Daniel Auteuil | |
|---|---|
 Auteuil at the2025 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | (1950-01-24)24 January 1950 (age 76) |
| Occupations | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | |
| Partner | Marianne Denicourt |
| Children | 3; includingAurore Auteuil |
Daniel Auteuil (French:[danjɛlotœj]; 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.[1] In 1996 he won theBest Actor Award at theCannes Film Festival together with Belgian actorPascal Duquenne. He is also the winner of twoCésar Awards for Best Actor, one in 1987 as Ugolin Soubeyran inJean de Florette andManon des Sources and one for his role inGirl on the Bridge. For his role inJean de Florette he also won theBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[2] Auteuil is considered one of France's most respected actors.[1][3]
Daniel Auteuil was born on 24 January 1950 inAlgiers,French Algeria, the son of opera singers.[1] He grew up inAvignon andNancy,France.[1] He began his acting career in musical comedy and made his film debut in 1972.[1]
At age 16, thanks to André Benedetto, who led a company inAvignon, Auteuil began stage acting inChekhov'sLa Demande en mariage.[4] To please his parents he began studies in topography, and he worked in a nightclub cloakroom on Saturday nights to earn money.[4]
In 1969, after attending high school in Avignon, he went to Paris with his friend Roger Miremont. He enrolled in a theatre course taught byCours Florent. Despite several attempts, he was never accepted to theConservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
In 1970, he made his debut inthéâtre national populaire inEarly Morning. In 1972 and 1973 he appeared in the American musicalGodspell. Partnered withEdwige Feuillère's theatre (La folle de Chaillot) andMaria Pacôme's theatre (Apprends-moi, Céline), he co-starred withFrançois Périer inCoup de chapeau, which earned him the 1979 Gérard Philipe prize for the best actor in Parisian theatre of the year. He then appeared inLe Garçon d'appartement, whichGérard Lauzier adapted for the cinema in 1982 asT'empêches tout le monde de dormir.
In 1974, Auteuil made his debut on television under the direction ofMarcel Jullian in the seriesLes Fargeot before continuing next toRellys,Jackie Sardou andFernand Sardou inAdieu Amélie by Jean-Paul Carrère. In 1977, he played the detective Camaret in the six-episode seriesRendez-vous en noir, based on the novel byWilliam Irish.
In 1975,Gérard Pirès offered Auteuil the lead role inL'Agression withCatherine Deneuve andJean-Louis Trintignant.
Auteuil's starring role in thehistorical drama filmJean de Florette (1986) and its sequelManon 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 theswashbucklerLe bossu (1997), thecomedyThe Closet (2001), theromantic comedyAfter You... (2003), thethrillerCaché (2005) and thecomedyMy Best Friend (2006), he has since gained greater international recognition.
In 2013, Auteuil was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the2013 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
Auteuil has two daughters:Aurore Auteuil with his former partner, Anne Jousset, and Nelly from a ten-year relationship with actressEmmanuelle Béart, his co-star in the filmsA Heart in Winter andManon des Sources (1986). He married Aude Ambroggi, a Corsican sculptor born in 1977,[6] on 22 July 2006 inPorto-Vecchio,Corsica.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 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 | |
| 2026 | Une nuit | Yes | Yes | Filming[7] |
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | 1987 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jean de Florette | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 1996 | Best Actor(Shared withPascal Duquenne) | The Eighth Day | Won | |
| César Awards | 1987 | Best Actor | Jean de Florette | Won | |
| 1989 | A Few Days with Me | Nominated | |||
| 1991 | Lacenaire | Nominated | |||
| 1993 | A Heart in Winter | Nominated | |||
| 1994 | My Favorite Season | Nominated | |||
| 1995 | La Séparation | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | The Eighth Day | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | On Guard | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | Girl on the Bridge | Won | |||
| 2003 | The Adversary | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | After You... | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Le Brio | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | 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 | |
| 2005 | Caché | Won | |||
| Lumière Awards | 2001 | Best Actor | Sade | Won | |
| 2018 | Le Brio | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | La Belle Époque | Nominated | |||
| Molière Awards | 1988 | Best Actor | Double Inconstancy | Nominated | |
| 1991 | Scapin the Schemer | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Nos Femmmes | Nominated |
