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My Take
Pierre Niney is, to my mind, one of the finest French actors of his generation. He became the youngest male member ever of the Comedie-Francaise, which tells you everything about his pedigree. But it was his transformation into Yves Saint Laurent that floored me, a Cesar-winning performance of astonishing precision and fragility. I love that he balances that intensity with genuine comic timing and a willingness to take risks. His turn in The Count of Monte Cristo proved he can carry a sweeping epic too. There's an electric nervous energy to him that keeps me leaning forward, and I'll watch anything he chooses.
Overview
Pierre Niney (French: [pjɛʁ ninɛ]; 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 (Laughing Out Loud) (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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pierre Niney
- Name (Japanese)
- ピエール・ニネ
- Reading
- ぴえーる・にね
- Born
- March 13, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / film director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2015 César Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.