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My Take
What strikes me about Swann Arlaud is how he's quietly become one of French cinema's most decorated character actors. Winning Best Actor for Bloody Milk in 2018, then two Supporting nods in 2020 and 2024, tells me he's the kind of performer who serves the film rather than chasing the spotlight. I caught him in Anatomy of a Fall, where his understated presence anchored a courtroom drama that won the Palme d'Or. He's not a flashy star, and that's exactly his appeal to me. Born near Paris in 1981, he keeps his private life genuinely private, which only adds to the impression of an actor who lets the work do the talking.
Overview
Swann Arlaud (born 25 March 1981) is a French actor. He has appeared in films such as Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God (2019), Valiant Hearts (2021), and Anatomy of a Fall (2023). Arlaud has won three César Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Swann Arlaud
- Name (Japanese)
- スワン・アルロー
- Reading
- すわん・あるろー
- Born
- November 30, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 César Award for Best Actor
- 2020 César Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2024 César Award for Best Supporting Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.