# Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel (French:; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up comedian. In February 1998, his film Bernie took the Grand Prize at the 9th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival which was attended by Dupontel.

## One-man shows

| Year | Title | Author | Director |
| 1990-91 | Sale spectacle 1 | Albert Dupontel | Albert Dupontel |
| 1992-93 | Sale spectacle 2 | Albert Dupontel | Albert Dupontel |

## Filmography
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Once More | Alain | |
| 1988 | La grande séance | The receptionist | Short |
| 1989 | Gang of Four | A (fake) thug | |
| 1989 | La nuit du doute | | Short |
| 1990 | Sales histoires | | TV movie |
| 1990 | V comme vengeance | | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1992 | Désiré | The doctor | Short Also director and screenwriter |
| 1993 | Chacun pour toi | Gus | |
| 1994 | Giorgino | Orderly | |
| 1996 | Bernie | Bernie Noël | Also director and screenwriter |
| 1996 | A Self Made Hero | Dionnet | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1996 | Je suis ton châtiment | | Short |
| 1998 | Serial Lover | Eric Cellier | |
| 1999 | The Creator | Darius | Also director and screenwriter |
| 1999 | Sachs' Disease | Dr. Bruno Sachs | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| 1999 | Blue Away to America | Professor Helpos | |
| 2000 | Actors | The cop | |
| 2001 | L'Origine du monde | Transvestite | |
| 2002 | Monique | Alex | |
| 2002 | Irréversible | Pierre | |
| 2002 | Dead Man's Hand | Jean | |
| 2003 | The Car Keys | Himself | |
| 2004 | Cash Truck | Alexandre Demarre | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Célestin Poux | |
| 2006 | Avida | The clumsy bodyguard | |
| 2006 | Président | The President | |
| 2006 | Locked Out | Roland | Also director and screenwriter Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | Jean-François Lefort | |
| 2006 | Odette Toulemonde | Balthazar Balsan | |
| 2007 | Chrysalis | David Hoffmann | |
| 2007 | Intimate Enemies | Sergeant Dougnac | Cairo International Film Festival - Best Actor |
| 2007 | Jacquou le Croquant | Jacquou's father | |
| 2007 | Changement de propriétaire | | Short |
| 2008 | Paris | Jean | |
| 2008 | Love Me No More | Antoine Méliot | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Louise Hires a Contract Killer | Miro | |
| 2009 | The Villain | Sydney Thomas | Also director and screenwriter |
| 2010 | The Clink of Ice | Charles' cancer | |
| 2011 | Twiggy | The museum director | |
| 2011 | The Prey | Franck Adrien | |
| 2012 | Le grand soir | Jean-Pierre Bonzini | |
| 2013 | 9 Month Stretch | Bob Nolan | Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
| 2015 | En équilibre | Marc Guermont | |
| 2016 | The First, the Last | Cochise | |
| 2017 | See You Up There | Albert Maillard | Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor |
| 2020 | Bye Bye Morons | Jean-Baptiste Cuchas | Also director and screenwriter Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |

### As filmmaker

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 1992 | Désiré | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1996 | Bernie | Yes | Yes | Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - Grand Prize Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film |
| 1999 | The Creator | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Locked Out | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | The Villain | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | 9 Month Stretch | Yes | Yes | César Award for Best Original Screenplay Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2017 | See You Up There | Yes | Yes | César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Seattle International Film Festival - Best Director |
| 2020 | Bye Bye Morons | Yes | Yes | César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Original Screenplay |