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Dominique Pinon
Pinon in 2015
Born	(1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 69) Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present

Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters.

Early life and education

Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France on 4 March 1955. After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris and enrolled at the Cours Simon.

Career

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A prolific screen and theatre actor with many tens of titles to his credit, Pinon has appeared most predominantly in French films, but also in works produced and shot in England, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the United States.

In film

In 1981, Jean-Jacques Beineix gave Pinon his start in cinema with the movie Diva; Pinon also acted in two later Beineix films. He has had several roles in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He has appeared in three films by British horror director Johannes Roberts. Pinon appeared in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (in French, Le Pont du roi Saint-Louis). Adapted from a short work by Thornton Wilder by the Irish director Mary McGuckian, Pinon acted in this period piece, which was poorly reviewed and had an ensemble cast (including Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, F. Murray Abraham, and Geraldine Chaplin). He appeared in Álex de la Iglesia's 2008 The Oxford Murders with Elijah Wood, John Hurt, and Leonor Watling.

In theater

In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, and Valère Novarina.

Awards and recognition

Pinon received the Molière Award for Best Actor in 2004. In 2011, he was the president of the jury for the second Festival International du Film fantastique d'Audincourt. He has been an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres since 2014.

Works

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On stage

Filmography

Other works

This section needs expansion with: a listing of his voice (audiobook) and other non-stage and non-film work, alongside splitting off non-film television work. You can help by adding to it. (March 2022)

Further reading

• Biography of Pinon at Allociné (in French)
• Biography of Pinon at Allociné (in machine English)
• Films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet at Allociné (in French)
• Auproux, Agathe (15 June 2015) . "Le palmarès des livres audio 2015". LivresHebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2022. 'Caprice de la reine' de Jean Echenoz, lu par Dominique Pinon, remporte le grand prix audio, catégorie Contemporain / Les prix du livre audio 'La Plume de Paon' ont été décernés lundi 15 juin, lors d'une cérémonie au Centre national du livre. Report of the grand prix audio, Contemporary category a 2015 audiobook award, going to "Caprice de la reine" by Jean Echenoz, as read by Dominique Pinon.

References

1. Darge, Fabienne (2007-07-04). "Dominique Pinon, l'acteur brut". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
2. "Dominique Pinon - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
3. ^ Dobens, Chris (24 June 2005). "The Bridge of San Luis Rey Review". BigPictureBigSound.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
4. COE Staff (22 March 2022). "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (EAO database entry). Lumiere.OBS.COE.int. Strasbourg, France: European Audiovisual Observatory (Council of Europe). Retrieved 22 March 2022. See the "Release titles" tab, for its titling in various foreign languages.
5. "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
6. Thomson, Desson (9 June 2005). "'Bridge of San Luis Rey': Not Worth Crossing" (film review). The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 March 2022. This review does not mention Pinon's presence in the production.
7. "Dominique Pinon - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
8. "Les Laureats – Molieres 2004" (PDF) (in French). Les Molières. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-13.

External links

• Dominique Pinon at IMDb

• 1955 births
• Living people
• French male film actors
• French male stage actors
• University of Poitiers alumni
• French expatriates in Spain
• Expatriate actors in Spain
• People from Saumur
• Male actors from Pays de la Loire
• Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres