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Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Actor·b. 1955·Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

16 horror credits

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.

Actor16 films

She Loved Blossoms More

She Loved Blossoms More

Logo

2025
Dark Stories to Survive the Night

Dark Stories to Survive the Night

Jean Luc

2019
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

L'inspecteur Lamentin

2012
Humans

Humans

Gildas

2009
The Clown

The Clown

2008
When Evil Calls

When Evil Calls

Detective Ringwald

2006
Darkhunters

Darkhunters

Charlie Jackson

2004
Hellbreeder

Hellbreeder

Detective Weiss

2004
Le bon, la brute et les zombies

Le bon, la brute et les zombies

Petit cowboy

2004
Parts of the Family

Parts of the Family

Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)

2003
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

Vriess

1997 3.3
The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

The Diver / The Clones

1995
Delicatessen

Delicatessen

Louison

1991 4.0
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau

The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau

Albert

1988
Betty Blue

Betty Blue

Le dealer

1986
If I Were 1000 Years Old

If I Were 1000 Years Old

1983