Albert Dupontel (; 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

{| class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Author

! Director

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| 1990-91

| Sale spectacle 1

| Albert Dupontel

| Albert Dupontel

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| 1992-93

| Sale spectacle 2

| Albert Dupontel

| Albert Dupontel

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Filmography

As actor

{| class="wikitable sortable"

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

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| rowspan=2| 1988

| Once More

| Alain

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| La grande séance

| The receptionist

| Short

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| rowspan=2| 1989

| Gang of Four

| A (fake) thug

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| La nuit du doute

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| Short

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| rowspan=2| 1990

| Sales histoires

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| TV movie

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| V comme vengeance

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| TV series (1 episode)

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| 1992

| Désiré

| The doctor

| Short<br>Also director and screenwriter

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| 1993

| Chacun pour toi

| Gus

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|-

| 1994

| Giorgino

| Orderly

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|-

| rowspan=3| 1996

| Bernie

| Bernie Noël

| Also director and screenwriter

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| A Self Made Hero

| Dionnet

| Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor

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| Je suis ton châtiment

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| Short

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| 1998

| Serial Lover

| Eric Cellier

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|-

| rowspan=3| 1999

| The Creator

| Darius

| Also director and screenwriter

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| Sachs' Disease

| Dr. Bruno Sachs

| Nominated - César Award for Best Actor

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| Blue Away to America

| Professor Helpos

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|-

| 2000

| Actors

| The cop

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|-

| 2001

| L'Origine du monde

| Transvestite

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|-

| rowspan=3| 2002

| Monique

| Alex

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|-

| Irréversible

| Pierre

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|-

| Dead Man's Hand

| Jean

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|-

| 2003

| The Car Keys

| Himself

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|-

| rowspan=2| 2004

| Cash Truck

| Alexandre Demarre

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|-

| A Very Long Engagement

| Célestin Poux

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|-

| rowspan=5| 2006

| Avida

| The clumsy bodyguard

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| Président

| The President

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|-

| Locked Out

| Roland

| Also director and screenwriter<br>Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor

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| Avenue Montaigne

| Jean-François Lefort

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|-

| Odette Toulemonde

| Balthazar Balsan

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|-

| rowspan=4| 2007

| Chrysalis

| David Hoffmann

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| Intimate Enemies

| Sergeant Dougnac

| Cairo International Film Festival - Best Actor

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| Jacquou le Croquant

| Jacquou's father

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| Changement de propriétaire

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| Short

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| rowspan=3| 2008

| Paris

| Jean

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| Love Me No More

| Antoine Méliot

| Nominated - César Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Actor

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| Louise Hires a Contract Killer

| Miro

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| 2009

|The Villain

| Sydney Thomas

|Also director and screenwriter

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| 2010

|The Clink of Ice

| Charles' cancer

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| rowspan=2| 2011

| Twiggy

| The museum director

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| The Prey

| Franck Adrien

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| 2012

| Le grand soir

| Jean-Pierre Bonzini

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| 2013

| 9 Month Stretch

| Bob Nolan

| Also director and screenwriter<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor

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| 2015

| En équilibre

| Marc Guermont

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| 2016

| The First, the Last

| Cochise

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| 2017

| See You Up There

| Albert Maillard

| Also director and screenwriter<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor

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| 2020

| Bye Bye Morons

| Jean-Baptiste Cuchas

| Also director and screenwriter<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Actor

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| 2023

| Second Tour

| Pierre-Henry Mercier

| Also director and screenwriter

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|}

As filmmaker

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan=2 width="33"| Year

! rowspan=2| Title

! colspan=2| Credited as

! rowspan=2| Notes

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! width=65 |Director

! width=65 |Screenwriter

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| align="center" | 1992

| align="left"| Désiré

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| Short film

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| align="center" | 1996

| align="left"| Bernie

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| Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - Grand Prize<br>Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film

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| align="center" | 1999

| align="left"| The Creator

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|

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| align="center" | 2006

| align="left"| Locked Out

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| align="center" | 2009

| align="left"| The Villain

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left"| 9 Month Stretch

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| César Award for Best Original Screenplay<br>Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Director<br>Nominated - Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Director<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Screenplay

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left"| See You Up There

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| César Award for Best Director<br>César Award for Best Adaptation<br>Nominated - César Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Film<br>Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Screenplay<br>Nominated - Seattle International Film Festival - Best Director

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| align="center" | 2020

| align="left"| Bye Bye Morons

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| César Award for Best Film<br>César Award for Best Director<br>César Award for Best Original Screenplay

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left"| Second Tour

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References

  • official website