Mathieu Amalric
Biography
Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker who has won several César Awards and Lumière Awards. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just outside Paris, he first became known in Ma Vie Sexuelle, which earned him a César. His lead performance as Jean-Dominique Bauby in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) drew wide critical acclaim and brought him the César for Best Actor. He later played the James Bond villain Dominic Greene in Quantum of Solace (2008), after working with Daniel Craig in Munich (2005). He also appeared in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The French Dispatch (2021). As a director, he won the Best Director Award at Cannes for On Tour (2010), and he directed and starred in The Blue Room (2014), which was selected for Un Certain Regard.
60years old
Turns 61 on October 25in 11 days
- Born Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 19 years2004 to 2023
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Big break
Amalric won a César Award for the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), the movie that first brought him fame.
Behind the award
Amalric's film On Tour came out in 2010. It had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival that same year, and the Best Director Award went to Amalric.
Behind the camera
Amalric directed and starred in The Blue Room, a 2014 film. It was selected for the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Mathieu Amalric movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Arnaud Desplechin directed five of these films, Wes Anderson two and Julian Schnabel two. Anne Consigny appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Anne Consigny's page
Hippolyte Girardot's page
Larry Pine's page
Denis Podalydès's page
Léa Seydoux's page
Michel Vuillermoz's page
All films by Arnaud Desplechin
All films by Wes Anderson
All films by Julian Schnabel
Also three films together3 more actors
- Emmanuelle SeignerAt Eternity's Gate (2018), Venus in Fur (2013) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
- Emmanuelle DevosWild Grass (2009), A Christmas Tale (2008) and Kings and Queen (2004)
- Samir GuesmiIsmael's Ghosts (2017), Camille Rewinds (2012) and A Christmas Tale (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mathieu Amalric's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.0 billion
19 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 19 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$590M56.2% of the total
- 2$175M16.7% of the total
- 3$131M12.5% of the total
- 4$46M4.4% of the total
- 5$35M3.3% of the total
- 6$20M1.9% of the total
- 7$15M1.4% of the total
- 8$7.4M0.7% of the total
$30.0 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1997 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2010 | Best Director Award | On Tour | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2008 | César Award for Best Actor | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Won |
| 2005 | César Award for Best Actor | Kings and Queen | Won |
| 1997 | César Award for Best Male Revelation | My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument | Won |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.