Arnaud Valois
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 film BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute).
Arnaud Valois

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- Name
- Arnaud Valois
- Born
- 29 February 1984
- Birthplace
- Lyon, France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- acting
- Education
- Cours Florent
- Honours
- Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation
- Languages
- French
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La nascita di Arnaud Valois è registrata il 29 febbraio 1984 a Lyon.
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• Name — Arnaud Valois • Born — 29 February 1984 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Years Active — 2004–present • Occupation — Actor
Career
Career
Valois ceased studies at law school and began to study acting at the Cours Florent drama school for two years. After a series of rejections as an actor, Valois left France and studied massage at Wat Pho in Bangkok and worked as a massage therapist in Thailand for six years. He returned to Paris to open a massage studio. He was invited to act in 120 BPM after Robin Campillo read his Facebook profile. In 2017, with the international release of 120 BPM, the film's campaign for the 2018 Oscars nominations, and his ability to speak English, he became known internationally. Vanity Fair ranked him as the eleventh most influential French person in the world in 2017.
Personal life
Personal life
Valois is gay.
Cinema
Cinema
• Year — Title — Role — Director(s) — Notes • 2004 — Plutôt d'accord — The mute — Christophe & Stephane Botti — Short • 2006 — Charlie Says — Adrien — Nicole Garcia • 2007 — L'application des peines — Hugo — Cyprien Vial — Short • 2008 — A French Gigolo — Sylvain — Josiane Balasko • 2009 — The Girl on the Train — Gabi — André Téchiné • 2011 — Eyes Find Eyes — Thomas — Jean-Manuel Fernandez Sean Price Williams • 2017 — BPM (Beats per Minute) — Nathan — Robin Campillo — Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated - International Cinephile Society - Best Supporting Actor • 2018 — Le ciel est clair — Jérémy — Marie Rosselet-Ruiz — Short • Étienne Daho - L'Etincelle — The man — Romain Winkler — Music video • 2019 — Sweetheart — Mehdi — Lisa Azuelos • Paradise Hills — Son — Alice Waddington • 2020 — My Best Part — Albert — Nicolas Maury • 2021 — Si demain — Alex — Fabienne Godet • Spring Blossom — Raphaël Frei — Suzanne Lindon • 2022 — Méduse — Guillaume — Sophie Lévy • 2023 — Good Grief — Theo — Dan Levy
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Director(s) — Notes • 2020 — Moloch — Tom — Arnaud Malherbe — TV mini-series • 2023 — LT-21 — Gabriel Lemazec — Melisa Godet — TV mini-series • 2024 — Becoming Karl Lagerfeld — Yves Saint Laurent — Jérôme Salle Audrey Estrougo — TV mini-series • 2025 — The Morning Show — Arnaud Dumont — Various — TV series
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
• Year — Title — Notes • 2021 — Le nouveau moi — Short
Theater
Theater
• Year — Title — Author — Director • 2020 — Jardin d’hiver — Laurence Tardieu — Richard Brunel • 2020-22 — The Ugly Duckling — Hans Christian Andersen — Sandra Gaudin
Identity
Identity
Arnaud Valois is recorded as having received Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation.

Picture of Arnaud Valois in Hollywood on December 2017
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Arnaud Valois au dîner des révélations des César du cinéma
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Arnaud Valois was born at Lyon.
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