Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Known for Acting · 76 credits

Born
1949-02-08
Died
2024-12-01
Place of birth
Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

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.

Known For

TV Shows (6)

Movies (70)

War Horse
Movie

War Horse

2011

as Grandfather

A Prophet
Movie

A Prophet

2009

as César Luciani

At Eternity's Gate
Movie

At Eternity's Gate

2018

as Madman

By the Sea
Movie

By the Sea

2015

as Michel

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Movie

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

as Roussin

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Movie

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005

as Robert Seyr

Sarah's Key
Movie

Sarah's Key

2010

as Jules Dufaure

See You Up There
Movie

See You Up There

2017

as Marcel Péricourt

Memoirs of a French Whore
Movie

Memoirs of a French Whore

1979

as André

A Private Affair
Movie

A Private Affair

2002

as Le père de Rachel

Farewell
Movie

Farewell

2009

as Vallier

Stavisky...
Movie

Stavisky...

1974

as Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski

Diplomacy
Movie

Diplomacy

2014

as General Dietrich von Choltitz

Manon Roland
Movie

Manon Roland

1989

as Danton

Villa Caprice
Movie

Villa Caprice

2021

as Luc Germon

Small World
Movie

Small World

2010

as Thomas Senn

Je Tu Il Elle
Movie

Je Tu Il Elle

1974

as Truck Driver

The Big Picture
Movie

The Big Picture

2010

as Bartholomé

Return to Montauk
Movie

Return to Montauk

2017

as Walter

La Rumba
Movie

La Rumba

1987

as Detaix

The French Minister
Movie

The French Minister

2013

as Claude Maupas

The Future Is Woman
Movie

The Future Is Woman

1984

as Gordon

Lumière
Movie

Lumière

1976

as Nano

Divertimento
Movie

Divertimento

2023

as Sergiu Celibidache

You Will Be My Son
Movie

You Will Be My Son

2011

as Paul de Marseul

Meeting Venus
Movie

Meeting Venus

1991

as Zoltan Szanto

Our Children
Movie

Our Children

2012

as André Pinget

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
Movie

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

2021

as Self - Interviewee

La Femme flic
Movie

La Femme flic

1980

as Dominique Allier, le photographe de la MJC

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic
Movie

Lulu Kreutz's Picnic

2000

as Jascha Steg

Diesel
Movie

Diesel

1985

as Nelson

The Dune
Movie

The Dune

2014

as Ruben

Speak to Me of Love
Movie

Speak to Me of Love

2002

as Richard

La Femme abandonnée
Movie

La Femme abandonnée

1992

as Oskar de Wilno

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
Movie

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

1982

as Rastignac

Sincerely Charlotte
Movie

Sincerely Charlotte

1985

as Mathieu

The Song of Roland
Movie

The Song of Roland

1978

as Le commerçant / Oton

A Second Chance
Movie

A Second Chance

1976

as Henri Lanot

Rewind
Movie

Rewind

1998

as Fabrice Rivail

Among Wolves
Movie

Among Wolves

1985

as Mike

La Cerisaie
Movie

La Cerisaie

1982

as Lopakhine

Tomorrow's Children
Movie

Tomorrow's Children

1976

as Philippe

Tiens ferme ta couronne
Movie

Tiens ferme ta couronne

Plus ça va, moins ça va
Movie

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977

as Vincent

96 heures
Movie

96 heures

2014

as Victor Kancel

The Sorceror's Apprentice
Movie

The Sorceror's Apprentice

1977

as Danton

Albert Savarus
Movie

Albert Savarus

1993

as Albert Savarus

Fragments of Antonin
Movie

Fragments of Antonin

2006

as le professeur Lantier

Délit mineur
Movie

Délit mineur

1994

as Claude

Tauwetter
Movie

Tauwetter

1977

as Jean-Luc

Charlie Dingo
Movie

Charlie Dingo

1987

as William

Alone
Movie

Alone

1981

as Jean

Behind Bars
Movie

Behind Bars

2010

as Self

One Man's War
Movie

One Man's War

1982

as Narrator

Doux amer
Movie

Doux amer

1987

as Jean

Les Derniers Jours de la victime
Movie

Les Derniers Jours de la victime

1995

as Mendizábal

Barbablù, Barbablù
Movie

Barbablù, Barbablù

1989

as Gastone

La Ruelle au clair de lune
Movie

La Ruelle au clair de lune

1988

as Professeur Hans Klemm

Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff
Movie

Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff

1982

as Stan Pilgrim

Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men
Movie

Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men

1974

as Yves

The Candidate
Movie

The Candidate

2007

as Georges

La danse de mort
Movie

La danse de mort

1982

as Kurt

Lorfou
Movie

Lorfou

1987

as Angelo

La dernière carte
Movie

La dernière carte

1974

as Wilhelm Kasda

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
Movie

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

2024

as Niels Arestrup

Ville étrangère
Movie

Ville étrangère

1988

as Gregor Keuschnig

The Big Night
Movie

The Big Night

1976

as Léon

So Long Africa
Movie

So Long Africa

2015

as Jacques

Bruges la Morte
Movie

Bruges la Morte

1980

as Hugues Viane

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre
Movie

Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

2000

as Fernando Krapp

About Niels Arestrup

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. With 76 credits spanning from 1972 to 2024, Niels Arestrup has appeared in 70 films and 6 TV shows.

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