# Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois (French:; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.

## Career

His film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.
His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
His 2014 film La Rançon de la gloire was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

## Personal life

He is married to film editor Marie-Julie Maille. They have two sons, Arthur, who was born in August 1992, and Antoine, born May 1996.

## Filmography
### Filmmaking credits

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 1986 | Le Matou | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1991 | North (Nord) | Yes | Yes | Montreal World Film Festival - Jury Prize Montreal World Film Festival - First Film Prize Montreal World Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year |
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize Gijón International Film Festival - Special Jury Award Prix Jean Vigo |
| 1999 | Night Wind | | Yes | |
| 2000 | To Matthieu | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion |
| 2000 | João Mata Sete | Yes | Yes | |
| 2005 | The Young Lieutenant | Yes | Yes | Venice Film Festival - Europa Cinemas Label Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film |
| 2009 | Notre ami Chopin | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2010 | Of Gods and Men | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix Cannes Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury César Award for Best Film Christopher Award for Feature Film Cinema Mundi International Film Festival - Best Film French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best French Film London Film Critics' Circle Award for Foreign Language Film of the Year Lumières Award for Best Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Palm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated—Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best European Director Nominated—Robert Award for Best Non-American Film Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2014 | The Price of Fame | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion |
| 2017 | Les Gardiennes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Drift Away | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Sailing Home [fr] | Yes | Yes | |

### Acting credits

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1988 | Daniel endormi | Le jeune dragueur | Short film |
| 1991 | North (Nord) | Bertrand | |
| 1991 | Le Ciel de Paris | Le Soupirant | |
| 1994 | Aux petits bonheurs | Marc | |
| 1994 | Lovers | Marc's lover | |
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Benoît | |
| 1996 | Ponette | Father | |
| 1997 | Day and Night | Carlo | |
| 1998 | Disparus | Félix | |
| 1999 | Night Wind | Paul | |
| 1999 | Les Infortunes de la beauté | Un homme sondé | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Arsène Lupin | Doctor | |
| 2005 | The Young Lieutenant | Nicolas Morbé | |
| 2006 | Bad Faith | Le type du bar | Uncredited |
| 2007 | The Witnesses | L'éditeur | |
| 2007 | 24 Bars | Le patron du peep-show | |
| 2007 | The Killer | Franzen | |
| 2008 | Female Agents | Claude Granville | |
| 2008 | Disco | Docker 1 | |
| 2008 | Marie-Octobre | Marc Donizzi | Telefilm |
| 2009 | Duel en ville | Alexandre Konygnski | Telefilm |
| 2009 | Villa Amalia | Thomas | |
| 2009 | À bicyclette | | Short film |
| 2009 | Deux | | Short film |
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Gendarme | |
| 2010 | Rendez-vous avec un ange | L'homme bar chic | |
| 2011 | House of Tolerance | Jacques | |
| 2011 | Early One Morning | Alain Fisher | |
| 2012 | Farewell, My Queen | Louis XVI | |
| 2012 | Au galop | François | |
| 2012 | Quand je serai petit | Stéphane | |
| 2013 | Turf | Commissaire Dubiton | |
| 2013 | A Castle in Italy | Serge | |
| 2013 | Love Is the Perfect Crime | Petit rôle | |
| 2014 | Bodybuilder | Le comptable | |
| 2014 | The Price of Fame | Monsieur Loyal | |
| 2016 | Chocolat | Jacques Potin | |
| 2016 | The End | Hiker | |
| 2016 | Arctic Heart | Jury President | |
| 2017 | Django | Médecin STO | |
| 2017 | Let the Sunshine In | Vincent Briot | |
| 2017 | Maryline | Michel Roche | |
| 2018 | The Summer House | Producer | |
| 2018 | Paris Pigalle | Henri Pachard | |
| 2019 | Captain Sharif | Michel Rouxel | Episode: "Le chat connaît l'assassin" |
| 2020 | Call My Agent! | Himself | Episode: "Charlotte" |
| 2021 | Drift Away | Jacques | |
| 2023 | Making Of | Marquez | |
| 2023–2024 | De Grâce | Sébastien Prevost | Miniseries |