Romain Duris
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Life
Born on 28 May 1974 in Paris, son of an engineer-architect father, Duris studied arts at university. He was noticed in the street by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and offered a part in the 1994 Cédric KlapischCédric Klapisch
Cédric Klapisch , is a French film director.Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII...
film Le péril jeune
Le péril jeune
Le péril jeune is a 1994 French film directed by Cédric Klapisch. It is a comedy-drama starring among others Romain Duris , Nicolas Koretzky , Joachim Lombard , Vincent Elbaz , Julien Lambroschini , Élodie Bouchez , Julie-Anne Rauth , Hélène de Fougerolles , Lisa Faulkner and Jackie Berroyer...
. His sister is pianist Caroline Duris, who performs on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It tells the story of Tom, a real estate thug torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival...
(French: De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté). Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band where he was a drummer. Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille area of Paris with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy
Olivia Bonamy
Olivia Bonamy is a French actress best known for her appearances in the films Jefferson in Paris, Jacques Audiard's Read my lips, the thriller Ils and Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère.-Biography:...
with whom he has a son, Luigi, born February 10, 2009.
Work
Romain Duris is most famous for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in The Spanish ApartmentThe Spanish Apartment
L'Auberge Espagnole is a 2002 French film directed and written by Cédric Klapisch...
and The Russian Dolls
The Russian Dolls
The Russian Dolls is a 2005 French-British film, the sequel to L'Auberge espagnole . Cédric Klapisch wrote and directed the film, whose settings include Paris, London, Saint Petersburg and Moscow...
. He has a reputation for versatility, having played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It tells the story of Tom, a real estate thug torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival...
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Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1994 | Le péril jeune Le péril jeune Le péril jeune is a 1994 French film directed by Cédric Klapisch. It is a comedy-drama starring among others Romain Duris , Nicolas Koretzky , Joachim Lombard , Vincent Elbaz , Julien Lambroschini , Élodie Bouchez , Julie-Anne Rauth , Hélène de Fougerolles , Lisa Faulkner and Jackie Berroyer... |
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| 1994 | Frères: La roulette rouge | ||
| 1996 | 56 fois par semaine | ||
| 1996 | Mémoires d'un jeune con | ||
| 1996 | Chacun cherche son chat | ||
| 1997 | Dobermann Dobermann (film) Dobermann is a French film directed by Jan Kounen and starring Vincent Cassel.-Plot:The charismatic criminal Dobermann , who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers with his beautiful, deaf girlfriend Nat the Gypsy . After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they... |
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| 1997 | Gadjo dilo Gadjo dilo Gadjo dilo is a 1997 film, directed and written by Tony Gatlif. The title means "Crazy Gadjo [non-Gypsy]" in Romani.Most of the film was shot at the village of Creţuleşti some kilometers from Bucharest and some of the actors are local Romani people.-Plot:... |
Stephane | |
| 1998 | Déjà mort | ||
| 1998 | Les Kidnappeurs | ||
| 1999 | Peut-être | ||
| 1999 | Je suis né d'une cigogne Je suis né d'une cigogne Je suis né d'une cigogne is a 1999 French road movie directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Ouassini Embarek, Christine Pignet and Marc Nouyrigat... |
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| 2001 | CQ CQ (film) CQ is a 2001 film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.It is a homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik and the documentary spoof David Holzman's Diary. The cinematography is done by Robert... |
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| 2001 | Le Petit poucet | ||
| 2001 | Being Light | ||
| 2002 | Filles perdues, cheveux gras Filles perdues, cheveux gras Filles perdues, cheveux gras is a 2002 French musical comedy-drama film about the crossing paths of three lost young women.The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2002.-Plot:Three lost women cross paths and help each other... |
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| 2002 | The Spanish Apartment The Spanish Apartment L'Auberge Espagnole is a 2002 French film directed and written by Cédric Klapisch... |
Xavier Rousseau | |
| 2002 | 17 fois Cécile Cassard | ||
| 2002 | Adolphe Adolphe (film) Adolphe is a 2002 film based on the novel Adolphe by Benjamin Constant. The film was directed by Benoît Jacquot and starred Isabelle Adjani as Ellénore and Stanislas Merhar as Adolphe.- Cast :* Isabelle Adjani - Ellénore* Stanislas Merhar - Adolphe... |
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| 2003 | Pas si grâve | ||
| 2003 | Osmose | ||
| 2003 | Schimkent Hotel Shimkent hôtel Shimkent hôtel is a 2003 French fictional film directed and written by Charles de Meaux who co-wrote music score with Vladimir Karoev and Pierre Mikaïloff... |
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| 2003 | Le Divorce Le Divorce Le Divorce is a 2003 Merchant Ivory Productions' film directed by James Ivory and the screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Ivory, based on Diane Johnson's bestselling novel.-Summary:... |
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| 2003 | Les Clefs de bagnole | ||
| 2004 | Exils Exils Exiles is a 2004 French film by Tony Gatlif. The film follows two young bohemians, Zano and Naima. After having sex the two spontaneously decide that they will travel to Algeria, where Naima's parents come from, and where Zano's pied-noir parents were once exiled... |
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| 2004 | Arsène Lupin | ||
| 2005 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped The Beat That My Heart Skipped The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It tells the story of Tom, a real estate thug torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival... |
Thomas Seyr | |
| 2005 | The Russian Dolls The Russian Dolls The Russian Dolls is a 2005 French-British film, the sequel to L'Auberge espagnole . Cédric Klapisch wrote and directed the film, whose settings include Paris, London, Saint Petersburg and Moscow... |
Xavier Rousseau | |
| 2006 | Dans Paris Dans Paris Dans Paris is a 2006 film starring Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier, and Joanna Preiss. It concerns two brothers, Paul and Jonathan , who attempt to help one another out of their respective troubles and worries while living with their divorced father, Mirko... |
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| 2007 | Molière | ||
| 2007 | L'Âge d'homme | ||
| 2008 | Paris Paris (2008 film) Paris is a 2008 French film by Cédric Klapisch concerning a diverse group of people living in Paris. The film began shooting in November 2006 and was released in February 2008. Its UK release was in July 2008... |
Pierre | |
| 2008 | Afterwards Afterwards Afterwards is a 2009 English-language psychological thriller film directed by Gilles Bourdos and starring Romain Duris, John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly. Based on Guillaume Musso's novel Et après..., the story tells of a workaholic lawyer who is told by a self-proclaimed visionary that he must... |
Nathan Del Amico | |
| 2009 | Stretch Stretch (film) Stretch is a 2011 English-language film directed by Charles de Meaux. It stars Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. After Carradine's death during production, his widow Annie Bierman sued MK2 Productions, the film's production company, for negligence.- Cast :* Nicolas Cazalé as... |
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| 2009 | Persécution Persécution Persécution is a 2009 romantic-drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It stars Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jean-Hugues Anglade. It premiered on 5 September 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.-Plot:Daniel, 35, is haunted by a... |
Daniel | |
| 2010 | Heartbreaker Heartbreaker (2010 film) Heartbreaker is a 2010 French romantic comedy film starring Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier and Andrew Lincoln.-Plot:The bulk of the story takes place in Monaco... |
Alex | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2010 | L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie | Paul |