Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three

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Biography

Arestrup was born in

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into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Breton. Arestrup has won three

for Best Supporting Actor for '' The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' and ''

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'', then '' Quai d'Orsay''. The two first films were directed by Jacques Audiard. He is the most awarded in this category.

Theatre

Filmography

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As director/writer

Biography

Theatre

Filmography

As actor

As director/writer

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