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Mathieu Amalric

Acting Born Oct 25, 1965 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 232 credits
232
Total Credits
1985–2025
41 Years Career Span
28
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker born on October 25, 1965, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is known internationally for his acting roles in various films and television series, including Quantum of Solace, Munich, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Le Bureau des Légendes. He grew up in an intellectual environment in Paris as the son of literary critic Nicole Zand and journalist Jacques Amalric. Throughout his career, he has earned recognition for his performances, winning several César Awards and a Lumières Award. With numerous acting credits to his name, he has established a prominent career in both French and international cinema.

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Career

Career overview

Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker born on October 25, 1965, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is known internationally for his roles in several notable films, including the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, in which he played the lead villain. His film credits also include Steven Spielberg's Munich, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and The French Dispatch, and Le Bureau des Légendes.

In addition to these international projects, Amalric drew critical acclaim for his lead performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Throughout his career in the film industry, he has won several César Awards and the Lumières Award. His background includes growing up in an intellectual environment in Paris as the son of literary critic Nicole Zand and journalist Jacques Amalric, and studying oriental subjects.

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Known for

Film

The Phoenician Scheme

as Marseille Bob
Film

A Private Life

as Simon Cohen-Solal
Film

Mars Express

as Chris Royjacker (voice)
Film

A Difficult Year

as Henri Tomasi
Film

A Brighter Tomorrow

as Pierre
Film

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

as The Commissaire
Film

Oxygen

as M.I.L.O
Film

Sound of Metal

as Richard Berger
Film

An Officer and a Spy

as Bertillon
Film

At Eternity's Gate

as Dr. Paul Gachet
Film

Sink or Swim

as Bertrand

The Bureau

as Jean-Jacques, dit « JJA »

Frequent co-stars

Yu Seon 6 shared titles
Emmanuelle Seigner 4 shared titles
Willem Dafoe 3 shared titles
Bill Murray 3 shared titles
Jeffrey Wright 3 shared titles
Anne Consigny 3 shared titles
Mathieu Kassovitz 2 shared titles
Jonathan Zaccaï 2 shared titles
Léa Drucker 2 shared titles
Louis Garrel 2 shared titles

Career timeline

The Phoenician SchemeA Private LifeZelenskyAngeFour Rational People · Thanks
Serpent's PathZorn III (2018 – 2022) · DirectorZorn III (2018 – 2022) · CinematographyZorn III (2018 – 2022) · Location Sound RecordistZorn III (2018 – 2022) · Producer
Mars ExpressA Difficult YearA Brighter TomorrowGoodbye VinyleNe soyez pas vous-même
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunOxygenPierre & JeanneTralalaHold Me Tight · Screenplay
Sound of MetalÇa a recommencé, l’émerveillementThe MiddlemanCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyWonders in the Suburbs
An Officer and a SpyA Beautiful SummerThe Collection
At Eternity's GateA Tramway in JerusalemSink or SwimThe ExiledIslander
Sleeping BeautyBarbaraBarbara · DirectorBarbara · ScreenplayIsmael's Ghosts
SeancesStruggle for LifeThe Son of JosephNever EverDaguerrotype
The BureauWolf HallEdgar Morin, chronique d'un regardThe Forbidden RoomHopper Stories · Director
The Grand Budapest HotelBird PeopleThe Blue RoomThe Blue Room · DirectorThe Blue Room · Screenplay
Venus in FurJimmy P.Love Is the Perfect CrimeThe AnonymousNext to Last (Autumn 63) · Director
CosmopolisLines of WellingtonCamille RewindsBond on LocationCitizens of Cosmopolis
PlataneThe Silence of JoanChicken with PlumsThe Rabbi's Cat
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SecOn TourOn Tour · DirectorOn Tour · WriterThe Screen Illusion · Director
VisagePark BenchesWild GrassHappy EndCalder: Sculptor of Air
Quantum of SolaceMesrine: Public Enemy #1Les amants cinémaA Christmas Tale57,000 Kilometers Between Us
The Diving Bell and the ButterflySalut Vladimir !Michou d'AuberThe Story of Richard OA Secret
Marie AntoinetteFragments sur la grâceThe SingerLes mâtinesA Curtain Raiser
MunichI Saw Ben Barka Get KilledThe Moustache
Les parallèlesThe Bridge of Arts14,58 euros · DirectorKings & QueenAu large de Bad Ragaz
Public Affairs · WriterPublic Affairs · DirectorA Man, a Real OneA Sight for Sore EyesMasculin/Féminin · Director
Monday MorningL'héroïque cinématographeSpecial DeliveryShipwrecked on Route D17Wimbledon Stage · Director
Léaud l'uniqueBoyhood LovesZaïde, un petit air de vengeance
The Marcorelle AffairRoland's PassThe False Servant
Late August, Early SeptemberFarewell, Home Sweet HomeThree Bridges on the River
Alice and MartinOn a très peu d'amisOnly God Sees MeL'interview
Genealogies of a CrimeMange ta soupe · DirectorMange ta soupe · Scenario Writer
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an ArgumentDiary of a Seducer

