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