Born 1949 (age 75) · Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Appears in 77 titles

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.

Filmography

War Horse
7.3
War Horse
2011
as Grandfather
A Prophet
7.6
A Prophet
2009
as César Luciani
At Eternity's Gate
7.0
At Eternity's Gate
2018
as Madman
See You Up There
7.8
See You Up There
2017
as Marcel Péricourt
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sarah's Key
7.3
Sarah's Key
2010
as Jules Dufaure
By the Sea
5.5
By the Sea
2015
as Michel
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
6.9
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005
as Robert Seyr
The French Minister
6.0
The French Minister
2013
as Claude Maupas
Diplomacy
7.0
Diplomacy
2014
as General Dietrich von Choltitz
The Big Picture
6.3
The Big Picture
2010
as Bartholomé
Farewell
6.5
Farewell
2009
as Vallier
Stavisky...
5.9
Stavisky...
1974
as Rudolph, le secrétaire de Trotski
Je Tu Il Elle
6.5
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
as Truck Driver
Our Children
6.7
Our Children
2012
as André Pinget
96 heures
5.4
96 heures
2014
as Victor Kancel
Divertimento
7.0
Divertimento
2023
as Sergiu Celibidache
A Private Affair
5.6
A Private Affair
2002
as Le père de Rachel
Villa Caprice
5.5
Villa Caprice
2021
as Luc Germon
You Will Be My Son
6.2
You Will Be My Son
2011
as Paul de Marseul