Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon
Pinon in 2015
Born (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 68)[citation needed]
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France[citation needed]
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present

Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor.[not verified in body] He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters.[not verified in body]

Early life and education

Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France on 4 March 1955.[citation needed] After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris and enrolled at the Cours Simon.[citation needed]

Career

A prolific screen and theatre actor with many tens of titles to his credit, Pinon has appeared most predominantly in French films, but also in works produced and shot in England, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the United States.[citation needed] Pinon has become known for playing eccentric or grotesque characters.[citation needed]

In film

In 1981, Jean-Jacques Beineix gave Pinon his start in cinema with the movie Diva. He has had further roles in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jean-Jacques Beineix. He has also appeared in three films by British horror director Johannes Roberts. Pinon appears in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (in French, Le Pont du roi Saint-Louis). Adapted from a short work by Thornton Wilder by the Irish director Mary McGuckian, Pinon acts in this period piece, which was poorly reviewed and had an ensemble cast (also including Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, F. Murray Abraham, and Geraldine Chaplin). He also appears in Álex de la Iglesia's 2008 The Oxford Murders with Elijah Wood, John Hurt, and Leonor Watling.

In theater

In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, and Valère Novarina.

Awards and recognition

Pinon received the Molière Award for Best Actor in 2004. In 2011, he was the president of the jury for the second Festival International du Film fantastique d'Audincourt.[citation needed] He has beens an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres since 2014.[citation needed]

Works

On stage

Year Title Author Director Notes
1985 Une station service Gildas Bourdet Gildas Bourdet
1988 L'Inconvenant Gildas Bourdet Gildas Bourdet
1990–91 L'Été Romain Weingarten Gildas Bourdet
1993 Maison d'arrêt Edward Bond Jorge Lavelli
1994 Love in the Crimea Sławomir Mrożek Jorge Lavelli
1995 The Death of Auguste Romain Weingarten Gildas Bourdet
1996 The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left-Handed Poems Michael Ondaatje Frank Hoffmann
1997–98 Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello Jorge Lavelli
1999 Pour Louis de Funès Valère Novarina Renaud Cojo
2000 L'Origine rouge Valère Novarina Valère Novarina
Mein Kampf (farce) George Tabori Jorge Lavelli
2001 L'Ombre de Venceslao Copi Jorge Lavelli
2002 L'Origine rouge Valère Novarina Valère Novarina
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare Yannis Kokkos
2003 L'Incroyable Voyage Gilles Granouillet Philippe Adrien
Providence Café Mohamed Rouabhi Mohamed Rouabhi
2003–04 La Scène Valère Novarina Valère Novarina
2004–05 L'Hiver sous la table Roland Topor Zabou Breitman Molière Award for Best Actor
2005 L'Âge d'or Maurice Desvallières, Georges Feydeau & Louis Varney Claudia Stavisky
2006 Arnaques, cocaïne et bricolage Mohamed Rouabhi Clotilde Moynot
2007 L'Acte inconnu Valère Novarina Valère Novarina
2007–08 King Lear William Shakespeare Laurent Fréchuret
2008–09 Endgame Samuel Beckett Charles Berling
2009 Le Tribun Mauricio Kagel Charles Tordjman
2010 On purge bébé & Léonie est en avance Georges Feydeau Gildas Bourdet
Pour Louis de Funès Valère Novarina Valère Novarina
2010–11 Un pied dans le crime Eugène Marin Labiche Jean-Louis Benoît
2011 Madame Sans-Gêne Victorien Sardou & Émile Moreau Alain Sachs
2011–12 The Lonesome West Martin McDonagh Ladislas Chollat
2012 Hollywood Ron Hutchinson Daniel Colas
All That Fall Samuel Beckett Jacques Nichet
Schopenhauer, lettres à son disciple
2013 The Madwoman of Chaillot Jean Giraudoux Didier Long
Résumons-nous, la semaine a été désastreuse Alexandre Vialatte Charles Tordjman
2012–14 Address Unknown Kathrine Taylor Delphine de Malherbe
2014 Richard III William Shakespeare Laurent Fréchuret
The Tempest William Shakespeare Christophe Lidon
2015 Les Lois de la gravité Jean Teulé Anne Bourgeois

