Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He appeared in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Early life and education Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France on 4 March 1955. After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Pinon moved to Paris and enrolled at the Cours Simon.
Career As an actor Pinon has performed in theatre, film and television.
Film In 1981, Pinon appeared in his debut film, Diva.
Pinon has had several roles in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet including Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Amélie and A Very Long Engagement.
Pinon appeared in The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Adapted from a work by Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey also starred Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, F. Murray Abraham and Geraldine Chaplin.
Pinon also appeared in Álex de la Iglesia's 2008 The Oxford Murders with Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling.
Theatre In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, and Valère Novarina.
In 2023, he played in La couleur des souvenirs written and directed by Fabio Marra at the Théâtre des halles during the Avignon Festival. The play had a second run at the 2025 Festival at the Théâtre du Balcon.
Awards and recognition Pinon received the Molière Award for Best Actor in 2004. In 2011, he was the president of the jury for the second Festival International du Film fantastique d'Audincourt. He has been an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres since 2014.
Honours Méliès Career Award: In October 2025 Pinon was honoured with the Méliès Career Award at 58th Sitges Film Festival in Sitges.
Works
On stage Year Title Author Director Notes 1985 Une station service Gildas Bourdet Gildas Bourdet 1988 L'Inconvenant Gildas Bourdet Gildas Bourdet 1990–91 L'Été Romain Weingarten Gildas Bourdet 1993 Maison d'arrêt Edward Bond Jorge Lavelli 1994 Love in the Crimea Sławomir Mrożek Jorge Lavelli 1995 The Death of Auguste Romain Weingarten Gildas Bourdet 1996 The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left-Handed Poems Michael Ondaatje Frank Hoffmann 1997–98 Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello Jorge Lavelli 1999 Pour Louis de Funès Valère Novarina Renaud Cojo 2000 L'Origine rouge Valère Novarina Valère Novarina Mein Kampf (farce) George Tabori Jorge Lavelli 2001 L'Ombre de Venceslao Copi Jorge Lavelli 2002 L'Origine rouge Valère Novarina Valère Novarina A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare Yannis Kokkos 2003 L'Incroyable Voyage Gilles Granouillet Philippe Adrien Providence Café Mohamed Rouabhi Mohamed Rouabhi 2003–04 La Scène Valère Novarina Valère Novarina 2004–05 L'Hiver sous la table Roland Topor Zabou Breitman Molière Award for Best Actor 2005 L'Âge d'or Maurice Desvallières, Georges Feydeau & Louis Varney Claudia Stavisky 2006 Arnaques, cocaïne et bricolage Mohamed Rouabhi Clotilde Moynot 2007 L'Acte inconnu Valère Novarina Valère Novarina 2007–08 King Lear William Shakespeare Laurent Fréchuret 2008–09 Endgame Samuel Beckett Charles Berling 2009 Le Tribun Mauricio Kagel Charles Tordjman2010 On purge bébé & Léonie est en avance Georges Feydeau Gildas Bourdet Pour Louis de Funès Valère Novarina Valère Novarina 2010–11 Un pied dans le crime Eugène Marin Labiche Jean-Louis Benoît 2011 Madame Sans-Gêne Victorien Sardou & Émile Moreau Alain Sachs 2011–12 The Lonesome West Martin McDonagh Ladislas Chollat 2012 Hollywood Ron Hutchinson Daniel Colas All That Fall Samuel Beckett Jacques Nichet Schopenhauer, lettres à son disciple 2013 The Madwoman of Chaillot Jean Giraudoux Didier Long Résumons-nous, la semaine a été désastreuse Alexandre Vialatte Charles Tordjman 2012–14 Address Unknown Kathrine Taylor Delphine de Malherbe 2014 Richard III William Shakespeare Laurent Fréchuret The Tempest William Shakespeare Christophe Lidon 2015 Les Lois de la gravité Jean Teulé Anne Bourgeois 2023La couleur des souvenirsFabio MarraFabio Marra
Filmography