Dominique Pinon
Date of birth: 1955-03-04
Place of birth: Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Доминик Пиньон, دومینیک پینان
Biography
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. Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander. He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
Movie Credits
Amélie
2001-04-25
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for hel
Delicatessen
1991-04-17
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasio
The City of Lost Children
1995-05-17
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow hi
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
2022-05-25
An actress, Céline, is hired by the famous director Milan Zodowski to star in a mysterious film shoo
A Very Long Engagement
2004-10-27
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I,
The French Revolution
1989-05-10
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene
La Baston
1985-08-07
After doing some time in jail, René has finally said goodbye to his criminal past. But when his son
Amélie: The Real Story
2023-01-15
The truth about the real Amélie Poulain is finally revealed.
Beautiful Memories
2001-08-24
Although barely 30, Claire believes she is showing the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a cond
Alien Resurrection
1997-11-12
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultima
Shot Pattern
1982-09-21
A Paris flea market vendor is transformed into a vigilante after his fiancée is murdered by three vi
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
2003-02-07
In the Headquarters of the T.I.A. (Terminal Intelligence Agency), someone has stolen Professor Bacte
The Oxford Murders
2008-01-18
At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential serie
Car Cemetery
1983-04-30
The plot is set in a post apocalyptic Junkyard where people take refuge from authority and are able
Ghost Dance
1983-12-15
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the comp
Quasimodo d'el Paris
1999-03-24
The location is the town of El Paris. When ten-year-old boy Quasimodo shows signs of deformity, his
Micmacs
2009-10-28
While standing in the doorway of the video shop where he works, Bazil is inadvertently shot in the h
Noisy Neighbours
1982-01-01
A grotesque, frenetic and musical short film from Jérome Lefdup, Dominik Barbier, and Larry Flash.
Darkhunters
2004-09-07
Walking the Earth as an undead spirit has Charlie Jackson in a quandary. Unable to interact with his
Hellbreeder
2004-03-16
Five years ago Alice saw her son murdered; now every day is consumed with the need to find his kille
Le Rêve du Phenix
1988-01-01
"...The budget was 500,000 francs, financed by the Ministry of Culture, the OCTET agency in Populus
Hamlet Within
2022-05-21
A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William S
Dante 01
2008-01-02
Deep space, at the edge of the galaxy. The future. A new prisoner arrives on top security prison shi
Crossed Tracks
2007-06-27
The successful novelist Judith Ralitzer is interrogated in the police station about the disappearanc
At Home with the Rozes
2003-04-02
Two ex-convicts, MG and Gilbert find refuge in a charming middle-class house whose couple is about t
Mint Tea
1984-10-20
A young Algerian in Paris has not been as successful as he claims in letters home, and when his moth
White Fang
2018-03-28
A loyal wolfdog’s curiosity leads him on the adventure of a lifetime while serving a series of three
Emma Bovary
2021-12-13
1857. A courtroom. The prosecutor and defense counsel prepare to face off. Between them: Gustave Fla
Août
1992-01-08
The story of a few couples who have arrived at a point of no return whose history will cross, mingle
Madame Sans Gêne
2011-06-14
A historical comedy-drama by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, concerning incidents in the life of
Humans
2009-04-22
A team of several researchers travel to the Swiss Alps to investigate a scientific discovery on huma
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
1990-03-07
Dominique Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he "likes and dislikes."
She Loved Blossoms More
2025-10-03
Hoping to bring their dead mother back to life, three brothers build a time machine in this visually
Anna
2019-05-25
French monk Dominic is sent to Kyiv, pretending to be a photographer for a French fashion magazine.
Like a Fish Out of Water
1999-05-05
A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just like
Moon in a Bottle
2007-11-16
Zeta has a month to hand in a novel she has been commissioned to write and every day she searches fo
Murphy's Law
2009-11-04
After four years in jail, Elias is doing his rehabilitation in an hospital as stretcher bearer. In f
What War May Bring
2010-09-15
A theater projectionist's daughter is involved in the Resistance in WWII, but she doesn’t share his
Camping à la ferme
2005-06-29
Six jeunes en difficulté de la banlieue parisienne débarquent au fin fond de la campagne française,
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
1988-09-02
Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger a
Bigbug
2022-02-11
Set in the world of 2045, where communities have robotic helpers, a group of suburbanites are locked
Betty Blue
1986-04-09
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly
Holidays by the Sea
2011-06-29
A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.
