Niels Arestrup

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    February 8, 1949

    Day of Death

    December 1, 2024 (75 years old)

    Place of Birth

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

    Niels Arestrup

    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

      War Horse

      2011

    • A Prophet

      A Prophet

      2009

    • At Eternity's Gate

      At Eternity's Gate

      2018

    • See You Up There

      See You Up There

      2017

    • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

      The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

      2007

    • Sarah's Key

      Sarah's Key

      2010

    • By the Sea

      By the Sea

      2015

    • The Beat That My Heart Skipped

      The Beat That My Heart Skipped

      2005

    • The French Minister

      The French Minister

      2013

    • Diplomacy

      Diplomacy

      2014

    • The Big Picture

      The Big Picture

      2010

    • Farewell

      Farewell

      2009

    • Stavisky...

      Stavisky...

      1974

    • Je Tu Il Elle

      Je Tu Il Elle

      1974

    • Our Children

      Our Children

      2012