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
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Bigbug
(2022)
Igor
Delicatessen
(1991)
Louison
Spread Your Wings
(2019)
Pichon
White Fang
(2018)
Beauty Smith (voice)
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
(2013)
Two Clouds
The Return of Martin Guerre
(1982)
Antoine
Micmacs
(2009)
Fracasse
Cyrano, My Love
(2018)
Lucien
A Perfect Enemy
(2021)
Jean Rosen
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
The Oxford Murders
(2008)
Frank
Full Filmography
Acting
La Découverte
(1980)
The young painter
Diva
(1981)
Le curé
Enigma
(1982)
Un fou (uncredited)
The Return of Martin Guerre
(1982)
Antoine
Noisy Neighbours
(1982)
Musician
Shot Pattern
(1982)
Daniel Verlot
La Chanson du mal-aimé
(1982)
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
La Baston
(1985)
Marcel Noblet
Going and Coming Back
(1985)
Un villageois
Zina
(1985)
Pierre
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
(1985)
Monsieur Pichon
Follow My Gaze
(1986)
Frédéric
Rückfahrt in den Tod
(1986)
Fred
Betty Blue
(1986)
Surfer
Cent francs l'amour
(1986)
Tom
Sauve-toi, Lola
(1986)
Jean-Pierre
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Gato
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
(1988)
Wojtech
Le Rêve du Phenix
(1988)
Frantic
(1988)
Wino
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
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
La Gotera
(1996)
'Pastel de Fer'
A Saturday on Earth
(1996)
Le brigadier Morel
Mordbüro
(1997)
Eugène
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Dom Vriess
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
(1997)
Adrien
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
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
(2001)
P'tit gars
Beautiful Memories
(2001)
Robert
Amélie
(2001)
Joseph
Dead or Alive
(2002)
The Butcher
At Home with the Rozes
(2003)
le lieutenant
Parts of the Family
(2003)
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
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
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
His Excellency's Fop
Hellbreeder
(2004)
Detective Weiss
Darkhunters
(2004)
Charlie Jackson
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Sylvain
L'Hiver sous la table
(2005)
Dragomir
Camping à la ferme
(2005)
Rodolphe Peretti
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
An Organization of Dreams
(2009)
Inspector
Murphy's Law
(2009)
Rudy
Humans
(2009)
Gildas
Micmacs
(2009)
Fracasse
Morris: A Life with Bells On
(2009)
Jean Baptiste
Specky Four-Eyes
(2010)
Narrator
Mumu
(2010)
Père de Roger
What War May Bring
(2010)
Maurice Lemoine
Colère
(2010)
Mougin, le sorcier
Crédit pour tous
(2011)
Gobert
Madame Sans Gêne
(2011)
Fouché
Holidays by the Sea
(2011)
Homme caravane
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)