| Pierre Niney Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 9½ in |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1989 |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Eye Color | Hazel |
Pierre Niney is a French actor, voice actor, writer, and director who is known for his roles like playing Théo Reis in the television drama miniseries La dame d’Izieu, Adrien in the drama film Frantz, Yann Vérac in the television miniseries Marion Mazzano, Primo Bramsi in the comedy film 18 Years Old and Rising, Philippe Cousteau in the biographical adventure film The Odyssey, Maxime in the comedy film Just Like Brothers, Yves Saint Laurent in the biographical drama film Yves Saint Laurent, Balthazar Apfel in the romantic comedy film It Boy, Mathieu Vasseur in the mystery thriller film Black Box, Julien in the comedy film LOL (Laughing Out Loud), Henri Keltekian in the war drama film The Army of Crime, Ludo in the romantic comedy film Romantics Anonymous, Romain Gary in the drama film Promise at Dawn, and Dr. Bruno Juiphe in the shows La Flamme and Le Flambeau, les aventuriers de Chupacabra. In addition to that, his film credits also include La Consolation, Lovers, Nos 18 ans, Réfractaire, Folie douce, Through the Fire, The Book of Solutions, L’autre monde, OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire, Masquerade, Les Diamants de la victoire, La fonte des glaces, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, A Perfect Man, Inside Out, Altamira, Five, and Goliath.
Born Name
Pierre Niney
Nick Name
Pierre
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Nationality
Occupation
Actor, Writer, Director, Voice Actor
Family
- Father – François Niney
- Siblings – Lucie Niney (Sister)
Manager
Pierre Niney has been signed with Adéquat, Talent Agency, Paris, France.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9½ in or 176.5 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Pierre Niney has dated –
- Natasha Andrews (2008-Present) – He started going out with Australian actor Natasha Andrews in the year 2008 and they parent 2 children.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Pierre Niney is of Sephardic Jewish (Egyptian-Jewish) descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Long neck
Religion
Catholicism
Pierre Niney Facts
- He was 21 years old when he became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française in October 2010.
- Along with François-Xavier Demaison, Nicolas Duvauchelle, and Mélanie Thierry, Pierre Niney co-starred as Maxime in the comedy film Just Like Brothers (original title: Comme des frères) in 2012. For this role, Pierre was nominated for a César Award as well as a Lumières Award in the “Most Promising Actor” category in 2013.
- He portrayed the character of Yves Saint Laurent (a French fashion designer who founded his self-titled fashion label in 1962 and is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers of the 20th century) in the 2014 biographical drama film Yves Saint Laurent. Based on the life of Yves Saint Laurent from 1958, Pierre’s co-stars for the project included Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Xavier Lafitte, and Nikolai Kinski.
- For his performance in Yves Saint Laurent, he won the César Award and Globes de Cristal Award in the “Best Actor” category in 2015 as well as got nominated for a Lumières Award for “Best Actor”.
- Pierre Niney voiced the character of Fear in the French dub of the 2015 American computer-animated film Inside Out.
- Opposite Paula Beer, Pierre Niney co-starred as a young Frenchman named Adrien in the drama film Frantz in 2016. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1932 Ernst Lubitsch film Broken Lullaby, which in turn was based on Maurice Rostand’s 1930 French play titled L’homme que j’ai tué. This performance got him nominated for a César Award and a Globes de Cristal Award for “Best Actor”.
- He was cast as Roman Kacew in the drama film Promise at Dawn (French: La Promesse de l’aube) in 2017.
- Alongside Jean Dujardin, Fatou N’Diaye, Natacha Lindinger, Habib Dembélé, Pol White, Ivan Franek, Gilles Cohen, and Wladimir Yordanoff, Pierre Niney co-starred as Serge/OSS 1001 in the 2021 spy comedy film OSS 117: From Africa with Love (original French title in France: OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire).
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