Denis Ménochet

His performances in Custody, By the Grace of God and Peter von Kant, each saw him receive nominations for the César Award for Best Actor.

• Name — Denis Ménochet • Born — 18 September 1976 • Birthplace — Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2003–present

Elizabeth Weitzman, a film critic for New York Daily News, praised Ménochet's work opposite Christoph Waltz in the opening scene of Inglourious Basterds. Weitzman wrote in August 2009, "The terrific opening, for example, does feature a hailstorm of bullets. What you'll remember best, though, is the haunted silence of actor Denis Ménochet, playing a French farmer accused of harboring Jews." In 2018, Ménochet appeared as Daniel in the film Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson. • Illustration — Ménochet in 2022 In 2022, Ménochet co-starred opposite Zar Amir Ebrahimi in the thriller White Paradise, directed by Guillaume Renusson. In May 2023, Ménochet served as a member of the Feature-Film Jury at the Festival de Cannes, presided over by Ruben Östlund. He stated that performances in films such as Custody (Jusqu’à la garde), By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu), White Paradise (Les Survivants), and The Beasts (As Bestas) made him realize the emotional impact his acting could have on audiences. In 2024, he starred in Chien blanc, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, an adaptation of Romain Gary’s novel White Dog. The film, also featuring Kacey Rohl, deals with racial tensions in Los Angeles in 1968.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 2003 — Adventure Inc. — Nikos — Dennis Berry — TV series (1 Episode) • Caméra Café — Patrick — Francis Duquet — TV series (2 Episodes) • 2004 — Mot compte double — Denis — Cécile Vernant • Automne — The bodyguard — Ra'up McGee • Split — The man — Matthieu Vollaire — Short • 2005 — The Moustache — The server — Emmanuel Carrère • Foon — Harry — Several • Appel d'air — Vincent — Lucie Duchêne — Short • Les vagues — The coach — Frédéric Carpentier — TV movie • 2006 — L'État de Grace — Taxi driver — Pascal Chaumeil — TV Mini-Series • 2007 — Hannibal Rising — Chief of Police — Peter Webber • La Vie en rose — Journalist in Orly — Olivier Dahan • Trivial — Jean-Luc — Sophie Marceau • Mélodie de la dernière pluie — Xavier De Choudens • Ma place au soleil — Eric de Montalier • La 17ème marche — Talkie man — Karim Adda — Short • Light My Fire — The man — Matthieu Vollaire — Short • J'ai plein de projets — Karim Adda — Short • Rendez-moi justice — Gilbert Jourdan — Denys Granier-Deferre — TV movie • Poison d'avril — Sound engineer — William Karel — TV movie • 2008 — La très très grande entreprise — Gilles — Pierre Jolivet • À sa place — Jean-Michel — Marc Guilbert — Short • Coco Chanel — Christian Duguay — TV movie • Julie Lescaut — Patrick — Eric Summer — TV series (1 Episode) • Duval et Moretti — Alex — Jean-Pierre Prévost — TV series (1 Episode) • 2009 — Inglourious Basterds — Perrier LaPadite — Quentin Tarantino • Je te mangerais — Yves's friend — Sophie Laloy • L'école du pouvoir — The intern — Raoul Peck — TV movie • Brigade Navarro — Captain Le Mat — Philippe Davin — TV series (1 Episode) • 2010 — Robin Hood — Adhemar — Ridley Scott • The Round Up — Corot — Rose Bosch • Pieds nus sur les limaces — Pierre — Fabienne Berthaud • Joseph et la fille — Franck — Xavier De Choudens • Agatha Christie's Poirot — Pierre Michel — Philip Martin — TV series (1 Episode) • 2011 — The Adopted — Alex — Mélanie Laurent • Forces spéciales — Lucas — Stéphane Rybojad • Le Skylab — Uncle Roger — Julie Delpy • 2012 — In the House — Rapha Artole — François Ozon • Je me suis fait tout petit — Yvan Le Doze — Cécilia Rouaud • Ablations — Pastor Cartalas — Arnold de Parscau — Short • 2013 — Grand Central — Toni — Rebecca Zlotowski • Eyjafjallajökull — Ezéchiel — Alexandre Coffre • Le temps de l'aventure — Antoine — Jérôme Bonnell • Nos héros sont morts ce soir — Victor — David Perrault • Just Before Losing Everything — Antoine — Xavier Legrand — Short • Faim de vie — Jessica-Salomé Grunwald — Short • 2014 — Ablations — Pastor Cartalas — Arnold de Parscau • T'étais où quand Michael Jackson est mort? — The man — Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux — Short • 2015 — The Program — Johan Bruyneel — Stephen Frears • Norfolk — The man — Martin Radich • Spotless — Martin Bastière — Several — TV series (10 Episodes) • 2016 — The Dancer — Ruben - le père de Loïe — Stéphanie Di Giusto • Assassin's Creed — McGowen — Justin Kurzel • 2017 — Custody — Antoine Besson — Xavier Legrand • 2018 — Entebbe — Jacques Le Moine — José Padilha • Mary Magdalene — Daniel — Garth Davis • The Emperor of Paris — Dubillard — Jean-François Richet • 2019 — By the Grace of God — François — François Ozon • Only the Animals — Michel • 2021 — The Mauritanian — Emmanuel — Kevin Macdonald • The French Dispatch — Prison Guard — Wes Anderson • 2022 — Peter von Kant — Peter von Kant — François Ozon • The Beasts — Antoine — Rodrigo Sorogoyen • White Dog (Chien blanc) — Romain Gary — Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette • White Paradise — Samuel — Guillaume Renusson • 2023 — Beau Is Afraid — Jeeves — Ari Aster • 2024 — Monsieur Spade — Chief of Police Patrice Michaud — Scott Frank — 6 episodes • Rumours — French President Sylvain Broulez — Guy Maddin

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • 2010 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture — Inglourious Basterds • 2012 — Lumière Awards — Most Promising Actor — The Adopted • 2015 — ACS Awards — Best Actor — Spotless • 2019 — César Awards — Best Actor — Custody • Lumière Awards — Best Actor • 2020 — César Awards — Best Actor — By the Grace of God • Globes de Cristal Award — Best Actor • 2022 — 28th Forqué Awards — Best Actor in a Film — The Beasts • Tokyo Film Festival — Best Actor • 2023 — Best Actor in a Film • 37th Goya Awards — Best Actor • 28th Lumière Awards — Best Actor • CEC Awards — Best Actor • 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards — Best Actor • César Awards — Best Actor — Peter von Kant