Denis Ménochet (born 18 September 1976) is a French

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. Ménochet is known to international audiences for his role as Perrier LaPadite, a French

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interrogated by the

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for harboring

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in the 2009

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film ''

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''.

Career

Elizabeth Weitzman, a

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for '' New York Daily News'', praised Ménochet's work opposite Christoph Waltz in the opening scene of ''

''. Weitzman wrote in August 2009, "The terrific opening, for example, does feature a hailstorm of bullets. What you'll remember best, though, is the haunted silence of actor Denis Ménochet, playing a French farmer accused of harboring

." In 2018, Ménochet appeared as Daniel in the film '' Mary Magdalene'', written by Helen Edmundson. In 2022, Ménochet co-starred opposite

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in the thriller '' White Paradise'', directed by Guillaume Renusson.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menochet, Denis 1976 births Living people People from Enghien-les-Bains French male film actors French male television actors Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Most Promising Actor Lumières Award winners 21st-century French male actors Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres