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