Romain Duris

Romain Duris
File:DURIS Romain-24x30-1999b.jpg Romain Duris in 1999
Born	(1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Partner(s)	Olivia Bonamy
Children	1

Romain Duris (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃ dyʁis]; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor.

Personal life

Born in Paris, son of an engineer-architect father and a dancer mother, Duris studied arts at university but decided to follow a career in music forming a jazz-funk band. Music remains a major interest. He was noticed in the street by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and was offered a part in the 1994 Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune. He has since worked with Klapisch regularly. His first role however was in a pop video for Princess Erika, Faut qu'j'travaille, (I need to work) in which he plays the role of a small time gangster. His sister is pianist Caroline Duris, who performs on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Before going into acting, he started an acid-jazz band where he was a drummer. Duris lives in Paris near La Bastille with his actress girlfriend Olivia Bonamy with whom he has a son, Luigi, born 10 February 2009.

Career

Duris is best known for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in L'Auberge Espagnole and The Russian Dolls. He has a reputation for versatility, having played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped. He has played a variety of roles ranging from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads, Heartbreaker to action heroes in Arsène Lupin.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Le péril jeune	Tomasi
1994	Frères: La roulette rouge	Marco
1996	56 fois par semaine		Short film
1996	Mémoires d'un jeune con	Luc
1996	When the Cat's Away	Le joueur de batterie
1997	Dobermann	Manu
1997	Gadjo dilo	Stéphane	Nominated – Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor
1998	Déjà mort	Romain
1998	Les Kidnappeurs	Zero
1999	Peut-être	Arthur	Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor
1999	Je suis né d'une cigogne	Otto
2001	CQ	Hippie Filmmaker
2001	Le Petit poucet	Un garde de la reine
2001	Being Light	Maxime Lecocq
2002	Filles perdues, cheveux gras	Mathieu
2002	The Spanish Apartment	Xavier Rousseau
2002	17 fois Cécile Cassard	Matthieu
2002	Adolphe	D'Erfeuil
2003	Pas si grâve	Léo
2003	Osmose	Rémi
2003	Schimkent Hotel	Romain
2003	Le Divorce	Yves
2003	Les Clefs de bagnole
2004	Exils	Zano
2004	Arsène Lupin	Arsène Lupin
2005	The Beat That My Heart Skipped	Thomas Seyr	Lumières Award for Best Actor Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – NRJ Ciné Award for Actor of the Year
2005	The Russian Dolls	Xavier Rousseau
2006	Dans Paris	Paul
2007	Molière	Molière
2007	L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais!	Samuel / Leonardo da Vinci
2008	Paris	Pierre
2008	Afterwards	Nathan Del Amico
2009	Persécution	Daniel
2010	Heartbreaker	Alex Lippi	Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2010	The Big Picture	Paul Exben
2012	Populaire	Louis Echard
2013	Mood Indigo	Colin
2013	Casse-tête chinois	Xavier Rousseau
2014	Démons	Franck	TV movie
2014	The New Girlfriend	David / Virginia	Nominated—César Award for Best Actor Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor

External links

• Romain Duris at the Internet Movie Database
• "Accidental Heartthrob" Time magazine profile
• Romain Duris comprehensive profile
• IONCINEMA.com Video Interview with Romain Duris and Pascal Chaumeil for Heartbreaker