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