Pierre Niney
Born: 1989-03-13 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Lots of Lough) (2008), The Army of Crime (2009), Romantics Anonymous (2010), and Just Like Brothers (2012). In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. He also co-created, co-wrote and starred in Netflix's Fiasco (2024), and was Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2024). Niney was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His family is of Sephardic Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) and Catholic background. His father, François Niney, is a film professor at Normale Sup, La Fémis and Sciences Po. His mother was born in Belgium and is an author of creative leisure manuals. Niney studied at the French drama school Cours Florent in 2007. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, Niney became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française. In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name directed by Jalil Lespert, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. This role marked his first portrayal of an openly gay character and earned him widespread critical acclaim. In 2024, Niney portrayed Edmond Dantès in the film The Count of Monte Cristo, and also starred in Fiasco, a 7-episode comedy miniseries that he co-created and co-wrote with Igor Gotesman for Netflix. Late that year it was announced that Niney will be re-collaborating with the team from The Count of Monte Cristo for an ambitious new adaptation of Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings novels. The series takes place during the 14th century succession crisis among the Capetian dynasty but Niney’s role was not disclosed upon announcement. Since 2008, Niney has been in a relationship with Australian actress and photographer Natasha Andrews, with whom he has two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019. Source: Article "Pierre Niney" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
2026
- Parallel Tales as Christophe / Théo
- Guru as Matthieu Vasseur
- La Grande Classe (Pierre Niney) as Self
- La Grande Classe as Self - Guest
2025
- The Original+ as Self - Presenter
- Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025 as Pierre Niney
2024
- The Count of Monte Cristo as Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo
- Fiasco as Raphaël Valande
- Loris Giuliano en balade as Self - Guest
- Maya, Give Me a Title as The Voice / La Voix
- On a volé ma VF as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Beau geste as Self
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- The Book of Solutions as Marc Becker
- Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023 as Pierre Niney
2022
- The Torch as Dr Bruno Juiphe
- Hot Ones as Self - Guest
- The A Talks as Self - Guest
- Masquerade as Adrien Saillard
- Goliath as Mathias Rozen
- MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre as Pierre Niney [Le figurant]
2021
- LOL : Qui rit, sort ! as Self
- Black Box as Mathieu Vasseur
- OSS 117: From Africa with Love as Serge / OSS 1001
- Lovers as Simon
- Canal+ Replay as Bref
2020
- The Flame as Dr Bruno Juiphe
- True Story with as Self
2019
- Someone, Somewhere as Mathieu Bernard
- Popcorn as Self
2018
- Through the Fire as Franck Pasquier
2017
- Promise at Dawn as Romain Gary
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Frantz as Adrien Rivoire
- The Odyssey as Philippe Cousteau
- Five as Samuel
- Finding Altamira as Paul Ratier
2015
- A Perfect Man as Mathieu Vasseur
- Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran as Self
2014
- Yves Saint Laurent as Yves Saint Laurent
- CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
- La Nuit de Pierre Niney as Pierre Niney
2013
- It Boy as Balthazar Apfel
- Casting(s) as Pierre
- Le Débarquement
- Le Débarquement
- The Audition ... (Director)
2012
- Just Like Brothers as Maxime
- Un chapeau de paille d'Italie as Fadinard, rentier
2011
- Very Bad Blagues as Stéphane
- 18 Years Old and Rising as Primo Bramsi
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro as Server at the “Tintamarre”
2010
- Black Heaven as Yann
- Romantics Anonymous as Ludo
- Les diamants de la victoire as Boivin de Bièvre
2009
- Army of Crime as Henri Keltekian
- LOL (Laughing Out Loud) as Julien
- Draft Dodgers as Armand
- Mom Lost It! as Arnaud
2008
- School's Out as Loïc Martineau, Clémence's younger brother
2007
- La Consolation as François
- La Dame d'Izieu as Théo Reis
2001
- Burger Quiz as Self
- The Apartment as Self - Guest