Romain Duris (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃ dyʁis] ; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor. He is known for his role in ⓘCédric Klapisch's Spanish Apartment trilogy, which consists of L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Chinese Puzzle (2013). He also appeared in Iris (2016) and All the Money in the World (2017).
Romain Duris | |
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Born | Paris, France | 28 May 1974
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Partner | Olivia Bonamy |
Children | 2 |
Duris was born in Paris, son of a father who is an engineer-architect and a mother who is a dancer. His father is related to Armand-Gaston Camus and his wife; the French revolutionist was an archivist who founded the Archives nationales. His mother is a descendant of 18th-century Swedish painter Alexander Roslin and his wife.[1] Duris has a sister, pianist Caroline Duris, who played on the soundtrack of the film The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), in which he acted.
Duris studied arts at university but first decided to follow a career in music, forming a jazz-funk band.[citation needed] Music remains a major interest. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band in which he was a drummer.[citation needed]
Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille, with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy.[citation needed] They have two sons Luigi, born 10 February 2009, and another son born in 2013.[citation needed][2]
In 1993, Duris was noticed whilst waiting in a queue by a casting director and was offered a part in the Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune (1994). He has since worked regularly with Klapisch.
His first role, however, was in a pop video for Princess Erika, "Faut qu'j'travaille" (I Need To Work), in which he plays the role of a small-time gangster.[3]
Duris is best known for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in the Spanish Apartment Trilogy, L'Auberge Espagnole, The Russian Dolls, and Chinese Puzzle. He has a reputation for versatility, having also played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005).
His roles have ranged from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads as in Heartbreaker to action heroes as in Arsène Lupin.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1994 | Le péril jeune | Tomasi | ||
1994 | Frères: La roulette rouge | Marco | ||
1996 | 56 fois par semaine | Short film | ||
1996 | Mémoires d'un jeune con | Luc | ||
1996 | When the Cat's Away | Le joueur de batterie | ||
1997 | Dobermann | Manu | ||
1997 | Gadjo dilo | Stéphane | Nominated – Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
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1998 | Déjà mort | Romain | ||
1998 | Les Kidnappeurs | Zero | ||
1999 | Peut-être | Arthur | Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
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1999 | Je suis né d'une cigogne | Otto | ||
2001 | CQ | Hippie Filmmaker | ||
2001 | Le Petit poucet | Un garde de la reine | ||
2001 | Being Light | Maxime Lecocq | ||
2002 | Filles perdues, cheveux gras | Mathieu | ||
2002 | The Spanish Apartment | Xavier Rousseau | ||
2002 | 17 fois Cécile Cassard | Matthieu | ||
2002 | Adolphe | D'Erfeuil | ||
2003 | Pas si grâve | Léo | ||
2003 | Osmose | Rémi | ||
2003 | Schimkent Hotel | Romain | ||
2003 | Le Divorce | Yves | ||
2003 | Les Clefs de bagnole | |||
2004 | Exils | Zano | ||
2004 | Arsène Lupin | Arsène Lupin | [4] | |
2005 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Thomas Seyr | Lumières Award for Best Actor Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – NRJ Ciné Award for Actor of the Year |
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2005 | The Russian Dolls | Xavier Rousseau | ||
2006 | Dans Paris | Paul | ||
2007 | Molière | Molière | Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor | |
2007 | L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais! | Samuel / Leonardo da Vinci | ||
2008 | Paris | Pierre | ||
2008 | Afterwards | Nathan Del Amico | [6] | |
2009 | Persécution | Daniel | [7] | |
2010 | Heartbreaker | Alex Lippi | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated –Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
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2010 | The Big Picture | Paul Exben | [8] | |
2010 | Tangled | Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert | French dub | |
2012 | Populaire (film) | |||
2013 | Mood Indigo | Colin | [9][10] | |
2013 | Casse-tête chinois | Xavier Rousseau | [11][12][13] | |
2014 | Démons | Franck | TV movie | |
2014 | The New Girlfriend | David / Virginia | Nominated—César Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
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2016 | Odd Job | Jacques | [15] | |
2016 | Ceasefire | Georges Laffont | [16] | |
2017 | The Confession | Father Léon Morin | [17] | |
2016 | Iris | Max Lopez | ||
2017 | Madame Hyde | Le proviseur | ||
2017 | All the Money in the World | Cinquanta | ||
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Rex | French voice | |
2018 | Just a Breath Away | Mathieu | ||
2018 | Black Tide | Yann Bellaile | [18] | |
2018 | Our Struggles | Olivier | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
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2021 | Eiffel | Gustave Eiffel | ||
2022 | Final Cut | Rémi | ||
2022 | Waiting for Bojangles | Georges Fouquet | ||
2023 | The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | Aramis | ||
The Animal Kingdom | François | |||
Daaaaaalí! | editor | |||
The Three Musketeers: Milady | Aramis |