Niels Arestrup

Born: 1949-02-08

Birthplace: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Biography

Niels Arestrup was 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.

Known For

War Horse
At Eternity's Gate
A Prophet
By the Sea
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sarah's Key
See You Up There
Memoirs of a French Whore
The French Minister
Stavisky...

Top Movie Credits

War Horse Grandfather
A Prophet César Luciani
Sarah's Key Jules Dufaure
See You Up There Marcel Péricourt
The French Minister Claude Maupas
Stavisky... Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski