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Dominique Pinon is a French actor. He appeared in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He appeared in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France on 4 March 1955. After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Pinon moved to Paris and enrolled at the Cours Simon.
As an actor Pinon has performed in theatre, film and television.
In 1981, Pinon appeared in his debut film, Diva.
Pinon has had several roles in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet including Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Amélie and A Very Long Engagement.
Pinon appeared in The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Adapted from a work by Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey also starred Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, F. Murray Abraham and Geraldine Chaplin.
Pinon also appeared in Álex de la Iglesia's 2008 The Oxford Murders with Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling.
In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, and Valère Novarina.
In 2023, he played in La couleur des souvenirs written and directed by Fabio Marra at the Théâtre des halles during the Avignon Festival. The play had a second run at the 2025 Festival at the Théâtre du Balcon.
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.
Méliès Career Award: In October 2025 Pinon was honoured with the Méliès Career Award at 58th Sitges Film Festival in Sitges.
Jean Valjean
2025 · as Boîte à Mots
Memoir of a Snail
2024 · as Percy Pudel (voice)
White Fang
2018 · as Beauty Smith (voice)
Cyrano, My Love
2018 · as Lucien
Based on a True Story
2017 · as Raymond
Cassandre
2015 · as Jean-Pierre Marchand
My Old Lady
2014 · as Monsieur Lefebvre
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013 · as Two Clouds
The Oxford Murders
2008 · as Frank
A Very Long Engagement
2004 · as Sylvain
Amélie
2001
Alien Resurrection
1997 · as Vriess
The City of Lost Children
1995 · as The Diver / The Clones
Delicatessen
1991 · as Louison
Frantic
1988 · as Wino
Studio characters