Arnaud Valois
Arnaud Valois | |
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| Born | 29 February 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Arnaud Valois (born 29 February 1984) is a French actor who was born in Lyon. He began his career in 2006. He played the protagonist Nathan, in the 2017 movie BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute).[1]
Valois studied acting at the Cours Florent drama school for two years.[2] After a series of rejections as an actor, Valois left France and worked as a massage therapist in Thailand for six months. He returned to Paris to open a massage studio. He was invited to act in 120 BPM after Robin Campillo read his Facebook profile.[3][4][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Plutôt d'accord | Le jeune homme muet | Christophe Botti, Stephane Botti | |
| 2006 | Selon Charlie | Adrien | Nicole Garcia | |
| 2008 | A French Gigolo (Cliente) | Sylvain | Josiane Balasko | |
| 2009 | La fille du RER | Gaby | André Téchiné | |
| 2011 | Eyes find Eyes | Thomas | Jean-Manuel Fernandez & Sean Price Williams | |
| 2017 | 120 BPM (Beats per Minute) | Nathan | Robin Campillo | Lumières Award for Best Actor |
| 2018 | Mon bébé[6] | Mehdi | Lisa Azuelos |
Awards
- Lumières Awards 2018 : Winner of Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor for BPM (Beats per Minute)[7]
- 2018 CinEuphoria : Winner of supporting actor[8]
- César 2018 : Nominated for César Award for Most Promising Actor for BPM (Beats per Minute)[9]
References
- ^ "120 battements par minute domine les nominations des Prix Lumières 2017 » Le Blog d'Ecran Noir". ecrannoir.fr.
With 6 nominations, 120 beats per minute dominates the 23rd International Press Awards
- ^ John-Paul Pryor (19 October 2017). "Interview: Arnaud Valois; Port meets the reluctant actor whose understated talent owes as much to a passion for holistic therapy as it does to stage school". Port Magazine.
- ^ Tom Ellen. "Meet Arnaud Valois, the 120 Beats per Minute star who was discovered over Facebook". The Standard.
- ^ Ethan Sapienza (20 October 2017). "Arnaud Valois went from masseuse to star of French AIDS drama BPM". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Matthew Schneier (26 June 2017). "He Wanted to Give Massages, but the Movies Called Him Back". New York Times.
- ^ "120 BPM". DazedDigital.
Valois is switching it up, taking a role in French director Lisa Azuelos' new comedy Mon Bébé, in which he plays the lover to a mother-of-three. Quite different, then. "Yes," he laughs. "No one cries!"
- ^ Robin Campillo's 'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' Sweeps Lumieres Awards, Variety, 5 February 2018,
"BPM," a bold group portrait of Parisian AIDS activists at ACT UP in the early 1990s, won including [...] male newcomer (Arnaud Valois)
- ^ Peralta, Paulo. "CinEuphoria: CinEuphoria Prémios 2018: os vencedores".
- ^ 'BPM (Beats Per Minute),' 'Au Revoir La-Haut' Lead Cesar Nominations, Variety, 31 January 2018