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1980 La découverte The young painter Arthur Joffé Short
1981 Diva "The Priest" Jean-Jacques Beineix
Une pierre, un arbre, un nuage Christine van de Putte Short
Samantha Loulou Victor Vicas TV movie
Julien Fontanes, magistrat François Dupont-Midi TV series (1 Episode)
1982 The Return of Martin Guerre Antoine Daniel Vigne Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Tir groupé Daniel Verlot Jean-Claude Missiaen
Merlin ou le cours de l'or The son Arthur Joffé (2) Short
Il est trop tard pour rien Pierre Novion Short
Le village sur la colline Renaud Yves Laumet TV Miniseries
1983 Ghost Dance Salesman Ken McMullen
Moon in the Gutter Frank Jean-Jacques Beineix (2)
Si j'avais mille ans Monique Enckell
Le cimetière des voitures Ybar Fernando Arrabal TV movie
Merci Sylvestre Ballu Serge Korber TV series (6 Episodes)
1984 Le thé à la menthe Roger Abdelkrim Bahloul
Nemo Monkey Arnaud Sélignac
Mon inconnue Philippe Harel Short
1985 Partir, revenir A villager Claude Lelouch
Zina Pierre Ken McMullen (2)
Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!! Professor Pichon Jean-Pierre Vergne
La baston Marcel Noblet Jean-Claude Missiaen (2)
Quiz Jérôme George Short
Cyril Tourneur Jean-Pierre Gras Short
Via Mala Niklaus Lauretz Tom Toelle TV Miniseries
1986 Betty Blue The drug dealer Jean-Jacques Beineix (3)
Sauve-toi, Lola Jean-Pierre Michel Drach
Suivez mon regard Frédéric Jean Curtelin
Cent francs l'amour Tom Jacques Richard
Rückfahrt in den Tod Fred Hans-Jürgen Tögel TV movie
1987 Devil's Paradise [de] Gato Vadim Glowna
La voix du désert Jean-Michel Roux Short
Chamane Thomas Gilou Short
1988 Frantic Wino Roman Polanski
The Legend of the Holy Drinker Woitech Ermanno Olmi
Anaon François-Renaud Labarthe Short
La mort mystérieuse de Nina Chéreau Albert Dennis Berry TV movie
1989 La Révolution française Jean-Baptiste Drouet Robert Enrico
Foutaises The Man Jean-Pierre Jeunet Short
Trouble Yannick Saillet Short
Paris mirage Avati Yves Laumet (2) TV movie
Série noire Chanier Laurent Heynemann TV series (1 Episode)
1990 1871 Napoleon III Ken McMullen (3)
Alberto Express The driver Arthur Joffé (3)
Bleu marine Charles Jean-Claude Riga
La mandragore Aziz Lamzouris Short
1991 Delicatessen Louison Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2) Sitges Film Festival - Best Actor
Les arcandiers Bruno Manuel Sanchez
Août Eugène Blouzette Henri Herré
25 décembre 58, 10h36 Diane Bertrand Short
L'illuminé Philippe Barcouzareaud Short
Le roi Mystère Cassecou Paul Planchon TV Mini-Series
1992 Mémento Jean-Max Peteau Short
'R': Rembrandt Ken McMullen (4) TV Short
1993 La cavale des fous Angel Marco Pico
Je m'appelle Victor Bernard Guy Jacques
Stella plage Elisabeth Prouvost Short
Ma petite Mimi René Roger Kahane TV movie
1994 KO Kid Marc Caro (2) Short
1995 The City of Lost Children The diver / the clones Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet (3)
1996 A Saturday on Earth Morel Diane Bertrand (2)
La gotera Grojo & Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo Short
1997 Alien Resurrection Dom Vriess Jean-Pierre Jeunet (4)
Mordbüro Eugène Lionel Kopp
Violetta la reine de la moto Adrien Guy Jacques (2)
Photomaton Philippe Dorison Short
1999 Quasimodo d'El Paris Clopin Trouillefou Patrick Timsit
Comme un poisson hors de l'eau Melvin Hervé Hadmar
Djedi Lionel Escama Short
2000 Sur un air d'autoroute Jacky Carpe Thierry Boscheron
Sabotage! Armani Esteban Ibarretxe & Jose Miguel Ibarretxe
Der Pilot Pilot Oliver Seiter Short
Vestiaire obligatoire M. Muk Bertrand Stephant Andrews Short
2001 Beautiful Memories Robert Zabou Breitman
Amélie Joseph Jean-Pierre Jeunet (5)
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver! Abel Ferry Short
2002 Alice James Eaves & Johannes Roberts
Dead or Alive The Butcher Paulo Machline Short
Lilith Fabien Martorell Short
2003 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure Fredy Mazas Javier Fesser
Bienvenue chez les Rozes Lieutenant Francis Palluau
Parts of the Family Television's woman Léon Paul De Bruyn
Europa Schmidt & Smith Carlo Avventi & Christophe Bruncher Short
From Another Point of View Henri Ken Duken & Bernd Katzmarczyk Short
Entrusted Henri Lafont Giacomo Battiato TV movie
Petits mythes urbains The Butcher Stéphane Gateau & Paulo Machline (2) TV series (1 Episode)
