Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Matthias Julien Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor.
Melvil Poupaud

Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Full name
- Melvil Mathias Julien Poupaud.
- Born
- 1973. · 8th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, composer, guitarist, actor, cinematographer and film editor.
- Education
- Lycée Fénelon and Paris.
- Languages
- French.
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Melvil Matthias Julien Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor.
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Melvil Poupaud (born 1973) is an actor, cinematographer and composer, among other activities, of French nationality. The actor was born Melvil Mathias Julien Poupaud in 8th arrondissement of Paris. Melvil Poupaud was educated at Lycée Fénelon, Paris. Languages used include French.
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Early life
Early life
Poupaud was born in Paris, the son of Michel Poupaud and filmmaker Chantal Poupaud. He has an elder brother, Yarol, who is a musician.
Career
Career
Poupaud made his film debut at the age of 10 in Raúl Ruiz's City of Pirates (1983), having been introduced to the director by his mother. He subsequently appeared in nine more of Ruiz's films, including The Insomniac on the Bridge (1985), Treasure Island (1986), Genealogies of a Crime (1997), Time Regained (1999) and Love Torn in a Dream (2000). For his roles in Jacques Doillon's The 15 Year Old Girl (1989) and Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (1993), Poupaud received two nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He starred in François Ozon's Time to Leave, and co-starred with Parker Posey in Zoe Cassavetes' Broken English. He also appeared in films such as Eric Rohmer's A Summer's Tale, Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale, and François Ozon's The Refuge. He co-starred with Suzanne Clément in Xavier Dolan's Laurence Anyways.
Personal life
Personal life
Poupaud dated actress Chiara Mastroianni for four years from the age of 16 to 20. Though the two split up they remained friends and collaborators for decades with Mastroianni crediting Poupaud with encouraging her to pursue acting as a career and Poupaud crediting Mastroianni for his friendship with her former husband Benjamin Biolay. Poupaud was previously married to writer Georgina Tacou, with whom he has a daughter.
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Other awards
1998: Berlin International Film Festival – Shooting Stars Award

Melvil Poupaud et Louise Bourgoin à l'avant-première du film "L'autre monde".
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- 1.Chang, Kee. Rendezvous with Melvil Poupaud. Anthem. 7 March 2016.
- 2.Melvil Poupaud : "Raoul Ruiz restera toujours un grand mystère pour moi". Radio France. 7 June 2022.
- 3.Philip French. Time to Leave - Film - The Observer. The Guardian. 14 May 2006.
- 4.Jason Clark. Broken English - Film Review - Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. 17 June 2007.
- 5.Andrew Pulver. A Summer's Tale - From The Guardian - The Guardian. The Guardian. 29 July 2005.
- 6.Robert Bell. Un Conte de Noel (A Christmas Tale) Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. Exclaim!. November 2009.
- 7.Philip French. The Refuge - Film Review - Film - The Observer. The Guardian. 12 August 2010.
- 8.Philip Concannon. Un Certain Regard: Interview with Melvil Poupaud and Suzanne Clément. The Skinny. 26 October 2012.
- 9.Benjamin Biolay et Melvil Poupaud, amoureux de Chiara Mastroianni. 6 July 2018.
- 10.Benjamin Biolay et Melvil Poupaud évoquent la très célèbre ex-compagne qu'ils ont en commun. 4 July 2018.
- 11.Leyris, Raphaëlle. Le making of de Melvil Poupaud. 6 October 2011.
- 12.Raup, Jordan. Arnaud Desplechin to Direct Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud in New Film Brother and Sister. The Film Stage. 12 April 2021.
- 13.Quel est Mon nom ?, Melvil Poupaud. 17 September 2011.
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