Simon Abkarian
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1962-03-05 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France
- Also known as
- Simone Abkarian
Biography
Simon Abkarian (born 5 March 1962) is a French-Armenian actor.
Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil.
Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993 and played in 2001 "Beast on the Moon" by Richard Kalinoski, directed by Irina Brook, a play about the life of a survivor of the Genocide of the Armenians, a role which won him critical acclaims and the Molière of the best comedian.
His first roles in cinema were proposed by French filmaker Cédric Klapisch, who asked him to play in several of his movies, notably in "Chacun cherche son chat" ("When the Cat is Away" (1996) and in "Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)" en 2003.
He was featured in Sally Potter's Yes (2004), in which he played the lead role.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Spooks
2002
as Dariush Bakhshi
Vanished
2026
as Gaspard Drax
Kaboul Kitchen
2012
as Colonel Amanullah
House of Saddam
2008
as Qais
Notre-Dame
2022
as Max
Wonderland
2020
as Tony
Malaterra
2015
as Thomas Rotman
Pigalle, la nuit
2009
as Nadir Zainoun
Playground
2017
as The Father
Tony's Revenge
2011
as Tony Roucas
Malin Fors
Movies (85)
Casino Royale
2006
as Alex Dimitrios
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026
as Charles de Gaulle
Persepolis
2007
as Marjane's Father (voice)
Overdrive
2017
as Jacomo Morier
Rendition
2007
as Said Abdel Aziz
Angélique
2013
as L'avocat François Desgrez
Someone, Somewhere
2019
as Mansour
The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Lieutenant Dessalines
Overdose
2022
as Daniel Prat
Restless
2022
as Antoine Marelli
Secrets of State
2008
as Al Barad
Colt 45
2014
as Commander Luc Denard
Scribe
2016
as Gerfaut
Zarafa
2012
as Hassan (voice)
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)
2026
as Charles de Gaulle
Cyrano, My Love
2018
as Ange Fleury
Rage
2009
as Merlin
Ararat
2002
as Arshile Gorky
Army of Crime
2009
as Missak Manouchian
The Snake
2006
as Sam
Rebels
2019
as Simon Bénéké, Sandra's father
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003
as Freddy
The Swallows of Kabul
2019
as Atiq (voice)
Almost Peaceful
2002
as Albert
The Cut
2014
as Krikor
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
2014
as Elisha
Force
2011
as Jimi Weiss
Journey from Greece
2017
as Kakourgos
Lila Lili
1999
as Simon
The Sonata
2018
as Charles Vernais
Yes
2005
as He
1915
2015
as Simon
Trivial
2007
as Pierre
When the Cat's Away
1996
as Carlos
The 4th Wall
2025
as Marwan
In Your Dreams
2005
as Wilson
A Day at the Museum
2008
as Gilles Paulin
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
1997
as Simon
Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem »
2016
as Self
The Marchers
2013
as Le père de Farid
Chouf
2016
as Le libanais
The Audition
2019
as Philippe
Turk's Head
2010
as Le veuf
Le dernier jour du jeûne
2020
Permis de construire
2021
as Müller
Armenia
2006
as Sarkis Arabian
New Délire
2007
as Gunter (voice)
The Seven Days
2008
as Eliyau
The Wedding Song
2008
as Raoul
To Take A Wife
2004
as Eliyahoo
Les Damnés de la Commune
2021
as Narrateur (voice)
L'Affaire Ben Barka
2008
as le général Oufkir, ministre marocain de l'intérieur
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?
2012
as Abraham Drucker
Ce soir-là et les jours d'après
2019
as Karan
The Demon Stirs
2005
as Julien Cestac
The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
as Swami (voice)
Off-Season
2021
as Anthony
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
as Mehdi Ben Barka
Playground
as The Father
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
2015
as Hovannès Alexandrian
J'ai tué ma femme
2017
as Le patron du café
Les Amants naufragés
2011
as Milo Garavan
Zaina: Rider of the Atlas
2005
as Omar
Cop Goes Missing
2022
as Tristan
Khamsa
2008
as Khamsa's Father
Black Notebooks
2021
A World of Ours
2008
as L'oncle de Noé (voice)
The Way to Happiness
2022
as Saül Birnbaum
God Will Know His Own
The Goldfish
1994
as Customer
La nuit miraculeuse
1989
Ana El Awan
1994
Tempest in a Teapot
1997
Aram
2002
as Aram
The Silence of Rak
1997
as Customer
Minor Revelations
2008
Les mauvais joueurs
2005
as Sahak
Chroniques d'un indic
2025
as Lakhdar
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
2005
as Cesari
Le lièvre
Le Menteur : La Pièce !
2008
as Lelio
Tehlirian on Trial: Armenia's Avenger
2015
as Narrator
Comme une ombre
2010
as Vincent
Electre des bas-fonds
2022
Mémoires de Palestine
2023
as Narrator (voice)
About Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian (born 5 March 1962) is a French-Armenian actor. Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil. Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993 and played in 2001 "Beast on the Moon" by Richard Kalinoski, directed by Irina Brook, a play about… With 96 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Simon Abkarian has appeared in 85 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Casino Royale (2006) — as Alex Dimitrios
- De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (2026) — as Charles de Gaulle
- Persepolis (2007) — as Marjane's Father (voice)
- Overdrive (2017) — as Jacomo Morier
- Rendition (2007) — as Said Abdel Aziz
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