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