2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey His Excellency's Fop Mary McGuckian
Hellbreeder Detective Weiss James Eaves & Johannes Roberts (2)
A Very Long Engagement Sylvain Jean-Pierre Jeunet (6)
Darkhunters Charlie Jackson Johannes Roberts (3)
Ne quittez pas! The homeless Arthur Joffé (4)
Kurz - Der Film Bernhard Haux, Oliver Seiter (2), ...
Lift Otis Hugues Dalton & Jeff Garton Short
Le bon, la brute et les zombies Little Cowboy Abel Ferry (2) Short
Caméra Café Jean-Pierre Francis Duquet TV series (1 Episode)
2005 Your Name Is Justine Uncle Goran Franco de Peña
L'hiver sous la table Dragomir Zabou Breitman (2)
Camping à la ferme Rodolphe Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Ze film The homeless Guy Jacques (3)
2006 Dikkenek Stef Olivier Van Hoofstadt
Busker The Mime David Wigram Short
When Evil Calls Detective Ringwald Johannes Roberts (4) TV Miniseries
Sable noir Axel Harry Cleven TV series (1 Episode)
Nachtschicht [de] Emile Gaspard Lars Becker TV series (1 Episode)
2007 Roman de Gare Pierre Laclos Claude Lelouch (2)
Midsummer Madness Toni Alexander Hahn Nominated - Latvian National Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor
La luna en botella Pascal Rossignol Grojo (2)
La praline 511 Jean-Baptiste Chuat Short
L'acte inconnu Dominique Thiel TV movie
2008 The Oxford Murders Frank Álex de la Iglesia
Musée haut, musée bas Simon Jean-Michel Ribes
Dante 01 César Marc Caro (4)
Le Queloune Patrick Boivin Short
Seared The Butcher James Nicholas Fuller Short
2009 Morris: A Life with Bells On Jean Baptiste Lucy Akhurst
Micmacs Fracasse Jean-Pierre Jeunet (7)
Humains Gildas Jacques-Olivier Molon & Pierre-Olivier Thevenin
An Organization of Dreams Inspector Ken McMullen (5)
La loi de Murphy Rudy Christophe Campos
Histoire trouble Voice Jérôme Lefdup
L'eau vive Yann Arthur Joffé (5) TV Short
2010 What War May Bring Maurice Lemoine Claude Lelouch (3)
Mumu Roger's father Joël Séria
Cul de Bouteille Narrator Jean-Claude Rozec Short
Domino(S) Matteo Charles Poupot Short
Colère Mougin Jean-Pierre Mocky TV movie
Paradisiaque DomJik Igor Pejic TV series (1 Episode)
Au siècle de Maupassant Dubenoit Jacques Santamaria TV series (1 Episode)
2011 Holidays by the Sea The caravan's man Pascal Rabaté
Crédit pour tous Gobert Jean-Pierre Mocky (2)
L'orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins Inspector Lamentin Jacques Richard (2)
Poupée chagrin Marion Barthès Short
Un pied dans le crime Gaudiband Dominique Thiel (2) TV movie
2012 La balle de trop Jeff Sébastien Chaplais & Mehdi Mostefaï Short
Les parapluies migrateurs Jean-Pierre Melanie Laleu Short
La guerre du Royal Palace Colonel Otto Strudel Claude-Michel Rome TV movie
Le Romancier Martin Jérôme Foulon TV Miniseries
Foot Lose Mr. Lopez Charles Meurisse TV series (1 Episode)
Le sang de la vigne Milou Savin Aruna Villiers TV series (1 Episode)
2013 Serial Teachers The school inspector Pierre-François Martin-Laval
The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet Two Clouds Jean-Pierre Jeunet (8)
Suzanne Jean Wilfried Méance Short
Myster Mocky présente Various Jean-Pierre Mocky (3) TV series (3 Episodes)
2014 My Old Lady Auguste Lefebvre Israel Horovitz
Brèves de comptoir Taxi driver Jean-Michel Ribes (2)
Somewhere Beautiful Magazine Editor Albert Kodagolian
Ferdinand Knapp Ferdinand Knapp Andrea Baldini Short
VideoMaker Film Festival - Best Actor
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Hubert Petitpont Marc Angelo TV series (1 Episode)
Métal Hurlant Chronicles Stanley Summers Guillaume Lubrano TV series (3 Episodes)
2015 Soulless 2 Bernard Roman Prygunov
The Price of Desire Fernand Leger Mary McGuckian (2)
A Love You Serge Paul Lefèvre
2015–present Cassandre Jean-Paul Marchand Eric Duret, Éric Le Roux & Bruno Garcia TV series (4 Episodes)
2016 La folle histoire de Max et Léon Michel Jonathan Barré
Outlander Master Raymond Metin Hüseyin & Douglas Mackinnon TV series (5 Episodes)
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Guest Performance on a Television Series
2017 Based on a True Story Roman Polanski (2)
La Dormeuse Duval Basile Matrin Manuel Sanchez (2)
Vive la crise Noël Jean-François Davy
Two Snails Set Off Romain Segaud & Jean-Pierre Jeunet (9) Short
Trois aveugles Yoni Félix Lantieri Short
2018 Caminhos Magnéticos Edgar Pêra
Go West ! Maslo Alexander Hahn (2)

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