Matthieu Ricard
Known for Directing · 20 credits
- Born
- 1946-02-15 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Biography
Matthieu Ricard is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. He grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a PhD degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas. Ricard is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute. He received the French National Order of Merit for his humanitarian work in the East with Karuna-Shechen, the non-profit organization he co-founded in 2000 with Rabjam Rinpoche. Since 1989, he has acted as the French interpreter for the 14th Dalai Lama. Since 2010, he has been travelling and giving a series of talks with and assisting in teachings by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, the incarnation of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (16)
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Sweet Taste of Success
2022
as Matthieu Ricard
Wheel of Time
2003
as Self
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
2010
as Self
Who We Were
2021
as Self - Buddhist Monk
Bhutan: Following in the Footsteps of Matthieu Ricard
2024
as himself
Viananda
2023
My Year of Living Mindfully
2020
as Himself
From Stress to Happiness
2020
as Self
The Altruism Revolution
2015
as Himself
Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being
2020
as Self
Return to Gandhi Road
2020
as himself
Dharma Rising
2011
La saveur d’une vie
2025
as Self
LIVING IS A DREAM
2024
The devotion of Matthieu Ricard
2009
as himself
About Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. He grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a PhD degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas. Ricard is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute. He received the French National Order of Merit for his humanita… With 20 credits spanning from 2003 to 2025, Matthieu Ricard has appeared in 16 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Matthieu Ricard Movies
- Unity (2015) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Sweet Taste of Success (2022) — as Matthieu Ricard
- Wheel of Time (2003) — as Self
- Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (2010) — as Self
- Who We Were (2021) — as Self - Buddhist Monk
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