Dominique Pinon
Acting·March 4, 1955 — 71 years old·Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Cours Simon acting school. His introducing appearance in cinema took place in 1981 in the movie Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix.
Pinon is considered to be a theatre actor in first place, with constant on-stage acting since 1985. Until today, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, Valère Novarina and numerous others.
His career in cinema, counting more than 80 movies to-date, shows a strong collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amongst these 8 movies dating from between 1990 and 2013, it is most notably his appearances in Delicatessen (1991), Alien Resurrection (1997) and Amélie (2001) which made him become known to the broader public outside of France.
Known For
Amélie
2001·7.9
Alien Resurrection
1997·6.2
Outlander
2014·8.2
Delicatessen
1991·7.3
A Very Long Engagement
2004·7.3
Serial Teachers
2013·5.4
The City of Lost Children
1995·7.2
Frantic
1988·6.7
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013·6.9
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023·8.0
Max & Leon
2016·6.3
Memoir of a Snail
2024·8.0
Filmography · 156
—Gilles et Louise—Coffeehouse MysteriesWaiter—A Door to the Woods—Judgement2026Violette2026Cassandre - Un ciel de plombJean-Paul Marchand2026Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connuJean-Paul Marchand2026Cassandre - Les captivesJean-Paul Marchand2026Cassandre - Un homme parfaitJean-Paul Marchand2026You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?Edgar2026Cassandre - Les inconnus du SapenayJean-Paul Marchand2025Jean ValjeanBoîte à Mots2025She Loved Blossoms MoreLogo2024Memoir of a SnailPercy Pudel (voice)2024At the End of the DayLe médecin2023The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonTVAntoine2023Apaches: Gang of ParisGueule de Bois2023Amélie: The Real Story(archive footage)2022Good PeopleTVRoger2022A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et MiquelonLe détective privé2022Hamlet Within2022The Island of Thirty CoffinsTVHoracio2022BigbugIgor2021Emma BovaryHomais2021Pierre & JeanneLe notaire2021A Perfect EnemyJean Rosen2021Dernière StationLe pompiste2019JoL'Inspecteur Ducros2019Dark Stories to Survive the NightJean Luc2019Dark StoriesTVJean-Luc Barrouf2019Spread Your WingsPichon2019I Love My MumFrench Restaurant Manager2019AnnaMonk Dominic2019Magnetick PathwaysRaymond Vachs2018Cyrano, My LoveLucien2018O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta2018White FangBeauty Smith (voice)2017Based on a True StoryRaymond2017Two Snails Set Off(voice)2017Vive la crise !Noël2017Somewhere BeautifulMagazine Editor2017La DorMeuse DuvalBasile Matrin2016Max & LeonMichel2015CassandreTVJean-Pierre Marchand2015A Love YouSerge2015The Price of DesireFernand Leger2015Soulless 2Bernard2014OXI, an Act of ResistanceInvestigator2014Brèves de comptoirTaxi 22014My Old LadyMonsieur Lefebvre2014OutlanderTVMaster Raymond2013The Young and Prodigious T.S. SpivetTwo Clouds2013Murders in...TVLe Kid2013Serial TeachersL'inspecteur d'académie2012Metal Hurlant ChroniclesTVStanley Summers2012La Guerre du Royal PalaceColonel Otto Strudel2012The Orphan Plus Minus an ArmL'inspecteur Lamentin2011Holidays by the SeaHomme caravane2011Madame Sans GêneFouché2011Crédit pour tousGobert2010Specky Four-EyesNarrator2010Un pied dans le crime2010What War May BringMaurice Lemoine2010ColèreMougin, le sorcier2010MumuPère de Roger2009Murphy's LawRudy2009MicmacsFracasse2009HumansGildas2009Morris: A Life with Bells OnJean Baptiste2009The Little Murders of Agatha ChristieTVHubert Petitpont2009An Organization of DreamsInspector2008A Day at the MuseumSimon2008The Clown2008Fin de partieHamm2008The Oxford MurdersFrank2008Dante 01César2007Moon in a BottlePascal Rossignol2007Midsummer MadnessToni2007L'Acte inconnu2007Crossed TracksPierre Laclos / Louis2006When Evil CallsDetective Ringwald2006DikkenekStef2006Sable noirTVAxel2005Your Name is JustineOncle Goran2005Camping à la fermeRodolphe Peretti2005Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"Self2005L'Hiver sous la tableDragomir2005Ze FilmLe SDF2004The Bridge of San Luis ReyHis Excellency's Fop2004A Very Long EngagementSylvain2004DarkhuntersCharlie Jackson2004Ne quittez pas !Le clochard2004HellbreederDetective Weiss2004Le bon, la brute et les zombiesPetit cowboy2003EntrustedHenri Lafont2003At Home with the Rozesle lieutenant2003NachtschichtTVEmile Gaspard2003Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big AdventureFredy Mazas2003Parts of the FamilyShocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)2002Dead or AliveThe Butcher2001Quelle Aventure !TV'La Buse' · Frère Godefroy2001Caméra CaféTVJean-Pierre2001Beautiful MemoriesRobert2001Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!P'tit gars2001AmélieJoseph2000Sabotage!!Armani2000Highway MelodyJacky Carpe2000The PilotPilot1999Like a Fish Out of WaterMelvin1999Quasimodo d'el ParisTrouillefou1997Alien ResurrectionVriess1997Violetta, the Motorcycle QueenAdrien1997MordbüroEugène1996A Saturday on EarthLe brigadier Morel1996La Gotera'Pastel de Fer'1995The City of Lost ChildrenThe Diver / The Clones1994KO KidK.O Kid1993Loonies at LargeAngel1993My Name is VictorBernard1992AoûtEugène Blouzette1991Les arcandiersBruno1991DelicatessenLouison199125 décembre 58, 10h36Dominique19901871Napoléon III1990Alberto ExpressLe conducteur de la locomotive1990Things I Like, Things I Don't LikeMan1989The French RevolutionDrouet1988The Legend of the Holy DrinkerWojtech1988The Mysterious Death of Nina ChereauAlbert1988FranticWino1988Le Rêve du Phenix1987Devil's ParadiseGato1986Rückfahrt in den TodFred1986Sauve-toi, LolaJean-Pierre1986Cent francs l'amourTom1986Follow My GazeFrédéric1986Betty BlueLe dealer1985ZinaPierre1985Via MalaTVNiklaus Lauretz1985La BastonMarcel Noblet1985Going and Coming BackVillager1985The Telephone Always Rings TwiceMonsieur Pichon1984Dream OneMonkey1984Mint TeaRoger1983Ghost DanceSalesman/Guide1983The Moon in the GutterFrank, Gérard's alcoholic brother1983Car CemeteryYbar1983If I Were 1000 Years Old1982EnigmaMadman (uncredited)1982Shot PatternDaniel Verlot1982The Return of Martin GuerreAntoine1982La Chanson du mal-aiméAlbert de Kostrowitzky1982Noisy NeighboursMusician1982Merlin ou le cours de l'orLe fils1981DivaLe curé1980La DécouverteThe young painter