Romain Duris
Romain Duris (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃ dyʁis] (
Romain Duris | |
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![]() Romain Duris in 2014 | |
Born | Paris, France | 28 May 1974
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Partner(s) | Olivia Bonamy |
Children | 2 |
Career
Duris is best known for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in L'Auberge Espagnole and The Russian Dolls. He has a reputation for versatility, having played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped. He has played a variety of roles ranging from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads, Heartbreaker to action heroes in Arsène Lupin.
Personal life
Born in Paris, son of an engineer-architect father related to Armand-Gaston Camus, the French revolutionist and precursor of the Archives nationales, and a dancer mother, who herself descends from the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin,[1] Duris studied arts at university but decided to follow a career in music forming a jazz-funk band. Music remains a major interest. He was noticed in the street by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and was offered a part in the 1994 Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune. He has since worked with Klapisch regularly. His first role however was in a pop video for Princess Erika, Faut qu'j'travaille (I Need To Work), in which he plays the role of a small-time gangster.[2] His sister is pianist Caroline Duris, who performs on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band where he was a drummer. Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy with whom he has a son, Luigi, born 10 February 2009.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1994 | Le péril jeune | Tomasi | ||
1994 | Frères: La roulette rouge | Marco | ||
1996 | 56 fois par semaine | Short film | ||
1996 | Mémoires d'un jeune con | Luc | ||
1996 | When the Cat's Away | Le joueur de batterie | ||
1997 | Dobermann | Manu | ||
1997 | Gadjo dilo | Stéphane | Nominated – Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
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1998 | Déjà mort | Romain | ||
1998 | Les Kidnappeurs | Zero | ||
1999 | Peut-être | Arthur | Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor |
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1999 | Je suis né d'une cigogne | Otto | ||
2001 | CQ | Hippie Filmmaker | ||
2001 | Le Petit poucet | Un garde de la reine | ||
2001 | Being Light | Maxime Lecocq | ||
2002 | Filles perdues, cheveux gras | Mathieu | ||
2002 | The Spanish Apartment | Xavier Rousseau | ||
2002 | 17 fois Cécile Cassard | Matthieu | ||
2002 | Adolphe | D'Erfeuil | ||
2003 | Pas si grâve | Léo | ||
2003 | Osmose | Rémi | ||
2003 | Schimkent Hotel | Romain | ||
2003 | Le Divorce | Yves | ||
2003 | Les Clefs de bagnole | |||
2004 | Exils | Zano | ||
2004 | Arsène Lupin | Arsène Lupin | [3] | |
2005 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Thomas Seyr | Lumières Award for Best Actor Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – NRJ Ciné Award for Actor of the Year |
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2005 | The Russian Dolls | Xavier Rousseau | ||
2006 | Dans Paris | Paul | ||
2007 | Molière | Molière | Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor | |
2007 | L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais! | Samuel / Leonardo da Vinci | ||
2008 | Paris | Pierre | ||
2008 | Afterwards | Nathan Del Amico | [5] | |
2009 | Persécution | Daniel | [6] | |
2010 | Heartbreaker | Alex Lippi | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated –Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
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2010 | The Big Picture | Paul Exben | [7] | |
2012 | Populaire | Louis Echard | [8] | |
2013 | Mood Indigo | Colin | [9][10] | |
2013 | Casse-tête chinois | Xavier Rousseau | [11][12][13] | |
2014 | Démons | Franck | TV movie | |
2014 | The New Girlfriend | David / Virginia | Nominated—César Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
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2016 | Odd Job | Jacques | [15] | |
2016 | Ceasefire | Georges Laffont | [16] | |
2017 | The Confession | Father Léon Morin | [17] | |
2016 | Iris | Max Lopez | ||
2017 | Madame Hyde | Le proviseur | ||
2017 | All the Money in the World | Cinquanta | ||
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Rex | French voice | |
2018 | Just a Breath Away | Mathieu | ||
2018 | Black Tide | Yann Bellaile | [18] | |
2018 | Our Struggles | Olivier | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
References
- Romain Duris, descendant du fondateur des Archives nationales
- Princess Erika. Faut qu'j'travaille. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Nesselson, Lisa (28 September 2004). "Review: 'Arsene Lupin'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Roger Ebert (14 January 2005). "The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)". Reviews. rogerebert.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Vlessing, Etan (14 April 2007). "Malkovich, Lilly, Duris prep for 'Afterwards'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- Felperin, Leslie (5 September 2009). "Review: 'Persecution'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- van Hoeij, Boyd (16 September 2010). "Review: 'The Big Picture'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- van Hoeij, Boyd (25 November 2012). "Review: 'Populaire'". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- Barraclough, Leo (4 June 2013). "Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- The Deadline Team (13 January 2014). "Drafthouse Acquires Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' For U.S." Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- McNary, Dave (24 June 2013). "Audrey Tautou's 'Chinese Puzzle' Gets U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Tartaglione, Nancy (24 June 2013). "Cohen Media Group Acquires 'Chinese Puzzle' With Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- Gant, Charles (28 October 2013). "London Film Review: 'Chinese Puzzle'". Variety. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- Rooney, David (10 September 2014). "'The New Girlfriend' ('Une Nouvelle amie'): Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- Mintzer, Jordan (8 September 2016). "'Odd Job' ('Un Petit Boulot'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Lodge, Guy (7 August 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Ceasefire'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Keslassy, Elsa and John Hopewell (6 January 2016). "SND Boards Romain Duris' 'The Confession,' Jean Reno's 'Family Heist'". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- Keslassy, Elsa (16 May 2016). "Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain Boards 'Fleuve Noir' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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