Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois (; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.

Career His film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.

His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

His 2014 film La Rançon de la gloire was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

Personal life He is married to film editor Marie-Julie Maille. They have two sons, Arthur, who was born in August 1992, and Antoine, born May 1996.

Filmography Filmmaking credits Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1986 Le Matou Short film 1991 North (Nord) Montreal World Film Festival - Jury PrizeMontreal World Film Festival - First Film PrizeMontreal World Film Festival - FIPRESCI PrizeNominated—César Award for Best First Feature FilmNominated—César Award for Most Promising ActorNominated—European Film Award for Best FilmNominated—European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year 1995 Don't Forget You're Going to Die Cannes Film Festival - Jury PrizeGijón International Film Festival - Special Jury AwardPrix Jean Vigo 1999 Night Wind 2000 To Matthieu Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion 2000 João Mata Sete 2005 The Young Lieutenant Venice Film Festival - Europa Cinemas LabelNominated—César Award for Best FilmNominated—César Award for Best DirectorNominated—César Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film 2009 Notre ami Chopin Short film 2010 Of Gods and Men Cannes Film Festival - Grand PrixCannes Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical JuryCésar Award for Best FilmChristopher Award for Feature FilmCinema Mundi International Film Festival - Best FilmFrench Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best French FilmLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for Foreign Language Film of the YearLumière Award for Best FilmNational Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language FilmPalm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI PrizeSilver Condor Award for Best Foreign FilmNominated—Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature FilmNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English LanguageNominated—Bodil Award for Best Non-American FilmNominated—César Award for Best DirectorNominated—César Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated—European Film Award for Best FilmNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best FilmNominated—Lumière Award for Best DirectorNominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best European DirectorNominated—Robert Award for Best Non-American FilmNominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2014 The Price of Fame Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion 2017 Les Gardiennes 2021 Drift Away 2024

Acting credits Year Title Roles Notes 1988 Daniel endormi Le jeune dragueur Short film 1991 North (Nord) Bertrand The Sky Above Paris Le Soupirant 1994 Aux petits bonheurs Marc Lovers Marc's lover 1995 Don't Forget You're Going to Die Benoît 1996 Ponette Father 1997 Day and Night Carlo 1998 Disparus Félix 1999 Night Wind Paul Les Infortunes de la beauté Un homme sondé Uncredited 2004 Arsène Lupin Doctor 2005 The Young Lieutenant Nicolas Morbé 2006 Bad Faith Le type du bar Uncredited 2007 The Witnesses L'éditeur 24 Bars Le patron du peep-show The Killer Franzen 2008 Female Agents Claude Granville Disco Docker 1 Marie-Octobre Marc Donizzi Telefilm 2009 Duel en ville Alexandre Konygnski Telefilm Villa Amalia Thomas À bicyclette Short film Deux Short film 2010 The Chameleon Gendarme Rendez-vous avec un ange L'homme bar chic 2011 House of Tolerance Jacques Early One Morning Alain Fisher 2012 Farewell, My Queen Louis XVI Au galop François Quand je serai petit Stéphane 2013 Turf Commissaire Dubiton A Castle in Italy Serge Love Is the Perfect Crime Petit rôle 2014 Bodybuilder Le comptable The Price of Fame Monsieur Loyal 2016 Chocolat Jacques Potin The End Hiker Arctic Heart Jury President 2017 Django Médecin STO Let the Sunshine In Vincent Briot Maryline Michel Roche 2018 The Summer House Producer Paris Pigalle Henri Pachard 2019 Captain Sharif Michel Rouxel Episode: "Le chat connaît l'assassin" 2020 Call My Agent! Himself Episode: "Charlotte" 2021 Drift Away Jacques 2023 Making Of Marquez 2023–2024 De Grâce Sébastien Prevost Miniseries