Swann Arlaud
Biography
Swann Arlaud, born 25 March 1981 in Fontenay‑aux‑Roses, Hauts‑de‑Seine, France, is a French actor. His screen credits include Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God (2019), Valiant Hearts (2021) and Anatomy of a Fall (2023). Arlaud has received three César Awards: Best Actor for Bloody Milk in 2018, and Best Supporting Actor for By the Grace of God in 2020 and for Anatomy of a Fall in 2024. He is listed on The Movie Database with ninety credited roles.
Career overview
Swann Arlaud was born on 25 March 1981 in Fontenay‑aux‑Roses, Hauts‑de‑Seine, France. He began his screen career in the early 2010s, appearing in the romantic comedy‑drama Romantics Anonymous (2010) and the thriller Elles (2011). Over the next several years he built a steady presence in French cinema, taking roles in Les Anarchistes and The Wakhan Front, both released in 2015, followed by the comedy‑drama Baden Baden in 2016. His performance in the 2017 drama Bloody Milk earned him his first César Award, winning the prize for Best Actor at the 2018 ceremony.
Arlaud continued to work in a range of contemporary French films, including By the Grace of God (2019) and the 2021 production Valiant Hearts. In 2023 he appeared in Anatomy of a Fall, a film that later contributed to his second César win. He received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for By the Grace of God in 2020 and again for Anatomy of a Fall in 2024, bringing his total to three César honors. Across his career, Arlaud has been credited in roughly ninety productions, establishing himself as a versatile actor within French film and television.
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Full Filmography
93 titles- Halmeoni (2028) as Phil
- Sukkwan Island (2026) as Tom
- A Man of His Time (2026) as Henri Marre
- Arco (2025) as Tom / Mikki (voice)
- The Seduction (2025) as The King
- The Arrangement (2025) as André
- The Stranger (2025) as Chaplain
- The Great Arch (2025) as Paul Andreu
- In the Shadows (2024) as César Casalonga
- Anatomie d'une chute : L'ascension de Justine Triet (2024) as Self
- Anatomy of a Fall (2023) as Maître Vincent Renzi
- Beating Sun (2023) as Max
- The Assembly Line (2023) as Robert Linhart
- Il était une fois... « Grâce à Dieu » (2023) as Self
- Romy, A Free Woman (2022) as Narrator (voice)
- Valiant Hearts (2022) as Curator
- About Joan (2022) as Nathan Verra
- I Want to Talk About Duras (2022) as Yann Andrea
- Zorey (2021) Director
- Zorey (2021) Writer
- How I Became a Superhero (2020) as Naja
- Free Flow (2020) as Jean-Marc
- The Bare Necessity (2019) as La Capitaine Pierre Perdrix
- By the Grace of God (2019) as Emmanuel Thomassin
- The Swallows of Kabul (2019) as Mohsen (voice)
- A Clever Crook (2019) as François Albagnac, aka Bertrand or Antoine
- Escape from Raqqa (2019) as Sylvain
- The Atomic Adventure (2019) as The Scientist
- Little White Dude (2018) as Antoine
- Little White Dude (2018) Director
- Little White Dude (2018) Writer
- Bloody Milk (2017) as Pierre Chavanges
- You Will Be Fine (2017) as Jean
- Goliath (2016) as Nico
- The End (2016) as La jeune homme
- A Woman's Life (2016) as Julien de Lamare
- The Apple of My Eye (2016) as Nicolai
- Baden Baden (2016) as Simon
- The Wakhan Front (2015) as Jérémie Lernowski
- Elixir (2015) as Andre
- The Anarchists (2015) as Elisée Mayer
- La dernière ballade (2015)
- Tom and lena (2015) as Tom
- Alibi (2014) as Le Gitan
- Get Well Soon (2014) as Camille
- Truffaut au présent (2014) as Self
- Chubby (2014) as Pat
- Murders in... (2013) as Loic
- Clique (2013) as Self - Guest
- Crawl (2013) as Martin
- Lazare (2013) as Virgile
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) as The Baron
- Chat (2013) as Homme en Couple
- Nous sommes tous des êtres penchés... (2013) as Paul
- Murders in Saint-Malo (2013) as Loïc Garrec
- Une place (2012)
- The Man Who Laughs (2012) as Sylvain
- Médecin-chef à la Santé (2012) Casting Assistant
- Elles (2011) as The Young Client
- Xanadu (2011) as Lapo Valadine
- Face (2011) as Le déserteur
- Alexis Ivanovitch, You're My Hero (2011)
- La Joie de vivre (2011) as Lazare
- Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2011) as Stéphan
- À quoi tu joues (2011) as Benoît
- The Nameless Spectacle (2011) as man
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) as Le crieur devant l'Élysée
- Belle épine (2010) as Jean-Pierre
- The Round Up (2010) as Milicien PPP Weismann
- Romantics Anonymous (2010) as Antoine
- Black Heaven (2010) as Dragon
- The Last Flight (2009) as Duclos
- Draft Dodgers (2009) as Ady
- The Invisible Woman (2009) as Le chercheur stagiaire
- Le Bel Âge (2009) as François
- Extase (2009) as Hugo
- Le repenti (2009)
- A Simple Heart (2008) as Paul Aubain
- A Year in My Life (2006) as Étienne
- Les Aristos (2006) as Le beau gosse
- Spiral (2005) as Steph
- D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005) as Une mousquetaire
- Grey Souls (2005) as A soldier
- L'ordre du temple solaire (2005) as Patrick Vuarnet
- Ladies of the Law (2000) as Jérôme Caubert
- Bête de scène (1994)
- The Children's Rebellion (1992) as Lucien
- Jeux d'artifices (1987)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- La Catastrophe Director
- Impossible
- Les Briques de Sang
- Si j'étais Dieu
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Swann Arlaud best known for?
Swann Arlaud is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Halmeoni (2028), Sukkwan Island (2026), Arco (2025), The Stranger (2025).
When and where was Swann Arlaud born?
Swann Arlaud was born on March 25, 1981 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
How many credits does Swann Arlaud have?
Swann Arlaud has accumulated over 93 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2028.
What is Swann Arlaud's background in cinema and television?
Swann Arlaud, born 25 March 1981 in Fontenay‑aux‑Roses, Hauts‑de‑Seine, France, is a French actor. His screen credits include Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God (2019), Valiant Hearts (2021) and Anatomy o...
Swann Arlaud by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spiral (2005) as Steph — aged about 24
- Arco (2025) as Tom / Mikki (voice) — aged about 44
- Anatomy of a Fall (2023) as Maître Vincent Renzi — aged about 42
- The Round Up (2010) as Milicien PPP Weismann — aged about 29
- Murders in... (2013) as Loic — aged about 32
- By the Grace of God (2019) as Emmanuel Thomassin — aged about 38
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