Midsummer Madness
2007-10-12
St. John’s Night is a traditional midsummer Latvian celebration where family and friends get togethe
La Chanson du mal-aimé
1982-02-03
Biography of the life of Guillaume Apollinaire.
OXI, an Act of Resistance
2014-10-09
The popular resistance to the current Greek economic crisis explored and expressed through the ethic
Brèves de comptoir
2014-09-24
A small, old-fashioned cafe in a suburban square, opposite the cemetery, the Hirondelle. Every day a
Colère
2010-07-16
The town of Carzac Shakespeare suffered a violent attack that caused a fire in the local factory. Ma
Mumu
2010-03-24
The story a rescue, the rescue of a bad brat's life in the post-WWII period. In 1947, Roger reaches
An Organization of Dreams
2009-01-02
A disillusioned writer follows the intertwining stories of several people, but are they his own inve
Morris: A Life with Bells On
2009-01-09
The film follows the fortunes of an avant garde Morris team in their struggle to evolve Morris Danci
Parts of the Family
2003-01-10
Beyond the front door of an old, decrepit house is buried a horrible and tragic past. One horryfing
Mordbüro
1997-07-09
The neologistic title of this film translates as "Death Bureau," a secret vigilante organization use
Rückfahrt in den Tod
1986-09-22
Paul Kranz, the manager of a TEE that had just arrived from Hamburg, received terrible news in Paris
Follow My Gaze
1986-04-23
A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
1985-01-23
Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particul
Enigma
1982-10-15
Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In ord
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023-03-29
Paris, 1884. The lives of three orphaned children wandering the streets dominated by ruthless crimin
Ne quittez pas !
2004-08-18
Félix Mandel, an internationally renowned astrophysicist, is married with a four-year-old son and of
Sabotage!!
2000-10-14
June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by enemies, is about to play his definitive part in histo
The Clown
2008-11-14
Everybody's afraid of zombies... But try to imagine your self waking up from the dead... How would y
Ze Film
2005-02-23
A poor kid nicknamed Kubrick loves movies and dreams about being an award winning director. One day,
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013-10-16
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he live
Loonies at Large
1993-08-11
This comedy brings Pierre Richard and Michel Piccoli together onscreen once again. In the story, for
Dream One
1984-12-12
Based on Winsor McCay's comic strip, a little boy embarks on a dream-like adventure. Also known as D
1871
1990-09-09
A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871.
When Evil Calls
2006-06-30
When Evil Calls centers around the mysterious appearance of a text message that grants the students
Zina
1985-11-01
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in t
Frantic
1988-02-19
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web
Gilles et Louise
My Old Lady
2014-09-09
Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged f
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982-05-14
Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and B
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
1997-11-05
After a 10-year absence, 27-year-old Amelie returns home to suburban Paris and the decaying motorcyc
Highway Melody
2000-06-28
A man discovers he's no longer as close to his ear as he once was in this absurdist comedy. Jeff is
Les arcandiers
1991-12-11
In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands
Dernière Station
2021-01-01
A customer fills up at an isolated gas station, then he sprinkles his car with gasoline and threaten
Le bon, la brute et les zombies
2004-02-07
Hordes of zombies invade a western town.
Soulless 2
2015-03-05
Max Andreev thought the best place to start a new life would be at the other end of the world. What
Cent francs l'amour
1986-08-20
Jeremy, a young art photographer, needs money to finance an exhibition of his work. He turns to Mau
A Love You
2015-06-24
After a drunken evening and an unforgettable night with a total stranger, Manu wakes up alone to fin
The Price of Desire
2015-03-19
Irish architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a leading light in the modern des
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
2001-07-01
Two violent bank-robbers hide in a hotel room. Traditionally, she celebrates by having sex with her
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
2012-01-11
Eléonore is a gorgeous twenty-year-old who has lost her parents and one of her arms in an accident.
Dead or Alive
2002-09-01
Crime short starring Dominique Pinon and Bernard Montiel.
