Simon Abkarian
Biography
Simon Abkarian is a French-Armenian actor and playwright who was born in Gonesse, near Paris, and grew up in Lebanon before joining an Armenian theater company in Los Angeles. He returned to France in 1985, trained at the Acting International school in Paris, and spent several years with Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil, where he appeared in plays by Hélène Cixous and Aeschylus. After leaving in 1993, he built a career in French cinema, starting with roles offered by Cédric Klapisch, among them When the Cat's Away (1996), and he took the lead in Sally Potter's Yes (2004). His stage performance in Beast on the Moon won him the 2001 Molière Award for Best Actor. His films include Ararat (2002), Casino Royale (2006), in which he played the villain Alex Dimitrios, Persepolis (2007), as the voice of Ebi, and Army of Crime (2009).
64years old
Turns 65 on March 5in 155 days
- Born Gonesse
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 23 years1996 to 2019
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Early training
Abkarian trained at the Acting International school in Paris, then joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil, where he performed in the House of Atreus cycle by Aeschylus.
Early training
Abkarian later relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a member of an Armenian theater company run by Gerald Papazian.
Behind the award
Abkarian won the 2001 Molière Award for Best Actor for starring in Richard Kalinoski's Beast on the Moon, directed by Irina Brook, a play about a survivor of the Armenian genocide.
Simon Abkarian movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Cédric Klapisch directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Charles Aznavour's page
Also two films together4 more actors
- Pierre NineySomeone, Somewhere (2019) and Army of Crime (2009)
- Pascal ElbéThe Swallows of Kabul (2019) and Les invincibles (2013)
- Garance ClavelSomeone, Somewhere (2019) and When the Cat's Away (1996)
- Salem KaliColt 45 (2014) and Secrets of State (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 Simon Abkarian's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$808 million
8 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 8 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 8 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$599M74.1% of the total
- 2$133M16.4% of the total
- 3$25M3.1% of the total
- 4$23M2.8% of the total
- 5$12M1.5% of the total
- 6$11M1.4% of the total
- 7$4.4M0.5% of the total
- 8$1.2M0.2% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2001 to 2020.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Molière Award for Best Director | Won | |
| 2020 | Molière de l'auteur | Won | |
| 2020 | Molière du théâtre public | Won | |
| 2010 | Knight of the National Order of Merit | Won | |
| 2001 | Molière Award for Best Actor | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.