# Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil (French:; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival together with Belgian actor Pascal Duquenne. He is also the winner of two César Awards for Best Actor, one in 1987 as Ugolin Soubeyran in Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources and one for his role in Girl on the Bridge. For his role in Jean de Florette he also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Auteuil is considered one of France's most respected actors.

## Early life

Daniel Auteuil was born on 24 January 1950 in Algiers, French Algeria, the son of opera singers. He grew up in Avignon and Nancy, France. He began his acting career in musical comedy and made his film debut in 1972.
At age 16, thanks to André Benedetto, who led a company in Avignon, Auteuil began stage acting in Chekhov's La Demande en mariage. To please his parents he began studies in topography, and he worked in a nightclub cloakroom on Saturday nights to earn money.
In 1969, after attending high school in Avignon, he went to Paris with his friend Roger Miremont. He enrolled in a theatre course taught by Cours Florent. Despite several attempts, he was never accepted to the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.

## Career

In 1970, he made his debut in théâtre national populaire in Early Morning. In 1972 and 1973 he appeared in the American musical Godspell. Partnered with Edwige Feuillère's theatre (La folle de Chaillot) and Maria Pacôme's theatre (Apprends-moi, Céline), he co-starred with François Périer in Coup de chapeau, which earned him the 1979 Gérard Philipe prize for the best actor in Parisian theatre of the year. He then appeared in Le Garçon d'appartement, which Gérard Lauzier adapted for the cinema in 1982 as T'empêches tout le monde de dormir.
In 1974, Auteuil made his debut on television under the direction of Marcel Jullian in the series Les Fargeot before continuing next to Rellys, Jackie Sardou and Fernand Sardou in Adieu Amélie by Jean-Paul Carrère. In 1977, he played the detective Camaret in the six-episode series Rendez-vous en noir, based on the novel by William Irish.
In 1975, Gérard Pirès offered Auteuil the lead role in L'Agression with Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Auteuil's starring role in the historical drama film Jean de Florette (1986) and its sequel Manon des Sources (1986) brought him international recognition. Auteuil has since become one of the best-known, best-paid and most popular actors in France. Through his appearances in films including the swashbuckler Le bossu (1997), the comedy The Closet (2001), the romantic comedy After You... (2003), the thriller Caché (2005) and the comedy My Best Friend (2006), he has since gained greater international recognition.
In 2013, Auteuil was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

## Personal life

Auteuil has two daughters: Aurore Auteuil with his former partner, Anne Jousset, and Nelly from a ten-year relationship with actress Emmanuelle Béart, his co-star in the films A Heart in Winter and Manon des Sources (1986). He married Aude Ambroggi, a Corsican sculptor born in 1977, on 22 July 2006 in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica.

