Dominique Pinon
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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. Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander. He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
Known for
Credits
Amélie (2001)
as Joseph
Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Vriess
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
as Percy Pudel (voice)
Jean Valjean (2025)
as Boîte à Mots
Betty Blue (1986)
as Le dealer
Les arcandiers (1991)
as Bruno
Devil's Paradise (1987)
as Gato
Bigbug (2022)
as Igor
Delicatessen (1991)
as Louison
The City of Lost Children (1995)
as The Diver / The Clones
Going and Coming Back (1985)
as Villager
Holidays by the Sea (2011)
as Homme caravane
Camping à la ferme (2005)
as Rodolphe Peretti
Cyrano, My Love (2018)
as Lucien
Diva (1981)
as Le curé
White Fang (2018)
as Beauty Smith (voice)
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
as Two Clouds
The French Revolution (1989)
as Drouet
Frantic (1988)
as Wino
Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb (2026)
as Jean-Paul Marchand
Micmacs (2009)
as Fracasse
The Oxford Murders (2008)
as Frank
A Perfect Enemy (2021)
as Jean Rosen
La Gotera (1996)
as 'Pastel de Fer'
Cassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay (2026)
as Jean-Paul Marchand
Emma Bovary (2021)
as Homais
My Old Lady (2014)
as Monsieur Lefebvre
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
as Sylvain
La Baston (1985)
as Marcel Noblet
Hellbreeder (2004)
as Detective Weiss
Ghost Dance (1983)
as Salesman/Guide
Pierre & Jeanne (2021)
as Le notaire
The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985)
as Monsieur Pichon
La Découverte (1980)
as The young painter
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like (1990)
as Man
Judgement (—)
Actor
Noisy Neighbours (1982)
as Musician
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
as Antoine
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak? (2026)
as Edgar
Spread Your Wings (2019)
as Pichon
Cassandre - Les captives (2026)
as Jean-Paul Marchand
Darkhunters (2004)
as Charlie Jackson
Based on a True Story (2017)
as Raymond
The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
as Frank, Gérard's alcoholic brother
Enigma (1982)
as Madman (uncredited)
Cassandre - Un homme parfait (2026)
as Jean-Paul Marchand
At the End of the Day (2024)
as Le médecin
L'Acte inconnu (2007)
Actor
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (2022)
as Le détective privé
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
as Wojtech
Vive la crise ! (2017)
as Noël
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen (1997)
as Adrien
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
as His Excellency's Fop
Anna (2019)
as Monk Dominic
Mumu (2010)
as Père de Roger
What War May Bring (2010)
as Maurice Lemoine
Parts of the Family (2003)
as Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
Shot Pattern (1982)
as Daniel Verlot
Dante 01 (2008)
as César
Quasimodo d'el Paris (1999)
as Trouillefou
La DorMeuse Duval (2017)
as Basile Matrin
The Clown (2008)
Actor
Zina (1985)
as Pierre
Dream One (1984)
as Monkey
Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connu (2026)
as Jean-Paul Marchand
At Home with the Rozes (2003)
as le lieutenant
Violette (2026)
Actor
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003)
as Fredy Mazas
Entrusted (2003)
as Henri Lafont
L'Hiver sous la table (2005)
as Dragomir
Merlin ou le cours de l'or (1982)
as Le fils
Max & Leon (2016)
as Michel
Moon in a Bottle (2007)
as Pascal Rossignol
Murphy's Law (2009)
as Rudy
Car Cemetery (1983)
as Ybar
A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Simon
She Loved Blossoms More (2025)
as Logo
When Evil Calls (2006)
as Detective Ringwald
Midsummer Madness (2007)
as Toni
Your Name is Justine (2005)
as Oncle Goran
Alberto Express (1990)
as Le conducteur de la locomotive
Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009)
as Jean Baptiste
Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
as Melvin
Cent francs l'amour (1986)
as Tom
Highway Melody (2000)
as Jacky Carpe
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Gueule de Bois
Hamlet Within (2022)
Actor
Coffeehouse Mysteries (—)
as Waiter
A Saturday on Earth (1996)
as Le brigadier Morel
La Chanson du mal-aimé (1982)
as Albert de Kostrowitzky
A Door to the Woods (—)
Actor
Sabotage!! (2000)
as Armani
Crédit pour tous (2011)
as Gobert
Un pied dans le crime (2010)
Actor
I Love My Mum (2019)
as French Restaurant Manager
Août (1992)
as Eugène Blouzette
Gilles et Louise (—)
Actor
Crossed Tracks (2007)
as Pierre Laclos / Louis
Follow My Gaze (1986)
as Frédéric
Rückfahrt in den Tod (1986)
as Fred
Ne quittez pas ! (2004)
as Le clochard
Beautiful Memories (2001)
as Robert
The Pilot (2000)
as Pilot
The Price of Desire (2015)
as Fernand Leger
Dikkenek (2006)
as Stef
La Guerre du Royal Palace (2012)
as Colonel Otto Strudel
If I Were 1000 Years Old (1983)
Actor
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm (2012)
as L'inspecteur Lamentin
Specky Four-Eyes (2010)
as Narrator
Soulless 2 (2015)
as Bernard
Dernière Station (2021)
as Le pompiste
KO Kid (1994)
as K.O Kid
Somewhere Beautiful (2017)
as Magazine Editor
Brèves de comptoir (2014)
as Taxi 2
Fin de partie (2008)
as Hamm
Magnetick Pathways (2019)
as Raymond Vachs
Two Snails Set Off (2017)
as (voice)
Amélie: The Real Story (2023)
as (archive footage)
Humans (2009)
as Gildas
Ze Film (2005)
as Le SDF
Loonies at Large (1993)
as Angel
25 décembre 58, 10h36 (1991)
as Dominique
My Name is Victor (1993)
as Bernard
Dark Stories to Survive the Night (2019)
as Jean Luc
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver! (2001)
as P'tit gars
Colère (2010)
as Mougin, le sorcier
Mint Tea (1984)
as Roger
A Love You (2015)
as Serge
Le Rêve du Phenix (1988)
Actor
1871 (1990)
as Napoléon III
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" (2005)
as Self
OXI, an Act of Resistance (2014)
as Investigator
Sauve-toi, Lola (1986)
as Jean-Pierre
An Organization of Dreams (2009)
as Inspector
Le bon, la brute et les zombies (2004)
as Petit cowboy
Dead or Alive (2002)
as The Butcher
Jo (2019)
as L'Inspecteur Ducros
Mordbüro (1997)
as Eugène
Madame Sans Gêne (2011)
as Fouché
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau (1988)
as Albert
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta (2018)
Actor
Serial Teachers (2013)
as L'inspecteur d'académie
Meurtres à Honfleur (—)
as Le Kid