Pierre Niney (; born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries ''La dame d'Izieu'' in 2007, followed by films such as ''
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
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'', ''
The Army of Crime
''The Army of Crime'' (french: L'Armée du crime) is a 2009 French drama-war film directed by Robert Guédiguian and based on a story by Serge Le Péron, who is also one of three credited for the screenplay. It received a wide release in France o ...
'', ''
Romantics Anonymous
''Romantics Anonymous'' (french: Les Émotifs anonymes) is a 2010 French-Belgian romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Isabelle Carré. It received three nominations at the 2nd Magritte Awards, win ...
'' and ''Comme des frères''. In October 2010, at age 21, he became the youngest member of the
Comédie-Française. In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer
Yves Saint Laurent in the
biopic of the same name, for which he won a
César Award for Best Actor.
Early life
His family is of
Sephardic Jewish
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(
Egyptian-Jewish) and
Catholic
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background.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1989 births
21st-century French male actors
Cours Florent alumni
French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
French male film actors
French male stage actors
French male television actors
Living people
People from Boulogne-Billancourt
Troupe of the Comédie-Française
Best Actor César Award winners
French people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
French Sephardi Jews
Mizrahi Jews