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Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Acting

Born: March 4, 1955Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Cours Simon acting school. His introducing appearance in cinema took place in 1981 in the movie Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Pinon is considered to be a theatre actor in first place, with constant on-stage acting since 1985. Until today, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, Valère Novarina and numerous others. His career in cinema, counting more than 80 movies to-date, shows a strong collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amongst these 8 movies dating from between 1990 and 2013, it is most notably his appearances in Delicatessen (1991), Alien Resurrection (1997) and Amélie (2001) which made him become known to the broader public outside of France. Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander. He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.

Known For
Filmography

Violette

2026
Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb

Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb

Jean-Paul Marchand

2026
Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connu

Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connu

Jean-Paul Marchand

2026
Cassandre - Les captives

Cassandre - Les captives

Jean-Paul Marchand

2026
Cassandre - Un homme parfait

Cassandre - Un homme parfait

Jean-Paul Marchand

2026
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?

You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?

Edgar

2026
Cassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay

Cassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay

Jean-Paul Marchand

2026
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

Boîte à Mots

2025
She Loved Blossoms More

She Loved Blossoms More

Logo

2025
Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

Percy Pudel (voice)

2024
At the End of the Day

At the End of the Day

Le médecin

2024
Apaches: Gang of Paris

Apaches: Gang of Paris

Gueule de Bois

2023
Amélie: The Real Story

Amélie: The Real Story

(archive footage)

2023
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

Le détective privé

2022
Hamlet Within

Hamlet Within

2022
Bigbug

Bigbug

Igor

2022
Emma Bovary

Emma Bovary

Homais

2021
Pierre & Jeanne

Pierre & Jeanne

Le notaire

2021
A Perfect Enemy

A Perfect Enemy

Jean Rosen

2021
Dernière Station

Dernière Station

Le pompiste

2021
Jo

Jo

L'Inspecteur Ducros

2019
Dark Stories to Survive the Night

Dark Stories to Survive the Night

Jean Luc

2019
Spread Your Wings

Spread Your Wings

Pichon

2019
I Love My Mum

I Love My Mum

French Restaurant Manager

2019
Anna

Anna

Monk Dominic

2019
Magnetick Pathways

Magnetick Pathways

Raymond Vachs

2019
Cyrano, My Love

Cyrano, My Love

Lucien

2018
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta

O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta

2018
White Fang

White Fang

Beauty Smith (voice)

2018
Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story

Raymond

2017
Two Snails Set Off

Two Snails Set Off

(voice)

2017
Vive la crise !

Vive la crise !

