Dominique Pinon
Acting
After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Cours Simon acting school. His introducing appearance in cinema took place in 1981 in the movie Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Pinon is considered to be a theatre actor in first place, with constant on-stage acting since 1985. Until today, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, Valère Novarina and numerous others. His career in cinema, counting more than 80 movies to-date, shows a strong collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amongst these 8 movies dating from between 1990 and 2013, it is most notably his appearances in Delicatessen (1991), Alien Resurrection (1997) and Amélie (2001) which made him become known to the broader public outside of France. Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander. He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
Known for
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movieCassandre - Un ciel de plomb
2026
Jean-Paul Marchand
movieCassandre - Ni vu, ni connu
2026
Jean-Paul Marchand
movieCassandre - Les captives
2026
Jean-Paul Marchand
movieCassandre - Un homme parfait
2026
Jean-Paul Marchand
movieCassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay
2026
Jean-Paul Marchand
movieJean Valjean
2025
Boîte à Mots
movieMemoir of a Snail
2024
Percy Pudel (voice)
movieAt the End of the Day
2024
Le médecin
movieApaches: Gang of Paris
2023
Gueule de Bois
movieAmélie: The Real Story
2023
(archive footage)
tvGood People
2022
Roger
movieA Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
2022
Le détective privé
movieBigbug
2022
Igor
movieEmma Bovary
2021
Homais
moviePierre & Jeanne
2021
Le notaire
movieA Perfect Enemy
2021
Jean Rosen
movieDernière Station
2021
Le pompiste
movieJo
2019
L'Inspecteur Ducros
tvDark Stories
2019
Jean-Luc Barrouf
movieI Love My Mum
2019
French Restaurant Manager
movieAnna
2019
Monk Dominic
movieMagnetick Pathways
2019
Raymond Vachs
movieCyrano, My Love
2018
Lucien
movieWhite Fang
2018
Beauty Smith (voice)
movieTwo Snails Set Off
2017
(voice)
movieSomewhere Beautiful
2017
Magazine Editor
movieLa DorMeuse Duval
2017
Basile Matrin
movieMax & Leon
2016
Michel
tvCassandre
2015
Jean-Pierre Marchand
movieA Love You
2015
Serge
movieThe Price of Desire
2015
Fernand Leger
movieSoulless 2
2015
Bernard
movieMy Old Lady
2014
Monsieur Lefebvre
tvOutlander
2014
Master Raymond
tvMurders in...
2013
Le Kid
movieSerial Teachers
2013
L'inspecteur d'académie
tvMetal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Stanley Summers
movieLa Guerre du Royal Palace
2012
Colonel Otto Strudel
movieThe Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2012
L'inspecteur Lamentin
movieHolidays by the Sea
2011
Homme caravane
movieSpecky Four-Eyes
2010
Narrator
movieWhat War May Bring
2010
Maurice Lemoine
Colère
2010
Mougin, le sorcier
movieMumu
2010
Père de Roger
movieMicmacs
2009
Fracasse
movieHumans
2009
Gildas
movieMorris: A Life with Bells On
2009
Jean Baptiste
tvThe Little Murders of Agatha Christie
2009
Hubert Petitpont
movieAn Organization of Dreams
2009
Inspector
movieDante 01
2008
César
movieMoon in a Bottle
2007
Pascal Rossignol
movieCrossed Tracks
2007
Pierre Laclos / Louis
movieWhen Evil Calls
2006
Detective Ringwald
tvSable noir
2006
Axel
movieYour Name is Justine
2005
Oncle Goran
movieCamping à la ferme
2005
Rodolphe Peretti
movieL'Hiver sous la table
2005
Dragomir
movieZe Film
2005
Le SDF
movieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
His Excellency's Fop
movieDarkhunters
2004
Charlie Jackson
movieNe quittez pas !
2004
Le clochard
movieHellbreeder
2004
Detective Weiss
movieEntrusted
2003
Henri Lafont
movieAt Home with the Rozes
2003
le lieutenant
tvNachtschicht
2003
Emile Gaspard
movieParts of the Family
2003
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
Dead or Alive
2002
The Butcher
tvQuelle Aventure !
2001
'La Buse' / Frère Godefroy
tvCaméra Café
2001
Jean-Pierre
movieAmélie
2001
Joseph
movieSabotage!!
2000
Armani
movieHighway Melody
2000
Jacky Carpe
movieThe Pilot
2000
Pilot
movieQuasimodo d'el Paris
1999
Trouillefou
movieMordbüro
1997
Eugène
movieA Saturday on Earth
1996
Le brigadier Morel
movieLa Gotera
1996
'Pastel de Fer'
movieThe City of Lost Children
1995
The Diver / The Clones
movieKO Kid
1994
K.O Kid
movieMy Name is Victor
1993
Bernard
movieAoût
1992
Eugène Blouzette
movieDelicatessen
1991
Louison
movie25 décembre 58, 10h36
1991
Dominique
movie1871
1990
Napoléon III
movieAlberto Express
1990
Le conducteur de la locomotive
movieFrantic
1988
Wino
movieSauve-toi, Lola
1986
Jean-Pierre
movieFollow My Gaze
1986
Frédéric
movieBetty Blue
1986
Le dealer
movieZina
1985
Pierre
tvVia Mala
1985
Niklaus Lauretz
movieLa Baston
1985
Marcel Noblet
movieGoing and Coming Back
1985
Villager
movieThe Telephone Always Rings Twice
1985
Monsieur Pichon
movieDream One
1984
Monkey
movieMint Tea
1984
Roger
movieGhost Dance
1983
Salesman/Guide
movieThe Moon in the Gutter
1983
Frank, Gérard's alcoholic brother
movieEnigma
1982
Madman (uncredited)
movieShot Pattern
1982
Daniel Verlot
movieLa Chanson du mal-aimé
1982
Albert de Kostrowitzky
movieNoisy Neighbours
1982
Musician
movieDiva
1981
Le curé
movieLa Découverte
1980
The young painter
