Romain Duris

Romain Duris
Duris in 2014
Born (1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 50)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
PartnerOlivia Bonamy
Children2

Romain Duris (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃ dyʁis] ⓘ; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor.

He is best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's Spanish Apartment trilogy, which consists of L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Chinese Puzzle (2013). He has also gained wide recognition for The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), and various other roles since then.

Personal life and education

Duris was born in Paris, son of a father who is an engineer-architect and a mother who is a dancer. His father is related to Armand-Gaston Camus and his wife; the French revolutionist was an archivist who founded the Archives nationales. His mother is a descendant of 18th-century Swedish painter Alexander Roslin and his wife.[1] Duris has a sister, pianist Caroline Duris, who played on the soundtrack of the film The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), in which he acted.

Duris studied arts at university but first decided to follow a career in music, forming a jazz-funk band.[citation needed] Music remains a major interest. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band in which he was a drummer.[citation needed] In 1995, he was featured in a pop video for singer Princess Erika, "Faut qu'j'travaille" (I Need To Work), where he played the role of a small-time gangster.[2]

Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille, with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy.[citation needed] They have two sons Luigi, born 10 February 2009, and another son born in 2013.[3]

Film career

In 1993, Duris was noticed whilst waiting in a queue by a casting director and was offered a part in the Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune (1994).

His regular collaborations with Klapisch include the Spanish Apartment Trilogy (L'Auberge Espagnole, The Russian Dolls, and Chinese Puzzle), where he played French exchange student Xavier Rousseau, one of his best-known roles.

Duris gained international recognition for his performance in the film The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), for which he won the Lumières Award for Best Actor and received his first nomination for the César Award for Best Actor.

He has since gone onto become a major star in the French film industry and has starred in many successful and critically acclaimed films: Dans Paris (2006), Paris (2008), Heartbreaker (2010), The Big Picture (2010), Populaire (2012), Mood Indigo (2013), The New Girlfriend (2014), All the Money in the World (2017), The Animal Kingdom (2023), The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) and The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023).

His roles have ranged from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads as in Heartbreaker to action heroes as in Arsène Lupin.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Source
1994 Le péril jeune Tomasi
1994 Frères: La roulette rouge Marco
1996 56 fois par semaine Short film
1996 Mémoires d'un jeune con Luc
1996 When the Cat's Away Le joueur de batterie
1997 Dobermann Manu
1997 Gadjo dilo Stéphane Nominated – Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actor
Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor
1998 Déjà mort Romain
1998 Les Kidnappeurs Zero
1999 Peut-être Arthur Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor
1999 Je suis né d'une cigogne Otto
2001 CQ Hippie Filmmaker
2001 Le Petit poucet Un garde de la reine
2001 Being Light Maxime Lecocq
2002 Filles perdues, cheveux gras Mathieu
2002 The Spanish Apartment Xavier Rousseau
2002 17 fois Cécile Cassard Matthieu
2002 Adolphe D'Erfeuil
2003 Pas si grâve Léo
2003 Osmose Rémi
2003 Schimkent Hotel Romain
2003 Le Divorce Yves
2003 Les Clefs de bagnole
2004 Exils Zano
2004 Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin [4]
2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped Thomas Seyr Lumières Award for Best Actor
Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated – NRJ Ciné Award for Actor of the Year 		[5]
2005 The Russian Dolls Xavier Rousseau
2006 Dans Paris Paul
2007 Molière Molière Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
2007 L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais! Samuel / Leonardo da Vinci
2008 Paris Pierre
2008 Afterwards Nathan Del Amico [6]
2009 Persécution Daniel [7]
2010 Heartbreaker Alex Lippi Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated –Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
2010 The Big Picture Paul Exben [8]
2010 Tangled Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert French dub
2012 Populaire (film)
2013 Mood Indigo Colin [9][10]
2013 Casse-tête chinois Xavier Rousseau [11][12][13]
2014 Démons Franck TV movie
2014 The New Girlfriend David / Virginia Nominated—César Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor 		[14]
2016 Odd Job Jacques [15]
2016 Ceasefire Georges Laffont [16]
2017 The Confession Father Léon Morin [17]
2016 Iris Max Lopez
2017 Madame Hyde Le proviseur
2017 All the Money in the World Cinquanta
2018 Isle of Dogs Rex French voice
2018 Just a Breath Away Mathieu
2018 Black Tide Yann Bellaile [18]
2018 Our Struggles Olivier Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor
2021 Eiffel Gustave Eiffel
2022 Final Cut Rémi
2022 Waiting for Bojangles Georges Fouquet
2023 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Aramis
The Animal Kingdom François
Daaaaaalí! editor
The Three Musketeers: Milady Aramis
2024 Night Call Yannick
A Missing Part Jay

References

  1. ^ "Romain Duris, descendant du fondateur des Archives nationales". Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. ^ Princess Erika. Faut qu'j'travaille. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ Floriane Goujon, "Romain Duris : qui est Olivia Bonamy, la mère de ses fils ?", at https://www.femmeactuelle.fr/actu/news-actu/romain-duris-olivia-bonamy-enfants-42752
  4. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (28 September 2004). "Review: 'Arsene Lupin'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ Roger Ebert (14 January 2005). "The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)". Reviews. rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ Vlessing, Etan (14 April 2007). "Malkovich, Lilly, Duris prep for 'Afterwards'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  7. ^ Felperin, Leslie (5 September 2009). "Review: 'Persecution'". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (16 September 2010). "Review: 'The Big Picture'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ Barraclough, Leo (4 June 2013). "Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  10. ^ The Deadline Team (13 January 2014). "Drafthouse Acquires Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' For U.S." Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (24 June 2013). "Audrey Tautou's 'Chinese Puzzle' Gets U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  12. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 June 2013). "Cohen Media Group Acquires 'Chinese Puzzle' With Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  13. ^ Gant, Charles (28 October 2013). "London Film Review: 'Chinese Puzzle'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  14. ^ Rooney, David (10 September 2014). "'The New Girlfriend' ('Une Nouvelle amie'): Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  15. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (8 September 2016). "'Odd Job' ('Un Petit Boulot'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  16. ^ Lodge, Guy (7 August 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Ceasefire'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  17. ^ Keslassy, Elsa and John Hopewell (6 January 2016). "SND Boards Romain Duris' 'The Confession,' Jean Reno's 'Family Heist'". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  18. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 May 2016). "Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain Boards 'Fleuve Noir' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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