Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards.

He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, in which he played the lead villain; Steven Spielberg's Munich; Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and The French Dispatch; and for his lead performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim.

Early life Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. He is the son of Jacques Amalric, a French native who worked as a foreign affairs editor for Le Monde and Libération, and Nicole Zand, a literary critic for Le Monde, who was born in Poland to Jewish parents and moved to France at the outbreak of World War II.

Selected films Amalric first gained fame in the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), for which he won a César Award.

In 2007, he starred in the critically acclaimed movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, portraying Jean-Dominique Bauby, a journalist who learned to communicate through partner-assisted scanning after a stroke left him suffering from locked-in syndrome. Amalric's performance was universally acclaimed, and he won the Cesar Award for Best Actor.

He was selected to play the James Bond villain Dominic Greene alongside Daniel Craig (with whom he had previously starred in Munich) in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.

His 2010 film, On Tour, premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and won Amalric the Best Director Award.

The 2014 film The Blue Room, which he directed and starred in, was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life Amalric has three sons, two with French actress and singer Jeanne Balibar, and one with theater director and writer Stéphanie Cléau. From 2019 - 2024 he was in a relationship with Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan.

He supports the Girondins de Bordeaux football club.

Filmography

As actor

As filmmaker Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriterOther 1985 Marre de café Short 1986 La Seule différence c'est que les cafés sont plus chers Short 1987 Au revoir les enfants Third assistant director 1990 La Passion Van Gogh Assistant director and assistant editor 1990 Sans rires Short 1992 Border Line Second assistant director 1992 The Absence Assistant director 1993 Les Yeux au plafond Short 1993 8 bis Short 1993 The Diary of Lady M Assistant director 1993 Lettre pour L... Assistant director 1994 Bête de scène Short; assistant director 1995 Tom est tout seul Assistant director 1997 Mange ta soupe 2001 The Wimbledon Stadium 2003 La Chose publique Telefilm 2003 Malus Documentary short 2004 14,58 euros Short 2007 Deux cages sans oiseaux Short 2007 À l'instar du Père Noël et de la pizza Short 2007 Laissez-les grandir ici Documentary short 2010 On Tour Cannes Film Festival - Best DirectorCannes Film Festival - FIPRESCI PrizeNominated—César Award for Best DirectorNominated—César Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best FilmNominated—Gopo Award for Best European FilmNominated—Lumière Award for Best Director 2010 Joann Sfar (dessins) Documentary short; also cinematographer 2010 The Screen Illusion Telefilm 2012 Next to Last (automne 63) Short 2012 La Richesse du loup Co-producer 2014 La Magie de Noël Short 2014 The Blue Room Mar del Plata Film Festival - Best DirectorNominated—Cannes Film Festival - Prix Un certain regardNominated—César Award for Best Adaptation 2015 C'est presque au bout du monde Short 2017 Barbara Prix Louis-Delluc 2017 2021 Hold Me Tight