Romain Duris
Romain Duris | |
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Born | Paris, France | 28 May 1974
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Partner | Olivia Bonamy |
Children | 2 |
Romain Duris (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃ dyʁis] ; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor, 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 also appeared in the 2017 film All the Money in the World.
Career
Duris is best known for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in L'Auberge Espagnole and The Russian Dolls. He has a reputation for versatility, having played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped. He has played a variety of roles ranging from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads, Heartbreaker to action heroes in Arsène Lupin.
Personal life
Born in Paris, son of an engineer-architect father related to Armand-Gaston Camus, the French revolutionist and precursor of the Archives nationales, and a dancer mother, who herself descends from the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin,[1] Duris studied arts at university but decided to follow a career in music forming a jazz-funk band. Music remains a major interest. He was noticed in the street by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and was offered a part in the 1994 Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune. He has since worked with Klapisch regularly. His first role however was in a pop video for Princess Erika, Faut qu'j'travaille (I Need To Work), in which he plays the role of a small-time gangster.[2] His sister is pianist Caroline Duris, who performs on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band where he was a drummer. Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy with whom he has a son, Luigi, born 10 February 2009.
Filmography
References
- ^ Romain Duris, descendant du fondateur des Archives nationales
- ^ Princess Erika. Faut qu'j'travaille. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Nesselson, Lisa (28 September 2004). "Review: 'Arsene Lupin'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Roger Ebert (14 January 2005). "The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)". Reviews. rogerebert.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (14 April 2007). "Malkovich, Lilly, Duris prep for 'Afterwards'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (5 September 2009). "Review: 'Persecution'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (16 September 2010). "Review: 'The Big Picture'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (25 November 2012). "Review: 'Populaire'". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (4 June 2013). "Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' to Open Karlovy Vary Fest". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ The Deadline Team (13 January 2014). "Drafthouse Acquires Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' For U.S." Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (24 June 2013). "Audrey Tautou's 'Chinese Puzzle' Gets U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 June 2013). "Cohen Media Group Acquires 'Chinese Puzzle' With Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Gant, Charles (28 October 2013). "London Film Review: 'Chinese Puzzle'". Variety. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Rooney, David (10 September 2014). "'The New Girlfriend' ('Une Nouvelle amie'): Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (8 September 2016). "'Odd Job' ('Un Petit Boulot'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (7 August 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Ceasefire'". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa and John Hopewell (6 January 2016). "SND Boards Romain Duris' 'The Confession,' Jean Reno's 'Family Heist'". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 May 2016). "Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain Boards 'Fleuve Noir' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2016.