Melvil Poupaud

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Actor • Director • Writer

Birth Date: January 26, 1973

Age: 51 years old

Birth Place: Paris, France

Multifaceted Parisian actor Melvil Poupaud may be unfamiliar to most American audiences, but with an extensive career in French cinema under his belt, Poupaud's is a face worth knowing. Named after legendary "Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville by his mother, producer and writer Chantal Poupaud, Melvil began making amateur films in his bedroom at the age of 10. The same year, the young talent exploded onto the European acting scene, playing "l'enfant" ("child") in the surreal 1983 drama "City of Pirates," directed by inventive filmmaker Raoul Ruiz. Their relationship awoke a creative voracity in Poupaud, which saw him participating in as many as five films a year at his peak. Among the highlights of his performances was his naturalistic portrayal of Thomas, a teenage boy caught between a friend and his father in 1989's understated drama "The 15 Year Old Girl." The role landed Poupaud the first of two César award nominations for Most Promising Actor.

His film career continued to expand. He starred opposite Naomi Watts in the bitter romantic comedy "Le Divorce," and has since been featured in major motion pictures like 2009's British gangster flick "44 Inch Chest" and the Wachowski siblings' colorful adaptation of the cult cartoon "Speed Racer," in which he played bit character Johnny "Goodboy" Jones. Poupaud is also known for his accomplished work as a musician. He and his brother Yarol Poupaud make up the rock group MUD. In 2002, Melvil released a solo album called "Simple Appareil."

Credits

Dans l'ombre

Actor
Show
2024

Marcello mio

Actor
Melvil
Movie
2024

Benjamin Biolay, à l'origine

Self
Show
2023

Jeanne du Barry

Actor
Jean-Baptiste du Barry
Movie
2023

Coup De ChanceStream

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Jean
Movie
2023
83%

L'amour et les forêts

Actor
Grégoire Lamoureux
Movie
2023

Les jeunes amants

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Pierre
Movie
2022

Petite fleur

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Movie
2022

Frère et soeur

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Louis Vuillard
Movie
2022

One Fine MorningStream

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Clément
Movie
2022
93%

OVNI(S)

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Didier Mathure
Show
2021

Summer of 85Stream

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Monsieur Lefèvre
Movie
2020
81%

J'accuse

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Maitre Labori
Movie
2019

Une jeunesse dorée

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Movie
2019

Insoupçonnable

Actor
Show
2018

La belle et la belle

Actor
Marc
Movie
2018

Grâce à Dieu

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Alexandre Guérin
Movie
2018

Raoul Ruiz, contre l'ignorance fiction !

Actor
Show
2017

Victoria

Actor
Vincent Kossarski
Movie
2016

Le portrait interdit

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Frère Jean-Denis Attiret
Movie
2016

By the Sea

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François
Movie
2015

Le grand jeu

Actor
Pierre Blum
Movie
2015

Fou d'amour

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Le curé
Movie
2015

Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey

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Gaël
Movie
2014

Tête baissée

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Samy
Movie
2014

The Argument

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Show
2013

Les lignes de Wellington

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Général Masséna
Show
2013

Mysteries of Lisbon

Actor
Lacroze
Show
2013

Laurence Anyways

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Laurence Alia
Movie
2012

Lines of Wellington

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Marechal Massena
Movie
2012

La Dispute

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Man
Show
2011

The Counterfeiters

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Edouard
Movie
2011

La lisière

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Francois
Movie
2010

L'orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins

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Robinson
Movie
2010

Les faux monnayeurs

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Edouard
Movie
2010

Black Heaven

Actor
Vincent
Movie
2010

Mysteries of Lisbon

Actor
Ernest Lacroze
Movie
2010

44 Inch Chest

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Loverboy
Movie
2009

Lucky Luke

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Jesse James
Movie
2009

The Refuge

Actor
Louis
Movie
2009

A Christmas Tale

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Ivan
Movie
2008

The Broken

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Stefan Chambers
Movie
2008

Crime Is Our Business

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Frédéric Charpentier
Movie
2008

Broken EnglishStream

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Julien
Movie
2007
64%

A Lost Man

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Thomas Koré
Movie
2007

Towards Zero

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Guillaume Neuville
Movie
2007

Time to Leave

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Romain
Movie
2005

Le temps qui reste

Actor
Movie
2005

Je suis votre homme

Actor
Bruno
Movie
2004

Le DivorceStream

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Charles-Henri de Persand
Movie
2003
36%

Feelings

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François
Movie
2003

A Hell of a Day

Actor
Ben
Movie
2001

La chambre obscure

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Bertrand
Movie
2000

Combat d'amour en songe

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Movie
2000

Time Regained

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Le Prince de Foix
Movie
1999

Los Secuestradores

Actor
Armand Carpentier
Movie
1998

Vie de Marianne

Actor
Valville
Movie
1997

Shooting Stars

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Lenny
Movie
1997

Genealogies of a Crime

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René
Movie
1997

Three Lives and Only One Death

Actor
Martin
Movie
1996

A Summer's Tale

Actor
Gaspard
Movie
1996

Souvenir

Actor
Charles
Movie
1996

Innocent Lies

Actor
Louis Bernard
Movie
1995

Le plus bel âge

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Movie
1995

Diary of a Seducer

Actor
Gregoire
Movie
1995

Fado majeur et mineur

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Antoine
Movie
1994

Les gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel

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Movie
1993

À la belle étoile

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Mathieu
Movie
1993

Les Gens Normaux N'ont Rien D'exceptionnel

Actor
Movie
1993

The Lover

Actor
The Younger Brother
Movie
1992

La Fille de quinze ans

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Thomas
Movie
1989

Treasure Island

Actor
Jim Hawkins
Movie
1985

City of Pirates

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Malo
Movie
1983