Full Filmography

232 titles
  • The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Marseille Bob
  • A Private Life (2025) as Simon Cohen-Solal
  • Zelensky (2025) as Narrator (voice)
  • Ange (2025) as Marco
  • Four Rational People (2025) Thanks
  • Nino (2025) as Homme bains publics
  • Comment Volodia devint Zelensky (2025) as Narrator
  • Why War (2025)
  • Advertisement
  • Filmlovers! (2025) as Paul Dédalus (The Filmmaker)
  • Serpent's Path (2024) as Laval
  • Zorn III (2018 – 2022) (2024) Director
  • Zorn III (2018 – 2022) (2024) Cinematography
  • Zorn III (2018 – 2022) (2024) Location Sound Recordist
  • Zorn III (2018 – 2022) (2024) Producer
  • Before It's Too Late (2024) as Mathieu Amalric
  • Before It's Too Late (2024) Director
  • Before It's Too Late (2024) Writer
  • Before It's Too Late (2024) Director of Photography
  • Mars Express (2023) as Chris Royjacker (voice)
  • A Difficult Year (2023) as Henri Tomasi
  • A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) as Pierre
  • Goodbye Vinyle (2023) as Maurice Faugère
  • Ne soyez pas vous-même (2023) as Self
  • Spirit of Ecstasy (2023) as World Aid's Boss
  • A Prince (2023) as Alberto (voice)
  • Zorn I (2010 – 2016) (2023) Director
  • Zorn I (2010 – 2016) (2023) Director of Photography
  • Zorn I (2010 – 2016) (2023) Location Sound Recordist
  • Zorn I (2010 – 2016) (2023) Producer
  • Une Française à Kaboul : L'Aventure d'une vie (2023) as Voix off
  • Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God (2022) as Sigmund Freud (voice)
  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as The Commissaire
  • Oxygen (2021) as M.I.L.O
  • Pierre & Jeanne (2021)
  • Tralala (2021) as Tralala
  • Hold Me Tight (2021) Screenplay
  • Hold Me Tight (2021) Director
  • Les Damnés de la Commune (2021) as Adolphe Thiers (voice)
  • Mother Schmuckers (2021) as Le père
  • Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021) as Self
  • Maîtres Anciens (Comédie) (2021) Director
  • Sound of Metal (2020) as Richard Berger
  • Ça a recommencé, l’émerveillement (2020) as Le mécanicien
  • The Middleman (2020) as Olivier Tronier
  • Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Wonders in the Suburbs (2020) as Benoit Survenant
  • Wonders in the Suburbs (2020) Producer
  • The Black Book (2020) as (voice)
  • Monsieur Deligny, vagabond efficace (2020) as Narrator
  • Étroitement surveillé (2020) Director
  • An Officer and a Spy (2019) as Bertillon
  • A Beautiful Summer (2019)
  • The Collection (2019) as Harry
  • At Eternity's Gate (2018) as Dr. Paul Gachet
  • A Tramway in Jerusalem (2018)
  • Sink or Swim (2018) as Bertrand
  • The Exiled (2018) as Self
  • Islander (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Amalric, l’art et la matière (2018) as Self
  • Jusqu’au 23 Juillet (2018) as Self - Interviewee
  • Zorn II (2016 – 2018) (2018) Director
  • Zorn II (2016 – 2018) (2018) Cinematography
  • Zorn II (2016 – 2018) (2018) Location Sound Recordist
  • Zorn II (2016 – 2018) (2018) Producer
  • Sleeping Beauty (2017) as Gérard Illinski, le précepteur
  • Barbara (2017) as Yves Zand
  • Barbara (2017) Director
  • Barbara (2017) Screenplay
  • Ismael's Ghosts (2017) as Ismaël Vuillard
  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) as Self
  • Music is Music/Crazy Girl Crazy (2017) Director
  • Premières répétitions : Barbara Hannigan vue par Mathieu Amalric (2017) Director
  • Tomorrow and Thereafter (2017) as Le père
  • Seances (2016)
  • Struggle for Life (2016) as Galgaric
  • The Son of Joseph (2016) as Oscar Pormenor
  • Never Ever (2016) as Jacques Rey
  • Daguerrotype (2016) as Vincent
  • Un, parfois deux (2016) as Self
  • The Dunce (2016) as Boris
  • Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture (2016) as Self
  • The Bureau (2015) as Jean-Jacques, dit « JJA »
