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French actor
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Male
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Birth:
13 March 1989(Boulogne-Billancourt)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, he became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française. In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Consolation, LaLa Consolation | François | Short film |
| 2008 | Nos 18 ans | Loïc | |
| 2008 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | Julien | |
| 2009 | Army of Crime, TheThe Army of Crime | Henri Keltekian | |
| 2009 | Réfractaire | Armand | |
| 2009 | Folie douce | Arnaud | Television film |
| 2010 | L'autre monde | Yann | |
| 2010 | Diamants de la victoire, LesLes Diamants de la victoire | Boivin de Bièvre | Television film |
| 2010 | Romantics Anonymous | Ludo | |
| 2010 | fonte des glaces, LaLa fonte des glaces | Gabriel | Short film |
| 2011 | Snows of Kilimanjaro, TheThe Snows of Kilimanjaro | Waiter | |
| 2011 | 18 Years Old and Rising | Primo Bramsi | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
| 2012 | Comme des frères | Maxime | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor |
| 2013 | It Boy | Balthazar Apfel | Cabourg Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2014 | Yves Saint Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent | César Award for Best Actor Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
| 2015 | A Perfect Man | Mathieu Vasseur | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Fear | French voice |
| 2016 | Altamira | Paul Ratier | |
| 2016 | Five | Samuel | |
| 2016 | Frantz | Adrien | Pending - César Award for Best Actor Pending - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
| 2016 | The Odyssey | Philippe Cousteau |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | dame d'Izieu, LaLa dame d'Izieu | Théo Reis | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Marion Mazzano | Yann Vérac | Main cast; 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Casting(s) | Himself | Main cast; also co-creater and writer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | César Award | Most Promising Actor | J'aime regarder les filles | Nominated |
| 2013 | César Award | Most Promising Actor | Comme des frères | Nominated |
| Lumières Award | Most Promising Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Lumières Award | Best Actor | Yves Saint Laurent | Nominated |
| César Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actor | Won |