Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel
Albert Dupontel in 2013
Born	(1964-01-11) 11 January 1964 (age 61) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Occupations	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1988–present

Albert Dupontel (French: [albɛʁdypɔ̃tɛl] ; born 11 January 1964 ^[1] ) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. ^[2] Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. ^[3] He started his career as a stand-up comedian. In February 1998, his film Bernie took the Grand Prize at the 9th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival which was attended by Dupontel. ^[4]

One-man shows

Year	Title	Author	Director
1990-91	Sale spectacle 1	Albert Dupontel	Albert Dupontel
1992-93	Sale spectacle 2	Albert Dupontel	Albert Dupontel

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Once More	Alain
	La grande séance	The receptionist	Short
1989	Gang of Four	A (fake) thug
	La nuit du doute		Short
1990	Sales histoires		TV movie
	V comme vengeance		TV series (1 episode)
1992	Désiré	The doctor	Short Also director and screenwriter
1993	Chacun pour toi	Gus
1994	Giorgino	Orderly
1996	Bernie	Bernie Noël	Also director and screenwriter
	A Self Made Hero	Dionnet	Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Je suis ton châtiment		Short
1998	Serial Lover	Eric Cellier
1999	The Creator	Darius	Also director and screenwriter
	Sachs' Disease	Dr. Bruno Sachs	Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
	Blue Away to America	Professor Helpos
2000	Actors	The cop
2001	L'Origine du monde	Transvestite
2002	Monique	Alex
	Irréversible	Pierre
	Dead Man's Hand	Jean
2003	The Car Keys	Himself
2004	Cash Truck	Alexandre Demarre
	A Very Long Engagement	Célestin Poux
2006	Avida	The clumsy bodyguard
	Président	The President
	Locked Out	Roland	Also director and screenwriter Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
	Avenue Montaigne	Jean-François Lefort
	Odette Toulemonde	Balthazar Balsan
2007	Chrysalis	David Hoffmann
	Intimate Enemies	Sergeant Dougnac	Cairo International Film Festival - Best Actor
	Jacquou le Croquant	Jacquou's father
	Changement de propriétaire		Short
2008	Paris	Jean
	Love Me No More	Antoine Méliot	Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Actor
	Louise Hires a Contract Killer	Miro
2009	The Villain	Sydney Thomas	Also director and screenwriter
2010	The Clink of Ice	Charles' cancer
2011	Twiggy	The museum director
	The Prey	Franck Adrien
2012	Le grand soir	Jean-Pierre Bonzini
2013	9 Month Stretch	Bob Nolan	Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
2015	En équilibre	Marc Guermont
2016	The First, the Last	Cochise
2017	See You Up There	Albert Maillard	Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
2020	Bye Bye Morons	Jean-Baptiste Cuchas	Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
2023	Second Tour	Pierre-Henry Mercier	Also director and screenwriter

As filmmaker

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Screenwriter
1992	Désiré	Yes	Yes	Short film
1996	Bernie	Yes	Yes	Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - Grand Prize Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film
1999	The Creator	Yes	Yes
2006	Locked Out	Yes	Yes
2009	The Villain	Yes	Yes
2013	9 Month Stretch	Yes	Yes	César Award for Best Original Screenplay Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Director Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Screenplay
2017	See You Up There	Yes	Yes	César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Seattle International Film Festival - Best Director
2020	Bye Bye Morons	Yes	Yes	César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Original Screenplay
2023	Second Tour	Yes	Yes

References

1. Birth certificate n°59-1961 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
2. "Albert Dupontel". Canal+ .
3. France inter 13 oct 2020
4. "YUBARI INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL'98". yubarifanta.com. Archived from the original on 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2009-09-20.

External links

• official website
• Albert Dupontel at IMDb