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Mathieu Amalric

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Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric, born 25 October 1965, is a praised French actor and filmmaker notable for winning several César Awards and a Lumières Award. Internationally known for his embodying roles in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace playing the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's Munich, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The French Dispatch among others. His highly esteemed lead performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly caught the attention of critics, drawing considerable acclaim.

Amalric was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a Paris suburb, to notable parents who were both associated with renowned French newspaper, Le Monde. His momentum in the film industry yearned from his work in the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), earning him a César Award. His role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as Jean-Dominique Bauby, a journalist, earned him another César Award for Best Actor. Amalric carried on this momentum into the 2008 film Quantum of Solace, playing the James Bond villain, Dominic Greene, opposite Daniel Craig. His film, On Tour, premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival gaining him the accolade of Best Director. He continued to steal the spotlight with his 2014 film, The Blue Room, where he not only starred but also directed. The film was shortlisted to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

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Given Name: Mathieu Amalric

Born: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Citizenship: France

Birthday: October 25, 1965

Occupations: Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Years Active: 1984-present

Children: 3

Spouses: Jeanne Balibar

Movies Featuring Mathieu Amalric

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Blue Room

The Blue Room

Venus in Fur

Venus in Fur

Oxygen

Oxygen

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal

My Golden Days

My Golden Days

At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1

Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Late August, Early September

Late August, Early September

Daguerrotype

Daguerrotype

Chicken with Plums

Chicken with Plums

Ismael's Ghosts

Ismael's Ghosts

Jimmy P.

Jimmy P.

A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale

Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

Cosmopolis

Cosmopolis

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

A Prince

A Prince

Mars Express

Mars Express

Joann Sfar (drawings)

Joann Sfar (drawings)

On Tour

On Tour

The Screen Illusion

The Screen Illusion

The Silence of Joan

The Silence of Joan

Biette

Biette

The Sinkholes

The Sinkholes

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Citizens of Cosmopolis

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Love Is the Perfect Crime

Love Is the Perfect Crime

Illustrious & Unknown: The Man Who Saved the Louvre

Illustrious & Unknown: The Man Who Saved the Louvre

Lines of Wellington

Lines of Wellington

The Anonymous

The Anonymous

Of Shadows and Wings

Of Shadows and Wings

Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

Families

Families

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d’une rupture

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d’une rupture

Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

A Tramway in Jerusalem

A Tramway in Jerusalem

Camille Rewinds

Camille Rewinds

Winter Song

Winter Song

C’est presque au bout du monde

C’est presque au bout du monde

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

Seances

Seances

Struggle for Life

Struggle for Life

Tomorrow and Thereafter

Tomorrow and Thereafter

A Beautiful Summer

A Beautiful Summer

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal

Roland’s Pass

Roland’s Pass

Wonders in the Suburbs

Wonders in the Suburbs

An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

The False Servant

The False Servant

Wimbledon Stage

Wimbledon Stage

A Man, a Real One

A Man, a Real One

A Sight for Sore Eyes

A Sight for Sore Eyes

The Bridge of Arts

The Bridge of Arts

The Moustache

The Moustache

The Story of Richard O

The Story of Richard O

Sans rires

Sans rires

Shipwrecked on Route D17

Shipwrecked on Route D17

The Big Apartment

The Big Apartment

Michou d’Auber

Michou d’Auber

Monday Morning

Monday Morning

Favourites of the Moon

Favourites of the Moon

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

A Curtain Raiser

A Curtain Raiser

Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God

Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

The Marcorelle Affair

The Marcorelle Affair

The Middleman

The Middleman

Les Damnés de la Commune

Les Damnés de la Commune

Tralala

Tralala

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

Goodbye Vinyle

Goodbye Vinyle

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

Chasing Butterflies

Chasing Butterflies

Only God Sees Me

Only God Sees Me

Actresses

Actresses

Alice and Martin

Alice and Martin

On War

On War

Spirit of Ecstasy

Spirit of Ecstasy

Zelensky

Zelensky

Nino

Nino

A Private Life

A Private Life

Serpent’s Path

Serpent’s Path

Why War

Why War

L’interview

L’interview

Farewell, Home Sweet Home

Farewell, Home Sweet Home

Park Benches

Park Benches

Mange ta soupe

Mange ta soupe

A Difficult Year

A Difficult Year

Genealogies of a Crime

Genealogies of a Crime

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