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)
Dom Vriess
Amélie
(2001)
Joseph
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
The Diver / The Clones
Bigbug
(2022)
Igor
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Delicatessen
(1991)
Louison
White Fang
(2018)
Beauty Smith (voice)
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
(2013)
Two Clouds
The Oxford Murders
(2008)
Frank
Spread Your Wings
(2019)
Pichon
Diva
(1981)
Le curé
Cyrano, My Love
(2018)
Lucien
The Return of Martin Guerre
(1982)
Antoine
Based on a True Story
(2017)
Raymond
Full Filmography
Acting
La Découverte
(1980)
The young painter
Diva
(1981)
Le curé
Shot Pattern
(1982)
Daniel Verlot
The Return of Martin Guerre
(1982)
Antoine
Noisy Neighbours
(1982)
Musician
La Chanson du mal-aimé
(1982)
Enigma
(1982)
Un fou (uncredited)
Ghost Dance
(1983)
Salesman/Guide
If I Were 1000 Years Old
(1983)
The Moon in the Gutter
(1983)
Frank
Car Cemetery
(1983)
Ybar
Dream One
(1984)
Monkey
Mint Tea
(1984)
Roger
Zina
(1985)
Pierre
Going and Coming Back
(1985)
Un villageois
La Baston
(1985)
Marcel Noblet
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
(1985)
Monsieur Pichon
Cent francs l'amour
(1986)
Tom
Sauve-toi, Lola
(1986)
Jean-Pierre
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Rückfahrt in den Tod
(1986)
Fred
Follow My Gaze
(1986)
Frédéric
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Gato
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
(1988)
Wojtech
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
(1988)
Albert
Le Rêve du Phenix
(1988)
The French Revolution
(1989)
Drouet
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
(1990)
Man
1871
(1990)
Napoléon III
Delicatessen
(1991)
Louison
Les arcandiers
(1991)
Bruno
25 décembre 58, 10h36
(1991)
Dominique
Août
(1992)
Eugène Blouzette
Loonies at Large
(1993)
Angel
My Name is Victor
(1993)
Bernard
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'
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Dom Vriess
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
(1997)
Adrien
Mordbüro
(1997)
Eugène
Like a Fish Out of Water
(1999)
Melvin
Quasimodo d'el Paris
(1999)
Trouillefou
Sabotage!!
(2000)
Armani
The Pilot
(2000)
Pilot
Highway Melody
(2000)
Jacky Carpe
Amélie
(2001)
Joseph
Beautiful Memories
(2001)
Robert
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
(2001)
P'tit gars
Dead or Alive
(2002)
The Butcher
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
(2003)
Fredy Mazas
At Home with the Rozes
(2003)
le lieutenant
Entrusted
(2003)
Henri Lafont
Parts of the Family
(2003)
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
Hellbreeder
(2004)
Detective Weiss
Darkhunters
(2004)
Charlie Jackson
Ne quittez pas !
(2004)
Le clochard
Le bon, la brute et les zombies
(2004)
Petit cowboy
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
His Excellency's Fop
Your Name is Justine
(2005)
Oncle Goran
L'Hiver sous la table
(2005)
Dragomir
Ze Film
(2005)
Le SDF
Camping à la ferme
(2005)
Rodolphe Peretti
When Evil Calls
(2006)
Detective Ringwald
Dikkenek
(2006)
Stef
Crossed Tracks
(2007)
Pierre Laclos / Louis
Moon in a Bottle
(2007)
Pascal Rossignol
Midsummer Madness
(2007)
Toni
The Oxford Murders
(2008)
Frank
Dante 01
(2008)
César
The Clown
(2008)
Fin de partie
(2008)
Hamm
A Day at the Museum
(2008)
Simon
Micmacs
(2009)
Fracasse
Humans
(2009)
Gildas
Murphy's Law
(2009)
Rudy
An Organization of Dreams
(2009)
Inspector
Morris: A Life with Bells On
(2009)
Jean Baptiste
What War May Bring
(2010)
Maurice Lemoine
Specky Four-Eyes
(2010)
Narrator
Colère
(2010)
Mougin, le sorcier
Mumu
(2010)
Père de Roger
Holidays by the Sea
(2011)
Homme caravane
Crédit pour tous
(2011)
Gobert
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
Soulless 2
(2015)
Bernard
A Love You
(2015)
Serge
The Price of Desire
(2015)
Fernand Leger
Max & Leon
(2016)
Michel
La DorMeuse Duval
(2017)
Basile Matrin
Somewhere Beautiful
(2017)
Magazine Editor
Vive la crise !
(2017)
Noël
Based on a True Story
(2017)
Raymond
Two Snails Set Off
(2017)
(voice)
Cyrano, My Love
(2018)
Lucien
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta
(2018)
White Fang
(2018)
Beauty Smith (voice)
Magnetick Pathways
(2019)
Raymond Vachs
Spread Your Wings
(2019)
Pichon
Jo
(2019)
L'Inspecteur Ducros
I Love My Mum
(2019)
French Restaurant Manager
Dark Stories to Survive the Night
(2019)
Jean Luc
Anna
(2019)
Monk Dominic
A Perfect Enemy
(2021)
Jean Rosen
Emma Bovary
(2021)
Homais
Dernière Station
(2021)
Le pompiste
Pierre & Jeanne
(2021)
Le notaire
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
(2022)
Le détective privé
Bigbug
(2022)
Igor
Hamlet Within
(2022)
Apaches: Gang of Paris
(2023)
Gueule de Bois
Amélie: The Real Story
(2023)
(archive footage)
She Loved Blossoms More
(2024)
Memoir of a Snail
(2024)
Percy Pudel (voice)