Noël

2017
Somewhere Beautiful

Somewhere Beautiful

Magazine Editor

2017
La DorMeuse Duval

La DorMeuse Duval

Basile Matrin

2017
Max & Leon

Max & Leon

Michel

2016
A Love You

A Love You

Serge

2015
The Price of Desire

The Price of Desire

Fernand Leger

2015
Soulless 2

Soulless 2

Bernard

2015

OXI, an Act of Resistance

Investigator

2014
Brèves de comptoir

Brèves de comptoir

Taxi 2

2014
My Old Lady

My Old Lady

Monsieur Lefebvre

2014
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Two Clouds

2013
Serial Teachers

Serial Teachers

L'inspecteur d'académie

2013
La Guerre du Royal Palace

La Guerre du Royal Palace

Colonel Otto Strudel

2012
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

L'inspecteur Lamentin

2012
Holidays by the Sea

Holidays by the Sea

Homme caravane

2011
Madame Sans Gêne

Madame Sans Gêne

Fouché

2011
Crédit pour tous

Crédit pour tous

Gobert

2011
Specky Four-Eyes

Specky Four-Eyes

Narrator

2010

Un pied dans le crime

2010
What War May Bring

What War May Bring

Maurice Lemoine

2010

Colère

Mougin, le sorcier

2010
Mumu

Mumu

Père de Roger

2010
Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

Rudy

2009
Micmacs

Micmacs

Fracasse

2009
Humans

Humans

Gildas

2009
Morris: A Life with Bells On

Morris: A Life with Bells On

Jean Baptiste

2009
An Organization of Dreams

An Organization of Dreams

Inspector

2009
A Day at the Museum

A Day at the Museum

Simon

2008
The Clown

The Clown

2008
Fin de partie

Fin de partie

Hamm

2008
The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders

Frank

2008
Dante 01

Dante 01

César

2008
Moon in a Bottle

Moon in a Bottle

Pascal Rossignol

2007
Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness

Toni

2007
L'Acte inconnu

L'Acte inconnu

2007
Crossed Tracks

Crossed Tracks

Pierre Laclos / Louis

2007
When Evil Calls

When Evil Calls

Detective Ringwald

2006
Dikkenek

Dikkenek

Stef

2006
Your Name is Justine

Your Name is Justine

Oncle Goran

2005
Camping à la ferme

Camping à la ferme

Rodolphe Peretti

2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Self

2005
L'Hiver sous la table

L'Hiver sous la table

Dragomir

2005
Ze Film

Ze Film

Le SDF

2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

His Excellency's Fop

2004
A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

Sylvain

2004
Darkhunters

Darkhunters

Charlie Jackson

2004
Ne quittez pas !

Ne quittez pas !

Le clochard

2004
Hellbreeder

Hellbreeder

Detective Weiss

2004

Le bon, la brute et les zombies

Petit cowboy

2004
Entrusted

Entrusted

Henri Lafont

2003
At Home with the Rozes

At Home with the Rozes

le lieutenant

2003
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure

Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure

Fredy Mazas

2003
Parts of the Family

Parts of the Family

Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)

2003

Dead or Alive

The Butcher

2002
Beautiful Memories

Beautiful Memories

Robert

2001

Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!

P'tit gars

2001
Amélie

Amélie

Joseph

2001
Sabotage!!

Sabotage!!

Armani

2000
Highway Melody

Highway Melody

Jacky Carpe

2000
The Pilot

The Pilot

Pilot

2000
Like a Fish Out of Water

Like a Fish Out of Water

Melvin

1999
Quasimodo d'el Paris

Quasimodo d'el Paris

Trouillefou

1999
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

Vriess

1997
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen

Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen

Adrien

1997
Mordbüro

Mordbüro

Eugène

1997
A Saturday on Earth

A Saturday on Earth

Le brigadier Morel

1996
La Gotera

La Gotera

'Pastel de Fer'

1996
The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

The Diver / The Clones

1995
KO Kid

KO Kid

K.O Kid

1994
Loonies at Large

Loonies at Large

Angel

1993
My Name is Victor

My Name is Victor

Bernard

1993
Août

Août

Eugène Blouzette

1992
Les arcandiers

Les arcandiers

Bruno

1991
Delicatessen

Delicatessen

Louison

1991
25 décembre 58, 10h36

25 décembre 58, 10h36

Dominique

1991
1871

1871

Napoléon III

1990
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like

Things I Like, Things I Don't Like

Man

1990
The French Revolution

The French Revolution

Drouet

1989
The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Wojtech

1988
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau

The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau

Albert

1988
Frantic

Frantic

Wino

1988
Le Rêve du Phenix

Le Rêve du Phenix

1988
Devil's Paradise

Devil's Paradise

Gato

1987

Rückfahrt in den Tod

Fred

1986
Sauve-toi, Lola

Sauve-toi, Lola

Jean-Pierre

1986
Cent francs l'amour

Cent francs l'amour

Tom

1986
Follow My Gaze

Follow My Gaze

Frédéric

1986
Betty Blue

Betty Blue

Le dealer

1986
Zina

Zina

Pierre

1985
La Baston

La Baston

Marcel Noblet

1985
Going and Coming Back

Going and Coming Back

Villager

1985
The Telephone Always Rings Twice

The Telephone Always Rings Twice

Monsieur Pichon

1985
Dream One

Dream One

Monkey

1984
Mint Tea

Mint Tea

Roger

1984
Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance

Salesman/Guide

1983
The Moon in the Gutter

The Moon in the Gutter

Frank, Gérard's alcoholic brother

1983
Car Cemetery

Car Cemetery

Ybar

1983
If I Were 1000 Years Old

If I Were 1000 Years Old

1983
Enigma

Enigma

Madman (uncredited)

1982
Shot Pattern

Shot Pattern

Daniel Verlot

1982
The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre

Antoine

1982
La Chanson du mal-aimé

La Chanson du mal-aimé

Albert de Kostrowitzky

1982
Merlin ou le cours de l'or

Merlin ou le cours de l'or

Le fils

1982
Noisy Neighbours

Noisy Neighbours

Musician

1982
Diva

Diva

Le curé

1981
La Découverte

La Découverte

The young painter

1980