Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup (; 8 February 1949 – 1 December 2024) was a French actor, movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Montreuil, France. His career began in the 1960s and he retired in 2023.

Arestrup won three César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and A Prophet, then Quai d'Orsay. He also played the grandfather in the 2011 Steven Spielberg movie War Horse.

Arestrup died from a long-illness in Ville-d'Avray, France on 1 December 2024 at the age of 75.

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