Finnegan Oldfield

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Finnegan Oldfield
Finnegan Oldfield DN 2016.jpg
Oldfield in 2016
Born (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 33)
Lewes, England
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Finnegan Oldfield (born 10 January 1991) is a French-British actor, [1] who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.

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Background

Finnegan Oldfield was born in 1991 in Lewes, United Kingdom. His mother is French and father English.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 2005, age 14, Oldfield landed the lead role in the TV film L'Île Atlantique . [2] He dropped out of school at the age of 15. [3]

Oldfield received a César nomination in 2016 for Les Cowboys and in 2018 for Reinventing Marvin .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2003L'île atlantiqueJean-Baptiste SeigneletGérard MordillatTV movie
2005P.J.LionelGérard VergezTV series (1 episode)
2007La communeFrançois LazarePhilippe TriboitTV series (3 episodes)
2008 Behind the Walls The beggar Christian Faure
2010 Spiral Dylan Jean-Marc Brondolo TV series (5 episodes)
2011 Nobody Else But You RichiGérald Hustache-Mathieu
Mineurs 27Stanislas CasarelliTristan Aurouet
JohnnyJohnnyBruno BallouardShort
2012Calm at SeaGilbert Brustlein Volker Schlöndorff
It's Not a Cowboy Movie (Ce n'est pas un film de cow-boys)VincentBenjamin ParentShort
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Best Actor
2013 The Marchers Radio Host Nabil Ben Yadir
Trucs de gosseMatthieuÉmilie NobletShort
Le quepa sur la vilni !TarzanYann Le QuellecShort
Désolée pour hier soirJeremyHortense GélinetShort
2014 Geronimo Nikis Scorpion Tony Gatlif
Weekends in Normandy ErwanAnne Villacèque
Lili Rose The pump attendantBruno Ballouard
À toute épreuveLebarsAntoine Blossier
MademoiselleYoung man Guillaume Gouix Short
PandaThe boyAnthony LapiaShort
La traverséeLucasThibaut WohlfahrtShort
Ce monde ancienVincentIdir SerghineShort
La grenouille et DieuThe boyAlice FurtadoShort
Ceux qui dansent sur la têteFrenzyMagaly Richard-SerranoTV movie
Braquo Young robber Frédéric Jardin TV series (1 episode)
2015 Les Cowboys Georges Balland Thomas Bidegain Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
The Wakhan Front Patrick MercierClément Cogitore
2016 Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) Alex Eva Husson Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation
Nocturama David Bertrand Bonello
Heal the Living Maxime Katell Quillévéré
A Woman's Life Paul de Lamare Stéphane Brizé
Demain si j'y suisChantalÉmilie NobletTV series (1 episode)
2017 Reinventing Marvin Marvin Bijoux Anne Fontaine Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation
Promise at Dawn Capitaine Langer Éric Barbier
2018Le poulainArnaud JaurèsMathieu Sapin
CrossMokraneIdir SerghineShort
2019ExfiltrésGabrielEmmanuel Hamon
2020 Selfie Thomas Bidegain Post-Production
Free Like AirVincent Abdolreza Kahani Pre-Production
Gagarine DaliFanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh [4]
2021 Gone for Good (Disparu à jamais)Guillaume LucchesiJuan Carlos MedinaTV series (5 episodes)
2022 Corsage Louis Le Prince Marie Kreutzer
2023 Infested JordySébastien Vanicek
TBA Stitches Alice Winocour

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References

  1. "Les cowboys: Le premier grand rôle de Finnegan Oldfield". 26 November 2015.
  2. Match, Paris. "Finnegan Oldfield : le plus british des comédiens français". parismatch.com (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. "Avec « La Terre des hommes », l'acteur Finnegan Oldfield creuse son sillon". Le Monde.fr (in French). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. "Gagarine - Full Cast and Crew". TV Guide . Retrieved 24 September 2023.