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Niels Arestrup
Name: Niels Arestrup
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Birth date: Tuesday, 8th February 1949
IMDB: nm0034390
TMDB: 17498
Popularity: 6.565
Biography: Niels Arestrup is 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.
Acting in movies
War Horse (2011) (Grandfather)
War Horse (2011) (Grandfather)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (Roussin)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (Roussin)
See You Up There (2017) (Marcel Péricourt)
See You Up There (2017) (Marcel Péricourt)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) (Robert Seyr)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) (Robert Seyr)
The Big Picture (2010) (Bartholomé)
The Big Picture (2010) (Bartholomé)
Our Children (2012) (André Pinget)
Our Children (2012) (André Pinget)
A Prophet (2009) (César Luciani)
A Prophet (2009) (César Luciani)
At Eternity's Gate (2018) (Madman)
At Eternity's Gate (2018) (Madman)
Sarah's Key (2010) (Jules Dufaure)
Sarah's Key (2010) (Jules Dufaure)
By the Sea (2015) (Michel)
By the Sea (2015) (Michel)
Diplomacy (2014) (General Dietrich von Choltitz)
Diplomacy (2014) (General Dietrich von Choltitz)
The French Minister (2013) (Claude Maupas)
The French Minister (2013) (Claude Maupas)
Stavisky... (1974) (Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski)
Stavisky... (1974) (Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski)
Farewell (2009) (Vallier)
Farewell (2009) (Vallier)
Return to Montauk (2017) (Walter)
Return to Montauk (2017) (Walter)
Divertimento (2023) (Sergiu Celibidache)
Divertimento (2023) (Sergiu Celibidache)
96 heures (2014) (Victor Kancel)
96 heures (2014) (Victor Kancel)
Memoirs of a French Whore (1979) (André)
Memoirs of a French Whore (1979) (André)
Je Tu Il Elle (1974) (Truck-driver)
Je Tu Il Elle (1974) (Truck-driver)
Villa Caprice (2021) (Luc Germon)
Villa Caprice (2021) (Luc Germon)
A Private Affair (2002) (Le père de Rachel)
A Private Affair (2002) (Le père de Rachel)
You Will Be My Son (2011) (Paul de Marseul)
You Will Be My Son (2011) (Paul de Marseul)
Small World (2010) (Thomas Senn)
Small World (2010) (Thomas Senn)
The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977) (Danton)
The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977) (Danton)
The Song of Roland (1978) (Le commerçant / Oton)
The Song of Roland (1978) (Le commerçant / Oton)
A Second Chance (1976) (Henri Lanot)
A Second Chance (1976) (Henri Lanot)
The Future Is Woman (1984) (Gordon)
The Future Is Woman (1984) (Gordon)
La Femme flic (1980) (Dominique Allier, le photographe de la MJC)
La Femme flic (1980) (Dominique Allier, le photographe de la MJC)
Charlie Dingo (1987) (William)
Charlie Dingo (1987) (William)
Behind Bars (2010) (Self)
Behind Bars (2010) (Self)
Among Wolves (1985) (Mike)
Among Wolves (1985) (Mike)
Sincerely Charlotte (1985) (Mathieu)
Sincerely Charlotte (1985) (Mathieu)
The Candidate (2007) (Georges)
The Candidate (2007) (Georges)
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic (2000) (Jascha Steg)
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic (2000) (Jascha Steg)
Parlez-moi d'amour (2002) (Richard)
Parlez-moi d'amour (2002) (Richard)
The Dune (2014) (Ruben)
The Dune (2014) (Ruben)
Lumière (1976) (Nano)
Lumière (1976) (Nano)
Fragments of Antonin (2006) (le professeur Lantier)
Fragments of Antonin (2006) (le professeur Lantier)
One Man's War (1982) (Narrator)
One Man's War (1982) (Narrator)
The Big Night (1976) (Léon)
The Big Night (1976) (Léon)
La Rumba (1987) (Detaix)
La Rumba (1987) (Detaix)
Meeting Venus (1991) (Zoltan Szanto)
Meeting Venus (1991) (Zoltan Szanto)
Délit mineur (1994) (Claude)
Délit mineur (1994) (Claude)
La Ruelle au clair de lune (1988) (Professeur Hans Klemm)
La Ruelle au clair de lune (1988) (Professeur Hans Klemm)
Diesel (1985) (Nelson)
Diesel (1985) (Nelson)
Les Derniers Jours de la victime (1995) (Mendizábal)
Les Derniers Jours de la victime (1995) (Mendizábal)
La Femme abandonnée (1992) (Oskar de Wilno)
La Femme abandonnée (1992) (Oskar de Wilno)
So Long Africa (2015) (Jacques)
So Long Africa (2015) (Jacques)
Plus ça va, moins ça va (1977) (Vincent)
Plus ça va, moins ça va (1977) (Vincent)
Albert Savarus (1993) (Albert Savarus)
Albert Savarus (1993) (Albert Savarus)
Tauwetter (1977) (Jean-Luc)
Tauwetter (1977) (Jean-Luc)
Rewind (1998) (Fabrice Rivail)
Rewind (1998) (Fabrice Rivail)
Alone (1981) (Jean)
Alone (1981) (Jean)
Lorfou (1987) (Angelo)
Lorfou (1987) (Angelo)
La Cerisaie (1982) (Lopakhine)
La Cerisaie (1982) (Lopakhine)
Tiens ferme ta couronne
Tiens ferme ta couronne
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur (2021) (Self - Interviewee)
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur (2021) (Self - Interviewee)
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (1982) (Rastignac)
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (1982) (Rastignac)
Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff (1982) (Stan Pilgrim)
Le Retour d'Elisabeth Wolff (1982) (Stan Pilgrim)
Bruges la Morte (1980) (Hugues Viane)
Bruges la Morte (1980) (Hugues Viane)
Doux amer (1987) (Jean)
Doux amer (1987) (Jean)
Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men (1974) (Yves)
Miss O'Gynie and the Flower Men (1974) (Yves)
Ville étrangère (1988) (Gregor Keuschnig)
Ville étrangère (1988) (Gregor Keuschnig)
Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre (2000) (Fernando Krapp)
Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre (2000) (Fernando Krapp)
Tomorrow's Children (1976) (Philippe)
Tomorrow's Children (1976) (Philippe)
Acting in series
Champs-Elysées (1982) (Self)
Champs-Elysées (1982) (Self)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972) (Self)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972) (Self)
Capitaine Marleau (2015) (Hervé Gerfaut)
Capitaine Marleau (2015) (Hervé Gerfaut)
Baron Noir (2016) (Francis Laugier)
Baron Noir (2016) (Francis Laugier)
Black Butterflies (2022) (Albert Desiderio)
Black Butterflies (2022) (Albert Desiderio)
Suite noire (2009) (Gérard)
Suite noire (2009) (Gérard)
Le Tourbillon des jours (1979) (Germain)
Le Tourbillon des jours (1979) (Germain)
Director in movies
The Candidate (2007)
The Candidate (2007)
Theatre Play in movies
Le Temps des cerises (2008)
Le Temps des cerises (2008)