Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards.
He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, in which he played the lead villain; Steven Spielberg's Munich; Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and The French Dispatch; and for his lead performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim.
Early life Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. He is the son of Jacques Amalric, a French native who worked as a foreign affairs editor for Le Monde and Libération, and Nicole Zand, a literary critic for Le Monde, who was born in Poland to Jewish parents and moved to France at the outbreak of World War II.
Selected films Amalric first gained fame in the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), for which he won a César Award.
In 2007, he starred in the critically acclaimed movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, portraying Jean-Dominique Bauby, a journalist who learned to communicate through partner-assisted scanning after a stroke left him suffering from locked-in syndrome. Amalric's performance was universally acclaimed, and he won the Cesar Award for Best Actor.
He was selected to play the James Bond villain Dominic Greene alongside Daniel Craig (with whom he had previously starred in Munich) in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.
His 2010 film, On Tour, premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and won Amalric the Best Director Award.
The 2014 film The Blue Room, which he directed and starred in, was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Personal life Amalric has three sons, two with French actress and singer Jeanne Balibar, and one with theater director and writer Stéphanie Cléau. From 2019 - 2024 he was in a relationship with Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan.
He supports the Girondins de Bordeaux football club.
Filmography
As actor Year Title Role Notes 1984 Favorites of the Moon Julien 1991 Vert quoi vers où Short 1992 The Sentinel A medical student La Chasse aux papillons 1993 Les Yeux au plafond Short; also director and screenwriter 1994 Lettre pour L... Also assistant director 1995 Tom est tout seul Un copain de Tom Uncredited; also assistant director 1996 Le Journal du séducteur Sebastien Nominated—Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actor My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument Paul Dedalus César Award for Most Promising Actor 1997 Genealogies of a Crime Yves 1998 L'Interview Julien Short On a très peu d'amis Ivan Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) Atchoum Late August, Early September Gabriel Alice and Martin Benjamin Sauvagnac 1999 Trois ponts sur la rivière Arthur Echéant Farewell, Home Sweet Home Drinker at bar 2000 False Servant Lélio La Bréche de Roland Roland L'Affaire Marcorelle Fourcade 2001 Boyhood Loves Paul Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance Luigi Scarofolo Telefilm 2002 Lundi matin Nicolas Voice Les Naufragés de la D17 René Lulu The advocate C'est le bouquet!Stéphane 2003 A Man, a Real One Boris Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres Gérald Inquiétudes Art teacher 2004 Cuadrilátero C Short Les Parallèles Simon Short Kings and Queen Ismaël Vuillard César Award for Best ActorLumière Award for Best Actor Le Pont des Arts Un spectateur du Nô Au large de Bad Ragaz Alex 2005 I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed Philippe Bernier Les Matines Serge Short The Moustache Serge Schaeffer Munich Louis Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place)Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) Comme James Dean Robert Benchetrout Short Avaler des couleuvres Tom Short 2006 Marie Antoinette Man at Masked Ball When I Was a Singer Bruno Les Signes Man Short Fragments sur la grâce A reader Un lever de rideau Pierre Short Le Grand Appartement Martin 2007 Michou d'Auber Jacques Heartbeat Detector Simon Copenhagen International Film Festival - Best ActorGijón International Film Festival - Best ActorNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Actrices Denis The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jean-Dominique Bauby César Award for Best ActorÉtoiles d'Or for Best Best ActorLumière Award for Best ActorNominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor L'Histoire de Richard O. Richard O. A Secret François Grimbert à 37 ans 2008 57000 km entre nous Simon A Christmas Tale Henri On War Bertrand Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One François Besse Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Quantum of Solace Dominic Greene 2009 Park Benches The father in pram Face Man in bushes Happy End Robinson Wild Grass Bernard de Bordeaux 2010 The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Dieuleveult On Tour Joachim Zand Also director and screenwriterRiverRun International Film Festival - Best Actor The Rabbi's Cat Le prince Voice The Silence of Joan The Preacher La Chanson du dimanche Danny Monaco TV series 2011 Chicken with Plums Nasser-Ali 2012 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet! Himself Cosmopolis André Petrescu Camille Rewinds French teacher Le Reste du monde Paul Telefilm Les Gouffres Georges Lines of WellingtonBarão Marbot2013Venus in Fur ThomasNominated—César Award for Best ActorJimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian George DevereuxLove Is the Perfect CrimeMarc Les AnonymesRoger Marion Telefilm The Dune Moreau Petit matin Patrick Short2014The Grand Budapest Hotel Serge XFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best CastNominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an EnsembleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble If You Don't, I Will Pierre The Blue Room Julien Gahyde Also director and screenwriter Bird People The narrator Voice Les Jours venus Participant scène de l'enterrement2015Wolf HallEustace ChapuysTV miniseriesThe Forbidden RoomThadeusz M____ / OstlerMy Golden DaysPaul (adult)FamiliesJérôme VarenneThe Very Private Life of Mister Sim SamuelWinter SongBâtisseurD'ombres et d'ailesShort; voiceSpectrographiesThe filmmakerHitchcock/TruffautNarrator2016Le CancreBoris SpiritismesLe Fils de JosephOscar PormenorLa Loi de la jungleGalgaricDaguerrotypeVincentNever EverRey Demain et tous les autres joursLe père2017Espèces menacéesBarbaraYves ZandAlso director and screenwriterIsmael's GhostsIsmaël Vuillard 2018 Sink or SwimBertrand At Eternity's Gate Dr. Paul Gachet 2018–2020 The Bureau JJA TV series 2019 Sound of Metal Richard Berger An Officer and a Spy Alphonse Bertillon 2021 The French Dispatch The Commissaire Mother Schmuckers The father Oxygen M.I.L.O. Tralala Tralala/Pat Rivière 2023 A Prince (Un prince) Narrator A Difficult Year (Une année difficile) Henri Mars Express Chris Royjacker Voice 2024 Serpent's Path Laval 2025 The Phoenician Scheme Marseille Bob Vie privée Simon Cohen-Solal Nino Man at public baths
As filmmaker Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterOther 1985 Marre de café Short 1986 La Seule différence c'est que les cafés sont plus chers Short 1987 Au revoir les enfants Third assistant director 1990 La Passion Van Gogh Assistant director and assistant editor 1990 Sans rires Short 1992 Border Line Second assistant director 1992 The Absence Assistant director 1993 Les Yeux au plafond Short 1993 8 bis Short 1993 The Diary of Lady M Assistant director 1993 Lettre pour L... Assistant director 1994 Bête de scène Short; assistant director 1995 Tom est tout seul Assistant director 1997 Mange ta soupe 2001 The Wimbledon Stadium 2003 La Chose publique Telefilm 2003 Malus Documentary short 2004 14,58 euros Short 2007 Deux cages sans oiseaux Short 2007 À l'instar du Père Noël et de la pizza Short 2007 Laissez-les grandir ici Documentary short 2010 On Tour Cannes Film Festival - Best DirectorCannes Film Festival - FIPRESCI PrizeNominated—César Award for Best DirectorNominated—César Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best FilmNominated—Gopo Award for Best European FilmNominated—Lumière Award for Best Director 2010 Joann Sfar (dessins) Documentary short; also cinematographer 2010 The Screen Illusion Telefilm 2012 Next to Last (automne 63) Short 2012 La Richesse du loup Co-producer 2014 La Magie de Noël Short 2014 The Blue Room Mar del Plata Film Festival - Best DirectorNominated—Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regardNominated—César Award for Best Adaptation 2015 C'est presque au bout du monde Short 2017 Barbara Prix Louis-Delluc 2017 2021 Hold Me Tight
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