French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter (1949–2024)
Niels Arestrup (; 8 February 1949 – 1 December 2024) was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter.
Early life and career.
Arestrup was born in Paris on 8 February 1949, into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Breton. In his youth, he studied at Tania Balachova's acting courses. He began his acting career in the theatre.
Arestrup won three César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" and "A Prophet", then "Quai d'Orsay". The two first films were directed by Jacques Audiard.
In 2017, he won the Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor in a Play for his work on "Acting" and in 2019, he won the Molière Award for Best Actor for his work on "Red". He was previously nominated in this same category in 2000 for "Copenhagen", in 2006 for "Letters to a Young Poet" and in 2012 for "Diplomacy".
Personal life and death.
In 2012, after ten years together, Arestrup married the actress, screenwriter and author Isabelle Le Nouvel. The same year, they had twins, a boy and a girl.
Arestrup died following a long illness in Ville-d'Avray, France, on 1 December 2024 at the age of 75.
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