Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active 1983–present
Spouse(s) Sandrine Kiberlain (1998-2008)
Children 2
Relatives Pierre Bénichou (stepfather)[1]

Vincent Lindon (born 15 July 1959) is a French actor and filmmaker who has been active for more than 30 years.[2] At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Measure of a Man.[3][4]

Personal life

Lindon was in a relationship with Princess Caroline of Monaco from 1990 to 1995. He has a son from a previous relationship, Marcel, born in 1996. He married actress Sandrine Kiberlain in 1998, with whom he has a daughter, Suzanne.[5] They divorced in 2008.[6] He had a romance with Chiara Mastroianni.

He is the great-grandnephew of French industrialist André Citroën, the nephew of Jérôme Lindon who directed Les Éditions de Minuit, the first cousin of writer Mathieu Lindon and the great-grand-grand son of French Prime minister Jules Dufaure (from his mother's side).

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Diary of a Chambermaid Joseph Lumières Award for Best Actor
The White Knights Jacques Arnault
The Measure of a Man Thierry Taugourdeau Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor
César Award for Best Actor
Lumières Award for Best Actor
Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actor
2014 Mea Culpa Simon
2013 The Bastards Marco Silvestri
2012 A Few Hours of Spring Alain Évrard Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Augustine Professeur Charcot
2011 Complices Vincent Lindon video short
All Our Desires Stéphane
Pater Vincent Lindon
La permission de minuit David
Un coeur qui bat Le narrateur
2009 Mademoiselle Chambon Jean
Welcome Simon Calmat European Silver Ribbon
Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Actor
2008 Anything for Her Julien Auclert
London mon amour Mathias
2007 Ceux qui restent Bertrand Liévain Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
Je crois que je l'aime Lucas
2006 Charlie Says Serge
2005 L'Avion Pierre
La Moustache Marc Thiriez Cabourg Film Festival for Best Actor
2004 La Confiance règne Christophe Gérard
2003 Les Clefs de bagnole the actor who refuses to work with Laurent
Le Coût de la vie Coway
Sole Sisters Bruno
2002 Vendredi soir Jean
Le Frère du guerrier Thomas
2001 Chaos Paul
Mercredi, folle journée! Martin Socoa
1999 Pas de scandale Louis Jeancourt
My Little Business Ivan Lansi Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Belle maman Antoine
1998 The School of Flesh Chris
Paparazzi Michel Verdier
1997 Seventh Heaven Nico
Fred Fred
1996 La Belle Verte Max
Les Victimes Pierre Duval
Vite strozzate Francesco
1995 La Haine a very drunk man
1994 L'Irrésolu François
1993 Tout ça... pour ça ! Lino
1992 La Crise Victor Barelle Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
La Belle Histoire Simon Choulel
1991 Netchaïev est de retour Daniel Laurencon/Netchaiev
La Cabine short
1990 Gaspard et Robinson Robinson
Il y a des jours... et des lunes The innkeeper
La Baule-les-Pins Jean-Claude
1988 L'Étudiante Ned
Quelques jours avec moi Fernand
1987 A Man in Love Bruno Schlosser
Dernier été à Tanger Roland Barrès
1986 Yiddish Connection Zvi
Half Moon Street Sonny
Prunelle Blues Fernand
Suivez mon regard a scoundrel
Betty Blue Richard
1985 Parole de flic Dax
1984 Notre histoire Brechet
L'Addition Magnum
1983 Le Faucon the inspector

References

  1. "Pierre Bénichou". Gala. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Vincent Lindon". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  3. Henry Barnes (24 May 2015). "Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. Rebecca Ford (24 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. "Sandrine Kiberlain, mariage à l'aveugle". Gala. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. Paris Match, 11 October 2012
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