  • Wolf Hall (2015) as Eustace Chapuys
  • Edgar Morin, chronique d'un regard (2015) as Narration (voice)
  • The Forbidden Room (2015) as Thadeusz M___ / Ostler
  • Hopper Stories (2015) Director
  • The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (2015) as Samuel
  • Winter Song (2015) as Bâtisseur
  • My Golden Days (2015) as Paul Dédalus
  • Families (2015) as Jérôme Varenne
  • Of Shadows and Wings (2015) as Narrator
  • L'homme tango (2015)
  • C'est presque au bout du monde (2015) Director
  • Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran (2015) as Self
  • Spectrographies (2015) as The filmmaker
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as Serge X.
  • Bird People (2014) as Le narrateur (voice)
  • The Blue Room (2014) as Julien Gahyde
  • The Blue Room (2014) Director
  • The Blue Room (2014) Screenplay
  • Illustrious & Unknown: The Man Who Saved the Louvre (2014) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Dune (2014) as Moreau
  • If You Don't, I Will (2014) as Pierre
  • La Magie de Noël (2014) Director
  • You I Tourneur (2014)
  • Venus in Fur (2013) as Thomas
  • Jimmy P. (2013) as Georges Devereux
  • Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) as Marc
  • The Anonymous (2013) as Roger Marion
  • Next to Last (Autumn 63) (2013) Director
  • Next to Last (Autumn 63) (2013) Writer
  • Next to Last (Autumn 63) (2013) Cinematography
  • Biette (2013) as Self
  • Break of Day (2013) as Patrick
  • Cosmopolis (2012) as André Petrescu
  • Lines of Wellington (2012) as Barão Marbot
  • Camille Rewinds (2012) as Le prof de français sadique
  • Bond on Location (2012) as Self / Dominic Greene
  • Citizens of Cosmopolis (2012) as Self
  • Rich Is the Wolf (2012) Producer
  • You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012) as M. Henri
  • The Rest of the World (2012) as Paul
  • The Sinkholes (2012) as Georges
  • Platane (2011) as Mathieu Amalric
  • The Silence of Joan (2011) as Preacher
  • Chicken with Plums (2011) as Nasser-Ali Khan
  • The Rabbi's Cat (2011) as Prince (voice)
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) as Dieuleveult
  • On Tour (2010) as Joachim Zand
  • On Tour (2010) Director
  • On Tour (2010) Writer
  • The Screen Illusion (2010) Director
  • Joann Sfar (drawings) (2010) as Himself
  • Joann Sfar (drawings) (2010) Director
  • On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! (2010) Co-Director
  • Visage (2009) as Man in Bushes
  • Park Benches (2009) as Father with pram
  • Wild Grass (2009) as Bernard de Bordeaux
  • Happy End (2009) as Robinson
  • Calder: Sculptor of Air (2009) as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
  • Director Marc Forster (2009)
  • Quantum of Solace (2008) as Dominic Greene
  • Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008) as François Besse
  • Les amants cinéma (2008) as Self
  • A Christmas Tale (2008) as Henri
  • 57,000 Kilometers Between Us (2008) as Simon
  • Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) - version interminable (2008) as 'Atchoum'
  • On War (2008) as Bertrand
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) as Jean-Dominique Bauby
  • Salut Vladimir ! (2007)
  • Michou d'Auber (2007) as Jacques
  • The Story of Richard O (2007) as Richard O.
  • A Secret (2007) as François Grimbert at 37 years old
  • Actresses (2007) as Denis
  • Heartbeat Detector (2007) as Simon Kessler
  • Deux cages sans oiseaux (2007) Director
  • À l'instar du Père Noël et de la pizza (2007) Director
  • Marie Antoinette (2006) as Man at Masked Ball
  • Fragments sur la grâce (2006)
  • The Singer (2006) as Bruno
  • Les mâtines (2006) as Serge
  • A Curtain Raiser (2006) as Pierre
  • The Big Apartment (2006) as Martin
  • The Signs (2006) as The Man
  • Munich (2005) as Louis
