Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter.
Early life and career
Arestrup was born in Paris on 8 February 1949, into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Breton. In his youth, he studied at Tania Balachova's acting courses. He began his acting career in the theatre.Arestrup won three César Awards for César [Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor] for The Beat That [My Heart Skipped] and A Prophet, then Quai d'Orsay. The two first films were directed by Jacques Audiard.
In 2017, he won the Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor in a Play for his work on Acting and in 2019, he won the Molière Award for Best Actor for his work on Red. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2000 for Copenhagen, in 2006 for Letters to a Young Poet and in 2012 for Diplomacy.
Personal life and death
In 2012, after ten years together, Arestrup married the actress, screenwriter and author Isabelle Le Nouvel. The same year, they had twins, a boy and a girl.Arestrup died following a long illness in Ville-d'Avray, France, on 1 December 2024 at the age of 75.
Theatre
Filmography
Cinema
Television
As director/writer
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1981 | Du blues dans la tête | Writer |
| 2007 | The Candidate | Director and writer |