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Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon
Photo: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0

About

Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955 in Saumur, France) is a French actor with a career spanning more than four decades across theatre, film and television. He is best known internationally for his recurring roles in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's films - Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Amélie and Alien: Resurrection - where his distinctive face and physical presence made him one of French cinema's most recognisable character actors. In 2004 he won the Molière Award for Best Actor on stage, and in 2014 was appointed Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Born:
4 March 1955 (71 years)
Place of birth:
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
100+
films and short films (IMDb)
40+
theatrical performances
187
acting credits on IMDb

What's new

  • 2025

    Pinon appeared in the French film Boîte à mots and voiced the character Percy in the Australian animated film Percy.

  • 2025

    Pinon returned to the role of Master Raymond in the series Outlander - his character last appeared in the finale of the seventh season.

  • 2024

    Pinon voiced the character Percy in the Australian stop-motion animated film Memoir of a Snail directed by Adam Elliot, which won an award at the Annecy festival.

  • 2024

    Pinon played the character Loga in the Greek-French science fiction drama She Loved Blossoms More directed by Yannis Veslemes.

  • 2014

    Pinon was appointed an officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres).

Tracks

Delicatessen (1991)cult surrealist comedy by Jeunet and Caro, Sitges 1991 - award for best actor
Amélie (2001)internationally most successful French film of the year, Pinon in the role of Joseph
Diva (1981)feature film debut, cult thriller by Jean-Jacques Beineix
The City of Lost Children (1995)Pinon plays several clones in one film
Alien: Resurrection (1997)international sci-fi production, fourth installment of the Alien series

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