| Xavier Beauvois | |
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 Beauvois in February 2011 | |
| Born | (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57) Auchel, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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Xavier Beauvois (French: [ɡzavje bovwa]; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Career
His film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.
His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
His 2014 film La Rançon de la gloire was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
Personal life
He is married to film editor Marie-Julie Maille. They have two sons, Arthur, who was born in August 1992, and Antoine, born May 1996.
Filmography
Filmmaking credits
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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| 1988 | Daniel endormi | Le jeune dragueur | Short film |
| 1991 | North (Nord) | Bertrand | |
| Le Ciel de Paris | Le Soupirant | ||
| 1994 | Aux petits bonheurs | Marc | |
| Lovers | Marc's lover | ||
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Benoît | |
| 1996 | Ponette | Father | |
| 1997 | Day and Night | Carlo | |
| 1998 | Disparus | Félix | |
| 1999 | Night Wind | Paul | |
| Les Infortunes de la beauté | Un homme sondé | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | Arsène Lupin | Doctor | |
| 2005 | The Young Lieutenant | Nicolas Morbé | |
| 2006 | Bad Faith | Le type du bar | Uncredited |
| 2007 | The Witnesses | L'éditeur | |
| 24 Bars | Le patron du peep-show | ||
| The Killer | Franzen | ||
| 2008 | Female Agents | Claude Granville | |
| Disco | Docker 1 | ||
| Marie-Octobre | Marc Donizzi | Telefilm | |
| 2009 | Duel en ville | Alexandre Konygnski | Telefilm |
| Villa Amalia | Thomas | ||
| À bicyclette | Short film | ||
| Deux | Short film | ||
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Gendarme | |
| Rendez-vous avec un ange | L'homme bar chic | ||
| 2011 | House of Tolerance | Jacques | |
| Early One Morning | Alain Fisher | ||
| 2012 | Farewell, My Queen | Louis XVI | |
| Au galop | François | ||
| Quand je serai petit | Stéphane | ||
| 2013 | Turf | Commissaire Dubiton | |
| A Castle in Italy | Serge | ||
| Love Is the Perfect Crime | Petit rôle | ||
| 2014 | Bodybuilder | Le comptable | |
| The Price of Fame | Monsieur Loyal | ||
| 2016 | Chocolat | Jacques Potin | |
| The End | Hiker | ||
| Arctic Heart | Jury President | ||
| 2017 | Django | Médecin STO | |
| Let the Sunshine In | Vincent Briot | ||
| Maryline | Michel Roche | ||
| 2018 | The Summer House | Producer | |
| Paris Pigalle | Henri Pachard | ||
| 2019 | Captain Sharif | Michel Rouxel | Episode: "Le chat connaît l'assassin" |
| 2020 | Call My Agent! | Himself | Episode: "Charlotte" |
| 2021 | Drift Away | Jacques | |
| 2023 | Making Of | Marquez | |
| 2023–2024 | De Grâce | Sébastien Prevost | Miniseries |
References
- "Festival de Cannes: N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- Chang, Justin (23 May 2010). "'Uncle Boonmee' wins Palme d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (22 May 2010). "Int'l critics bestow top honors at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Mes dates clés, par Xavier Beauvois". Libération.
External links
| Films directed by Xavier Beauvois | |
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