Pierre Niney (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ nine]; born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, he became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française.[1] In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor.[2][3]
Pierre Niney | |
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![]() Niney in 2016 | |
Born | (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 33) Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Partner | Natasha Andrews |
Children | 2 |
His family is of Sephardic Jewish (Egyptian-Jewish) and Catholic background.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | La Consolation | François | Short film |
2008 | Nos 18 ans | Loïc | |
2008 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | Julien | |
2009 | The Army of Crime | Henri Keltekian | |
2009 | Réfractaire | Armand | |
2009 | Folie douce | Arnaud | Television film |
2010 | L'autre monde | Yann | |
2010 | Les Diamants de la victoire | Boivin de Bièvre | Television film |
2010 | Romantics Anonymous | Ludo | |
2010 | La fonte des glaces | Gabriel | Short film |
2011 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | waiter at the bar | |
2011 | 18 Years Old and Rising | Primo Bramsi | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
2012 | Just Like Brothers | Maxime | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated – Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor |
2013 | It Boy | Balthazar Apfel | Cabourg Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
2014 | Yves Saint Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent | César Award for Best Actor Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actor |
2015 | A Perfect Man | Mathieu Vasseur | |
2015 | Inside Out | Fear | French voice |
2016 | Altamira | Paul Ratier | |
2016 | Five | Samuel | |
2016 | Frantz | Adrien | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
2016 | The Odyssey | Philippe Cousteau | |
2017 | Promise at Dawn | Romain Gary | |
2018 | Through the Fire | Pasquier | |
2019 | Someone Somewhere / Deux Moi | Mathieu Bernard | |
2020 | Lovers | Simon | |
2021 | OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire | OSS 1001 | |
2021 | Boîte noire | Mathieu Vasseur | |
2022 | Goliath | Frédéric Tellier |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | La dame d'Izieu | Théo Reis | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
2010 | Marion Mazzano | Yann Vérac | Main cast; 6 episodes |
2013 | Casting(s) | Himself | Main cast; also co-creator and writer |
2020 | La Flamme | Dr. Bruno Juiphe | 4 episodes |
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
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2012 | César Award | Most Promising Actor | J'aime regarder les filles | Nominated |
2013 | César Award | Most Promising Actor | Comme des frères | Nominated |
Lumières Award | Most Promising Actor | Nominated | ||
2015 | Lumières Award | Best Actor | Yves Saint Laurent | Nominated |
César Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actor | Won |
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Cabourg Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
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