Niels Arestrup

Born: 1949-02-08

Birthplace: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Biography

Niels Arestrup was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. His father was Danish and his mother was French. He has won two César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté and Un prophète, both films where he was directed by Jacques Audiard.

Known For

War Horse
A Prophet
At Eternity's Gate
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
See You Up There
Sarah's Key
Memoirs of a French Whore
Manon Roland
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
By the Sea

Top Movie Credits

War Horse Grandfather
A Prophet César Luciani
See You Up There Marcel Péricourt
Sarah's Key Jules Dufaure