  • I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) as Philippe Bernier
  • The Moustache (2005) as Serge Schaeffer
  • Les parallèles (2004) as Simon
  • The Bridge of Arts (2004) as Un spectateur du Nô
  • 14,58 euros (2004) Director
  • Kings & Queen (2004) as Ismaël Vuillard
  • Au large de Bad Ragaz (2004) as Alex
  • Public Affairs (2003) Writer
  • Public Affairs (2003) Director
  • A Man, a Real One (2003) as Boris
  • A Sight for Sore Eyes (2003) as The art teacher
  • Masculin/Féminin (2003) Director
  • My Children Are Different (2003) as Gérald
  • Malus (2003) Director
  • Monday Morning (2002) as voice
  • L'héroïque cinématographe (2002) as Self (voice)
  • Special Delivery (2002) as Stéphane
  • Shipwrecked on Route D17 (2002) as René
  • Wimbledon Stage (2002) Director
  • Wimbledon Stage (2002) Writer
  • Léaud l'unique (2001) as Self - actor
  • Boyhood Loves (2001) as Paul
  • Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance (2001) as Luigi Scarofolo
  • The Marcorelle Affair (2000) as Fourcade
  • Roland's Pass (2000) as Roland
  • The False Servant (2000) as Lélio
  • Late August, Early September (1999) as Gabriel
  • Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999) as a drinker at bar
  • Three Bridges on the River (1999) as Arthur Echéant
  • Alice and Martin (1998) as Benjamin Sauvagnac
  • On a très peu d'amis (1998) as Ivan
  • Only God Sees Me (1998) as Atchoum
  • L'interview (1998) as Julien Bernardini
  • Genealogies of a Crime (1997) as Yves
  • Mange ta soupe (1997) Director
  • Mange ta soupe (1997) Scenario Writer
  • My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996) as Paul Dédalus
  • Diary of a Seducer (1996) as Sebastien
  • Tom est tout seul (1995) as Friend of Tom (uncredited)
  • Tom est tout seul (1995) Assistant Director
  • Bête de scène (1994) Assistant Director
  • A Letter to L... (1994) Assistant Director
  • The Absence (1993) Assistant Director
  • Sauve-toi (1993) Unit Manager
  • Les Yeux au Plafond (1993)
  • Les Yeux au Plafond (1993) Director
  • Les Yeux au Plafond (1993) Writer
  • The Diary of Lady M (1993) Assistant Director
  • 8 bis (1993) Director
  • The Sentinel (1992) as Un étudiant en médecine
  • Chasing Butterflies (1992)
  • Border Line (1992) Second Assistant Director
  • Sans rires (1990) Director
  • Sans rires (1990) Screenplay
  • The Van Gogh Wake (1990) Assistant Director
  • The Van Gogh Wake (1990) Assistant Editor
  • Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) Assistant Director Trainee
  • La Seule différence c'est que les cafés sont plus chers (1986) Director
  • Favourites of the Moon (1985) as Julien
  • Marre de café (1985) Director
  • An Odd Enchantment
  • Autobiographie d'un poulpe Director
  • Autobiographie d'un poulpe Screenplay
  • And Now It's Over as Joseph
  • Tu n'auras pas mes larmes
  • Cinématon n°1938 : Mathieu Amalric as self

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Mathieu Amalric best known for?

Mathieu Amalric is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Phoenician Scheme (2025), A Private Life (2025), Mars Express (2023), A Difficult Year (2023).

When and where was Mathieu Amalric born?

Mathieu Amalric was born on October 25, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

How many credits does Mathieu Amalric have?

Mathieu Amalric has accumulated over 232 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1985 to 2025.

What is Mathieu Amalric's background in cinema and television?

Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker born on October 25, 1965, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is known internationally for his acting roles in various films and television series, including Quantum of Solace, Munich, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Le B...