

as Le père de Rachel

The Future Is Woman

The Future Is Woman

1984

as Gordon

Villa Caprice

Villa Caprice

2021

as Luc Germon

Sincerely Charlotte

Sincerely Charlotte

1985

as Mathieu