| Mathieu Amalric |
| Born | 25 October 1965 (1965-10-25) (age 44)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Actor, Film director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Mathieu Amalric (born 25 October 1965) (English: Matthew Amalric) is a three-time César Award winning French actor and film director, perhaps best known in America for his lead role in the four-time Academy Award nominated 2007 film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. He also has won the Étoile d'or and the Lumiere Award.
[edit] Life and career
Amalric was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, France, the son of journalists Nicole Zand, a literary critic for Le Monde, and Jacques Amalric, who has worked as a foreign affairs editor for Le Monde and Libération. Mathieu Amalric's mother was born in Poland to Jewish parents, and moved to France before World War II; she originates from the same village as director Roman Polanski's family.[1][2] Amalric first gained fame in the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), for which he won a César Award.
Amalric was selected to play the newest Bond villain Dominic Greene, and stars alongside Daniel Craig in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace, the sequel to the 2006 film Casino Royale. The villain Greene is plotting to take control of Bolivia's water supply through the Quantum Organization, and intending to stage a fake coup d'etat.[3] Amalric and Craig also appear in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film, Munich, though they do not share any scenes.
He has 3 sons. Two with Jeanne Balibar his ex-wife. He is currently located in Belleville, Paris; where he lives with his girlfriend, a writer, with whom he has a son.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As actor
| Year | Film | Alternate title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Les Favoris de la lune | Favourites of the Moon | Julien | |
| 1991 | Vert quoi vers où | | | |
| 1992 | La Sentinelle | The Sentinelle | | |
| La chasse aux papillons | Chasing Butterflies | | |
| 1993 | Les yeux au plafond | | | |
| 1994 | Lettre pour L... | Letter for L | | |
| 1995 | Tom est tout seul | | | uncredited |
| 1996 | Le Journal du séducteur | Diary of a Seducer | Sebastien | |
| Comment je me suis disputé...(ma vie sexuelle) | | Paul Dedalus | |
| 1997 | Généalogies d'un crime | Genealogies of a Crime | Yves | |
| 1998 | L'interview | | Julien | |
| On a très peu d'amis | | Ivan | |
| Dieu seul me voit | Only God Sees Me | Atchoum | |
| Fin août, début septembre | Late August, Early September | Gabriel | |
| Alice et Martin | Alice and Martin | Benjamin Sauvagnac | |
| 1999 | Trois ponts sur la rivière | | Arthur Echéant | |
| Adieu, plancher des vaches! | Farewell, Tera Firma! | Drinker at bar | |
| 2000 | La Fausse suivante | False Servant | Lélio | |
| La Bréche de Roland | Roland's Pass | Roland | |
| L'Affaire Marcorelle | The Marcorelle Affair | Fourcade | |
| 2001 | Amour d'enfance | Boyhood Loves | Paul | |
| 2002 | Lundi matin | Monday Morning | | voice contribution |
| Les naufragés de la D17 | Shipwrecked on Route D 17 | René, the astrophysician | |
| Lulu | | The advocate | |
| C'est le bouquet! | Special Delivery | | |
| 2003 | Un homme, un vrai | A Man, a Real One | Boris | |
| Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres | My Children Are Different | Gérald | |
| Inquiétudes | A Sight for Sore Eyes | Art teacher | |
| 2004 | Cuadrilátero | | | |
| Les parallèles | | Simon | |
| Rois et reine | Kings and Queens | Ismaël Vuillard | |
| Le pont des Arts | | Un spectateur du Nô | |
| Au large de Bad Ragaz | | Alex | |
| 2005 | J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka | I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed | Philippe Bernier | |
| Les mâtines | | Serge | |
| La Moustache | | Serge Schaeffer | |
| Munich | | Louis | |
| Comme James Dean | | Robert Benchetrout | |
| Avaler des couleuvres | | Tom, the husband | |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | | Man at Masked Ball | |
| Quand j'étais chanteur | The Singer | Bruno | |
| Les signes | | Man | |
| Fragments sur la grâce | | A reader | |
| Un lever de rideau | A Curtain Raiser | Pierre | |
| Le Grand appartment | The Very Big Apartment | Martin | |
| 2007 | Michou d'Auber | | Jacques | |
| La Question humaine | Heartbeat Detector | Simon | |
| Actrices | Actresses | Denis | |
| Le Scaphandre et le papillon | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Jean-Do | |
| L'histoire de Richard O. | The Story of Richard O | Richard O. | |
| Un secret | A Secret | François Grimbert à 37 ans | |
| 2008 | 57000 km entre nous | 57,000 Kilometers Between Us | Simon | |
| Un conte de Noël | A Christmas Tale | Henri, middle child | |
| De la guerre | On War | Bertrand | |
| Mesrine: L'ennemi public n°1' | Mesrine: Part II - Public Enemy #1 | François Besse | |
| Quantum of Solace | | Dominic Greene | |
| 2009 | Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite) | | | completed |
| Visages | Face | L'homme du fourré | completed |
| Les derniers jours du monde | | | post-production |
| Les herbes folles | | Bernard de Bordeaux | post-production |
[edit] As director
- Mange ta soupe (1997)
- Le Stade de Wimbledon (Wimbledon Stadium) (2001)
- La Chose publique (2003)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| NAME | Amalric, Mathieu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, Film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 October 1965 (1965-10-25) (age 44) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
