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Romain Duris

French actor (born 1974)

Summary

French actor (born 1974)

Field	Value
name	Romain Duris
image	Romain Duris 2014.jpg
caption	Duris in 2014
birth_date
birth_place	Paris, France
years_active	1993–present
occupation	Actor
partner	Olivia Bonamy
children	2

Romain Duris (; 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, an archivist who founded the Archives nationales. His mother is a descendant of 18th-century Swedish painter Alexander Roslin and his wife. 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. Music remains a major interest. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band in which he was a drummer. 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.

Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille, with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy. They have two sons.

Film career

In 1993, Duris was noticed by a casting director who saw him waiting in a queue. He offered the younger man a part in the Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune (1994).

Duris's additional collaborations with Klapisch include the Spanish Apartment Trilogy (L'Auberge Espagnole, The Russian Dolls, and Chinese Puzzle). He played a French exchange student Xavier Rousseau, which was one of his best-known roles because of the trilogy.

Duris gained international recognition for his performance in the film The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), directed by Jacques Audiard. He won the Lumière 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	Lumière 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
2005	The Beat That My Heart Skipped	Thomas Seyr	Lumière 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
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
2009	Persécution	Daniel
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
2010	Tangled	Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert	French dub
2012	Populaire (film)
2013	Mood Indigo	Colin
2013	Casse-tête chinois	Xavier Rousseau
2014	Démons	Franck	TV movie
2014	The New Girlfriend	David / Virginia	Nominated—César Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Actor
2016	Odd Job	Jacques
2016	Ceasefire	Georges Laffont		url = https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/ceasefire-review-1201831999/	title = Locarno Film Review: 'Ceasefire'	author = Lodge, Guy	publisher = Variety	date = 7 August 2016	access-date = 18 September 2016	archive-date = 18 September 2016	archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160918234108/http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/ceasefire-review-1201831999/	url-status = live }}
2017	The Confession	Father Léon Morin		url = https://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/snd-boards-romain-duris-the-confession-jean-renos-family-heist-1201673186/	title = SND Boards Romain Duris' 'The Confession,' Jean Reno's 'Family Heist'	author = Keslassy, Elsa and John Hopewell	publisher = Variety	date = 6 January 2016	access-date = 7 January 2016	archive-date = 7 January 2016	archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160107020348/http://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/snd-boards-romain-duris-the-confession-jean-renos-family-heist-1201673186/	url-status = live }}
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		url = https://variety.com/2016/film/news/vincent-cassel-romain-duris-sandrine-kiberlain-boards-fleuve-noir-exclusive-1201775590/	title = Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain Boards 'Fleuve Noir' (EXCLUSIVE)	author = Keslassy, Elsa	publisher = Variety	date = 16 May 2016	access-date = 18 September 2016	archive-date = 19 September 2016	archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160919071905/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/vincent-cassel-romain-duris-sandrine-kiberlain-boards-fleuve-noir-exclusive-1201775590/	url-status = live }}
2018	Our Struggles	Olivier	Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Lumière 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
2027	Fantômas		Filming

References

"Romain Duris, descendant du fondateur des Archives nationales".
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
Lodge, Guy. (7 August 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Ceasefire'". [[Variety (magazine).
Keslassy, Elsa and John Hopewell. (6 January 2016). "SND Boards Romain Duris' 'The Confession,' Jean Reno's 'Family Heist'". [[Variety (magazine).
Keslassy, Elsa. (16 May 2016). "Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain Boards 'Fleuve Noir' (EXCLUSIVE)". [[Variety (magazine).
Keslassy, Elsa. (November 4, 2025). "‘Fantomas’ Set for Action-Packed Thriller Reboot With Guillaume Canet, Romain Duris and Lyna Khoudri".
Mintzer, Jordan. (8 September 2016). "'Odd Job' ('Un Petit Boulot'): Film Review". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
Vlessing, Etan. (14 April 2007). "Malkovich, Lilly, Duris prep for 'Afterwards'". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
Rooney, David. (10 September 2014). "'The New Girlfriend' ('Une Nouvelle amie'): Toronto Review". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
The Deadline Team. (13 January 2014). "Drafthouse Acquires Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' For U.S.".
Tartaglione, Nancy. (24 June 2013). "Cohen Media Group Acquires 'Chinese Puzzle' With Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly".
Gant, Charles. (28 October 2013). "London Film Review: 'Chinese Puzzle'". [[Variety (magazine).
McNary, Dave. (24 June 2013). "Audrey Tautou's 'Chinese Puzzle' Gets U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". [[Variety (magazine).
Barraclough, Leo. (4 June 2013). "Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest". [[Variety (magazine).
van Hoeij, Boyd. (16 September 2010). "Review: 'The Big Picture'". [[Variety (magazine).
Felperin, Leslie. (5 September 2009). "Review: 'Persecution'". [[variety (magazine).
Roger Ebert. (14 January 2005). "The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)". rogerebert.com.
Nesselson, Lisa. (28 September 2004). "Review: 'Arsene Lupin'". [[Variety (magazine).

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