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Born | Lyon, France | 29 February 1984
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Arnaud Valois (born 29 February 1984) is a French actor who was born in Lyon. He began his career in 2006. He played the protagonist Nathan, in the 2017 film BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute). [1]
Valois ceased studies at law school [2] and began to study acting at the Cours Florent drama school for two years. [3] After a series of rejections as an actor, Valois left France and studied massage at Wat Pho in Bangkok [2] and worked as a massage therapist in Thailand for six years. He returned to Paris to open a massage studio. He was invited to act in 120 BPM after Robin Campillo read his Facebook profile. [4] [5] [6]
In 2017, with the international release of 120 BPM, the film's campaign for the 2018 Oscars nominations, and his ability to speak English, he became known internationally. [7] [8] Vanity Fair ranked him as the eleventh most influential French person in the world in 2017. [9]
Valois is gay. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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2004 | Plutôt d'accord | The mute | Christophe & Stephane Botti | Short |
2006 | Charlie Says | Adrien | Nicole Garcia | |
2007 | L'application des peines | Hugo | Cyprien Vial | Short |
2008 | A French Gigolo | Sylvain | Josiane Balasko | |
2009 | The Girl on the Train | Gabi | André Téchiné | |
2011 | Eyes Find Eyes | Thomas | Jean-Manuel Fernandez Sean Price Williams | |
2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | Nathan | Robin Campillo | Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated - International Cinephile Society - Best Supporting Actor |
2018 | Le ciel est clair | Jérémy | Marie Rosselet-Ruiz | Short |
Étienne Daho - L'Etincelle | The man | Romain Winkler | Music video | |
2019 | Sweetheart | Mehdi | Lisa Azuelos | |
Paradise Hills | Son | Alice Waddington | ||
2020 | My Best Part | Albert | Nicolas Maury | |
2021 | Si demain | Alex | Fabienne Godet | |
Spring Blossom | Raphaël Frei | Suzanne Lindon | ||
2022 | Méduse | Guillaume | Sophie Lévy | |
2023 | Good Grief | Theo | Dan Levy | |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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2020 | Moloch | Tom | Arnaud Malherbe | TV mini-series |
2023 | LT-21 | Gabriel Lemazec | Melisa Godet | TV mini-series |
2024 | Becoming Karl Lagerfeld | Yves Saint Laurent | Jérôme Salle Audrey Estrougo | TV mini-series |
2025 | The Morning Show | TBA | TV series |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2021 | Le nouveau moi | Short |
Year | Title | Author | Director |
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2020 | Jardin d’hiver | Laurence Tardieu | Richard Brunel |
2020-22 | The Ugly Duckling | Hans Christian Andersen | Sandra Gaudin |
With 6 nominations, 120 beats per minute dominates the 23rd International Press Awards