Pierre & Jeanne
2021-08-29
Family Roland lives in Etretat. Jeanne, the youngest, inherits Mr Marechal's fortune, a friend of th
Diva
1981-03-11
Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cy
A Saturday on Earth
1996-08-28
A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puz
Specky Four-Eyes
2010-11-20
A young boy is made to wear corrective glasses but refuses so that his imagination of the world arou
Un pied dans le crime
2010-10-21
A judge is called upon to judge a crime of which he is the guilty party. This case of conscience, w
My Name is Victor
1993-03-16
No one knows, or is ever likely to know how many disabled or handicapped relatives have been hidden
Max & Leon
2016-11-01
In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two
Your Name is Justine
2005-08-30
While living with her grandmother in Poland, a young woman falls in love. Her boyfriend is charming
KO Kid
1994-01-01
An unequal battle between a small and skinny boxer, and a big and great boxer. The film is a mixtur
If I Were 1000 Years Old
1983-01-14
A long time ago, on a French island, a group of villagers saved a girl from being sacrificed by the
Crédit pour tous
2011-03-29
While unemployed, Gobert must repay 40 bank loans he had taken out. In the housing project where he
Devil's Paradise
1987-05-07
At the start of the 20th century, a man lives in solitude on an island. One day on the mainland, he
Fin de partie
2008-09-23
La DorMeuse Duval
2017-02-22
In a village by the Meuse river, located near the French-Belgian border, a factory storekeeper named
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004-12-22
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five
Vive la crise !
2017-05-10
In a futuristic France, computers decide the fate of the unemployed and the homeless.
Somewhere Beautiful
2017-04-21
Two emotionally charged love triangles collide as Elena accompanies her photographer husband on a wo
25 décembre 58, 10h36
1991-01-01
Two children are cycling in a street of the Butte Montmartre, one of them falls and kills himself on
Based on a True Story
2017-11-01
Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the p
Going and Coming Back
1985-03-27
Salomé Lerner just finished writing an autobiography. She goes to a TV show called "Apostrophes", ho
Magnetick Pathways
2019-04-25
During a night of humiliation, Raymond lives an inner revolt and a kaleidoscopic journey in a countr
Dikkenek
2006-06-21
Jean-Claude is a loud-mouthed, know-it-all and full time boor who is best friends with Stef, a self-
L'Hiver sous la table
2005-04-19
The Pilot
2000-04-01
A focused pilot in a tense atmosphere prepares for flight.
La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012-05-06
Between September 1940 and August 1944, luxury hotels are requisitioned by the Germans as staff head
Two Snails Set Off
2017-06-08
A forest full of animated animals encourage a pair of snails, who are fully clad in black because th
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
1988-08-24
A woman accused of murder escapes an asylum and her psychiatrist tries to find her.
Cyrano, My Love
2018-11-10
Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration
The Moon in the Gutter
1983-05-18
A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta
2018-05-05
A poetic film that celebrates the work of Alberto Pimenta, fruit of a friendship and complicity main
Sauve-toi, Lola
1986-09-03
Lola, a young lawyer, is raising her little boy Bolivar, and sustains his family. Diagnosed with can
Spread Your Wings
2019-09-12
Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video ga
Jo
2019-11-09
A writer plots to murder a blackmailer.
I Love My Mum
2019-05-31
A mother and son duo get inadvertently shipped in a container from London to Morocco with nothing bu
La Découverte
1980-12-31
To make his neighbor no longer eye his wife, Paulo decides to put on the wall in front of his house
Dark Stories to Survive the Night
2019-10-31
What if Demons, the Living Dead, Evil Dolls, Djinn and other Extra-terrestrial creatures came to hau
Entrusted
2003-07-03
Hoping to entrap Maria von Gall, who runs a courageous underground railroad for Jews in France, the
A Perfect Enemy
2021-06-11
Famed architect Jeremy Angust is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl named
Serial Teachers
2013-04-17
With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the wor
La Gotera
1996-01-01
A man is in his flat and he has a leak on his ceiling, suddenly the ceiling caves in and a dead man
A Day at the Museum
2008-11-19
Un conservateur terrorisé par les plantes vertes, une mère plastifiée pour être exposée, un ballet d
L'Acte inconnu
2007-07-11
A staging of Valère Novarina's play "L'Acte inconnu" by himself.
Coffeehouse Mysteries
Varying characters in historical and local transformations recount cheerful mystical stories of the
Merlin ou le cours de l'or
1982-01-01
A little tale both cruel and nostalgic but determinedly comic, on the theme of triumphant jealousy.
At the End of the Day
2024-09-19
In an increasingly crazy world, Lino, who has decided to leave everything behind, will come to reali
Memoir of a Snail
2024-10-17
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to
Violette
Violette Toussaint, a beloved cemetery caretaker, lives a peaceful life filled by conversations with
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
2005-04-27
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
2026-02-19
Welcome to the grim world of Hugo Drowak. A misanthrope, boozer, and stinking old good-for-nothing.
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
2025-11-19
Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Fi