After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Cours Simon acting school. His introducing appearance in cinema took place in 1981 in the movie Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix.
Pinon is considered to be a theatre actor in first place, with constant on-stage acting since 1985. Until today, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, Valère Novarina and numerous others.
His career in cinema, counting more than 80 movies to-date, shows a strong collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amongst these 8 movies dating from between 1990 and 2013, it is most notably his appearances in Delicatessen (1991), Alien Resurrection (1997) and Amélie (2001) which made him become known to the broader public outside of France.
Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander.
He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
Known For
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Vriess
Amélie
(2001)
Joseph
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
(2013)
Two Clouds
White Fang
(2018)
Beauty Smith (voice)
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
The Diver / The Clones
Bigbug
(2022)
Igor
Delicatessen
(1991)
Louison
Cyrano, My Love
(2018)
Lucien
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Diva
(1981)
Le curé
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
Dante 01
(2008)
César
The Oxford Murders
(2008)
Frank
Dikkenek
(2006)
Stef
Based on a True Story
(2017)
Raymond
Full Filmography
Acting
La Découverte
(1980)
The young painter
Diva
(1981)
Le curé
La Chanson du mal-aimé
(1982)
Noisy Neighbours
(1982)
Musician
Enigma
(1982)
Un fou (uncredited)
Shot Pattern
(1982)
Daniel Verlot
The Return of Martin Guerre
(1982)
Antoine
If I Were 1000 Years Old
(1983)
Car Cemetery
(1983)
Ybar
The Moon in the Gutter
(1983)
Frank
Ghost Dance
(1983)
Salesman/Guide
Mint Tea
(1984)
Roger
Dream One
(1984)
Monkey
Going and Coming Back
(1985)
Un villageois
Zina
(1985)
Pierre
La Baston
(1985)
Marcel Noblet
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
(1985)
Monsieur Pichon
Sauve-toi, Lola
(1986)
Jean-Pierre
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Follow My Gaze
(1986)
Frédéric
Rückfahrt in den Tod
(1986)
Fred
Cent francs l'amour
(1986)
Tom
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Gato
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
(1988)
Wojtech
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
Le Rêve du Phenix
(1988)
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
(1988)
Albert
The French Revolution
(1989)
Drouet
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
(1990)
Man
1871
(1990)
Napoléon III
25 décembre 58, 10h36
(1991)
Dominique
Les arcandiers
(1991)
Bruno
Delicatessen
(1991)
Louison
Août
(1992)
Eugène Blouzette
My Name is Victor
(1993)
Bernard
Loonies at Large
(1993)
Angel
KO Kid
(1994)
K.O Kid
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
The Diver / The Clones
A Saturday on Earth
(1996)
Le brigadier Morel
La Gotera
(1996)
'Pastel de Fer'
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
(1997)
Adrien
Mordbüro
(1997)
Eugène
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Vriess
Quasimodo d'el Paris
(1999)
Trouillefou
Like a Fish Out of Water
(1999)
Melvin
Sabotage!!
(2000)
Armani
The Pilot
(2000)
Pilot
Highway Melody
(2000)
Jacky Carpe
Beautiful Memories
(2001)
Robert
Amélie
(2001)
Joseph
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
(2001)
P'tit gars
Dead or Alive
(2002)
The Butcher
Parts of the Family
(2003)
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
At Home with the Rozes
(2003)
le lieutenant
Entrusted
(2003)
Henri Lafont
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
(2003)
Fredy Mazas
Le bon, la brute et les zombies
(2004)
Petit cowboy
Ne quittez pas !
(2004)
Le clochard
Darkhunters
(2004)
Charlie Jackson
Hellbreeder
(2004)
Detective Weiss
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
His Excellency's Fop
Camping à la ferme
(2005)
Rodolphe Peretti
L'Hiver sous la table
(2005)
Dragomir
Your Name is Justine
(2005)
Oncle Goran
Ze Film
(2005)
Le SDF
Dikkenek
(2006)
Stef
When Evil Calls
(2006)
Detective Ringwald
Midsummer Madness
(2007)
Toni
Moon in a Bottle
(2007)
Pascal Rossignol
Crossed Tracks
(2007)
Pierre Laclos / Louis
Fin de partie
(2008)
Hamm
The Clown
(2008)
Dante 01
(2008)
César
The Oxford Murders
(2008)
Frank
A Day at the Museum
(2008)
Simon
Morris: A Life with Bells On
(2009)
Jean Baptiste
Murphy's Law
(2009)
Rudy
Humans
(2009)
Gildas
Micmacs
(2009)
Fracasse
An Organization of Dreams
(2009)
Inspector
Specky Four-Eyes
(2010)
Narrator
Un pied dans le crime
(2010)
What War May Bring
(2010)
Maurice Lemoine
Mumu
(2010)
Père de Roger
Colère
(2010)
Mougin, le sorcier
Crédit pour tous
(2011)
Gobert
Holidays by the Sea
(2011)
Homme caravane
Madame Sans Gêne
(2011)
Fouché
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
(2012)
L'inspecteur Lamentin
La Guerre du Royal Palace
(2012)
Colonel Otto Strudel
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
(2013)
Two Clouds
Serial Teachers
(2013)
L'inspecteur d'académie
My Old Lady
(2014)
Monsieur Lefebvre
OXI, an Act of Resistance
(2014)
Investigator
Brèves de comptoir
(2014)
Taxi 2
A Love You
(2015)
Serge
Soulless 2
(2015)
Bernard
The Price of Desire
(2015)
Fernand Leger
Max & Leon
(2016)
Michel
Vive la crise !
(2017)
Noël
Based on a True Story
(2017)
Raymond
La DorMeuse Duval
(2017)
Basile Matrin
Somewhere Beautiful
(2017)
Magazine Editor
Two Snails Set Off
(2017)
(voice)
White Fang
(2018)
Beauty Smith (voice)
Cyrano, My Love
(2018)
Lucien
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta
(2018)
Anna
(2019)
Monk Dominic
Jo
(2019)
L'Inspecteur Ducros
Spread Your Wings
(2019)
Pichon
I Love My Mum
(2019)
French Restaurant Manager
Dark Stories to Survive the Night
(2019)
Jean Luc
Magnetick Pathways
(2019)
Raymond Vachs
Dernière Station
(2021)
Le pompiste
Pierre & Jeanne
(2021)
Le notaire
A Perfect Enemy
(2021)
Jean Rosen
Emma Bovary
(2021)
Homais
Hamlet Within
(2022)
Bigbug
(2022)
Igor
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
(2022)
Le détective privé
Amélie: The Real Story
(2023)
(archive footage)
Apaches: Gang of Paris
(2023)
Gueule de Bois
She Loved Blossoms More
(2024)
Memoir of a Snail
(2024)
Percy Pudel (voice)