## Selected filmography
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1974 | L'Agression | Natacha's boyfriend | Gérard Pirès |
| 1975 | Attention les yeux ! | Alex | Gérard Pirès |
| 1977 | Monsieur Papa | Dédé | Philippe Monnier |
| 1977 | Rendez-vous en noir | Inspecteur Camaret | Claude Grinberg |
| 1979 | Us Two | a rascal | Claude Lelouch |
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Jean-Bernard | Charles Nemes |
| 1980 | Les sous-doués | Bébel | Claude Zidi |
| 1981 | Les hommes préfèrent les grosses | Jean-Yves | Jean-Marie Poiré |
| 1981 | Les Sous-doués en vacances | Bébel | Claude Zidi |
| 1981 | Clara et les Chics Types | Mickey | Jacques Monnet |
| 1982 | Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... | Sam | Édouard Molinaro |
| 1984 | Les Fauves [fr] | Christopher Bergham | Jean-Louis Daniel |
| 1984 | Asphalt Warriors | Inspecteur Vincent | Sergio Gobbi |
| 1984 | P'tit Con | Jeannot | Gérard Lauzier |
| 1985 | Palace [fr] | Lucien Molard | Édouard Molinaro |
| 1986 | Jean de Florette | Ugolin | Claude Berri |
| 1986 | Manon des Sources | Ugolin | Claude Berri |
| 1987 | Quelques jours avec moi | Martial Pasquier | Claude Sautet |
| 1989 | Romuald et Juliette | Romuald Blindet | Coline Serreau |
| 1990 | Lacenaire The Elegant Criminal | Lacenaire | Francis Girod |
| 1991 | A Heart in Winter | Stéphane | Claude Sautet |
| 1991 | My Life Is Hell | Abargadon | Josiane Balasko |
| 1992 | My Favorite Season | Antoine | André Téchiné |
| 1993 | La Reine Margot | Henri de Bourbon | Patrice Chéreau |
| 1994 | La Séparation | Pierre | Christian Vincent |
| 1995 | A French Woman | Louis | Régis Wargnier |
| 1995 | Thieves | Alex | André Téchiné |
| 1995 | Sostiene Pereira | Dr. Cardoso | Roberto Faenza |
| 1996 | The Eighth Day | Harry | Jaco Van Dormael |
| 1996 | Lucie Aubrac | Raymond | Claude Berri |
| 1997 | On Guard | Lagardère | Philippe de Broca |
| 1998 | Girl on the Bridge | Gabor | Patrice Leconte |
| 1999 | The Lost Son | Xavier Lombard | Chris Menges |
| 1999 | The Escort | Pierre | Michel Blanc |
| 1999 | The Widow of Saint-Pierre | Jean | Patrice Leconte |
| 1999 | The Closet | François Pignon | Francis Veber |
| 2000 | Sade | Marquis de Sade | Benoît Jacquot |
| 2001 | Vajont | Alberico Biadene | Renzo Martinelli |
| 2002 | The Adversary | Jean-Marc Faure | Nicole Garcia |
| 2003 | Rencontre avec le dragon | Guillaume de Montauban | Hélène Angel |
| 2003 | After You... | Antoine Letoux | Pierre Salvadori |
| 2004 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Léo Vrinks | Olivier Marchal |
| 2004 | Strange Crime | Daniel | Roberto Andò |
| 2005 | Caché | Georges Laurent | Michael Haneke |
| 2005 | To Paint or Make Love | William Lasserre | Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu |
| 2006 | The Valet | Pierre Levasseur | Francis Veber |
| 2006 | My Best Friend | François Coste | Patrice Leconte |
| 2006 | Napoleon and Me | Napoleon | Paolo Virzì |
| 2007 | Conversations with My Gardener | Dupinceau | Jean Becker |
| 2008 | The Last Deadly Mission | Schneider | Olivier Marchal |
| 2008 | 15 ans et demi | Philippe Le Tallec | François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux |
| 2008 | Me Two | Jean-Christian Ranu | Nicolas & Bruno |
| 2009 | Je l'aimais | Pierre | Zabou Breitman |
| 2011 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | Pascal Amoretti | Daniel Auteuil |
| 2012 | The Lookout | Mattei | Michele Placido |
| 2012 | Blood from a Stone | Georges Pierret | Jacques Maillot |
| 2013 | Jappeloup | Serge Durand | Christian Duguay |
| 2013 | Marius | César | Daniel Auteuil |
| 2013 | Fanny | César | Daniel Auteuil |
| 2015 | Entre amis | Richard | Olivier Baroux |
| 2015 | Nos femmes | Paul | Richard Berry |
| 2016 | Les Naufragés | Jean-Louis Brochard | David Charhon |
| 2016 | Au nom de ma fille | André Bamberski | Vincent Garenq |
| 2016 | The Confessions | Daniel Roché | Roberto Andò |
| 2017 | Le Brio | Pierre Mazard | Yvan Attal |
| 2018 | The Other Woman | Daniel | Daniel Auteuil |
| 2018 | Remi, Nobody's Boy | Vitalis | Antoine Blossier |
| 2019 | Qui m'aime me suive ! | Gilbert | José Alcala |
| 2019 | La Belle Époque | Victor Drumond | Nicolas Bedos |
| 2021 | Farewell, Mr. Haffmann | Joseph Haffmann | Fred Cavayé |
| 2022 | The New Toy | Philippe Étienne | James Huth |
| 2023 | A Silence | François Schaar | Joachim Lafosse |
| 2024 | An Ordinary Case | Maître Jean Monier | Daniel Auteuil |
| TBA | Vie privée | | Rebecca Zlotowski |

### As filmmaker

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 2011 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Marius | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Fanny | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | The Other Woman | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | An Ordinary Case | Yes | Yes | |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards | 1987 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jean de Florette | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | 1996 | Best Actor (Shared with Pascal Duquenne) | The Eighth Day | Won |
| César Awards | 1987 | Best Actor | Jean de Florette | Won |
| César Awards | 1989 | Best Actor | A Few Days with Me | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1991 | Best Actor | Lacenaire | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1993 | Best Actor | A Heart in Winter | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1994 | Best Actor | My Favorite Season | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1995 | Best Actor | La Séparation | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1997 | Best Actor | The Eighth Day | Nominated |
| César Awards | 1998 | Best Actor | On Guard | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2000 | Best Actor | Girl on the Bridge | Won |
| César Awards | 2003 | Best Actor | The Adversary | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2004 | Best Actor | After You... | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2005 | Best Actor | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Le Brio | Nominated |
| César Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | La Belle Époque | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1993 | Best Foreign Actor | A Heart in Winter | Won |
| European Film Awards | 1993 | Best Actor | A Heart in Winter | Won |
| European Film Awards | 2005 | Best Actor | Caché | Won |
| Lumières Awards | 2001 | Best Actor | Sade | Won |
| Lumières Awards | 2018 | Best Actor | Le Brio | Nominated |
| Lumières Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | La Belle Époque | Nominated |
| Molière Awards | 1988 | Best Actor | Double Inconstancy | Nominated |
| Molière Awards | 1991 | Best Actor | Scapin the Schemer | Nominated |
| Molière Awards | 2014 | Best Actor | Nos Femmmes | Nominated |