
Dominique Pinon
Acting
After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Cours Simon acting school. His introducing appearance in cinema took place in 1981 in the movie Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Pinon is considered to be a theatre actor in first place, with constant on-stage acting since 1985. Until today, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli, Valère Novarina and numerous others. His career in cinema, counting more than 80 movies to-date, shows a strong collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amongst these 8 movies dating from between 1990 and 2013, it is most notably his appearances in Delicatessen (1991), Alien Resurrection (1997) and Amélie (2001) which made him become known to the broader public outside of France. Pinon also had numerous appearences on French TV, both in movies as well as in series. His most recent international appearance on TV is that of the character Master Raymond in the second season of the award-winning TV series Outlander. He received the Molière theatre award for Best Actor in 2004 and was awarded the title of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
TV Shows(14)

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Antoine
2023

Good People
Roger
2022

The Island of Thirty Coffins
Horacio
2022

Dark Stories
Jean-Luc Barrouf
2019

Cassandre
Jean-Pierre Marchand
2015

Outlander
Master Raymond
2014

Murders in...
Le Kid
2013

Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Stanley Summers
2012

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Hubert Petitpont
2009

Sable noir
Axel
2006

Nachtschicht
Emile Gaspard
2003

Quelle Aventure !
'La Buse'
2001

Caméra Café
Jean-Pierre
2001

Via Mala
Niklaus Lauretz
1985
Movies(141)
Violette
2026

Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026

Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connu
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026

Cassandre - Les captives
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026

Cassandre - Un homme parfait
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026

You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
Edgar
2026

Cassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026

Jean Valjean
Boîte à Mots
2025

She Loved Blossoms More
Logo
2025

Memoir of a Snail
Percy Pudel (voice)
2024

At the End of the Day
Le médecin
2024

Apaches: Gang of Paris
Gueule de Bois
2023

Amélie: The Real Story
(archive footage)
2023

A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Le détective privé
2022

Hamlet Within
2022

Bigbug
Igor
2022

Emma Bovary
Homais
2021

Pierre & Jeanne
Le notaire
2021

A Perfect Enemy
Jean Rosen
2021

Dernière Station
Le pompiste
2021

Jo
L'Inspecteur Ducros
2019

Dark Stories to Survive the Night
Jean Luc
2019

Spread Your Wings
Pichon
2019

I Love My Mum
French Restaurant Manager
2019

Anna
Monk Dominic
2019

Magnetick Pathways
Raymond Vachs
2019

Cyrano, My Love
Lucien
2018

O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta
2018

White Fang
Beauty Smith (voice)
2018

Based on a True Story
Raymond
2017

Two Snails Set Off
(voice)
2017

Vive la crise !
Noël
2017

Somewhere Beautiful
Magazine Editor
2017

La DorMeuse Duval
Basile Matrin
2017

Max & Leon
Michel
2016

A Love You
Serge
2015

The Price of Desire
Fernand Leger
2015

Soulless 2
Bernard
2015
OXI, an Act of Resistance
Investigator
2014

Brèves de comptoir
Taxi 2
2014

My Old Lady
Monsieur Lefebvre
2014

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Two Clouds
2013

Serial Teachers
L'inspecteur d'académie
2013

La Guerre du Royal Palace
Colonel Otto Strudel
2012

The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
L'inspecteur Lamentin
2012

Holidays by the Sea
Homme caravane
2011

Madame Sans Gêne
Fouché
2011

Crédit pour tous
Gobert
2011

Specky Four-Eyes
Narrator
2010
Un pied dans le crime
2010

What War May Bring
Maurice Lemoine
2010
Colère
Mougin, le sorcier
2010

Mumu
Père de Roger
2010

Murphy's Law
Rudy
2009

Micmacs
Fracasse
2009

Humans
Gildas
2009

Morris: A Life with Bells On
Jean Baptiste
2009

An Organization of Dreams
Inspector
2009

A Day at the Museum
Simon
2008

The Clown
2008

Fin de partie
Hamm
2008

The Oxford Murders
Frank
2008

Dante 01
César
2008

Moon in a Bottle
Pascal Rossignol
2007

Midsummer Madness
Toni
2007

L'Acte inconnu
2007

Crossed Tracks
Pierre Laclos / Louis
2007

When Evil Calls
Detective Ringwald
2006

Dikkenek
Stef
2006

Your Name is Justine
Oncle Goran
2005

Camping à la ferme
Rodolphe Peretti
2005

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Self
2005

L'Hiver sous la table
Dragomir
2005

Ze Film
Le SDF
2005

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
His Excellency's Fop
2004

A Very Long Engagement
Sylvain
2004

Darkhunters
Charlie Jackson
2004

Ne quittez pas !
Le clochard
2004

Hellbreeder
Detective Weiss
2004
Le bon, la brute et les zombies
Petit cowboy
2004

Entrusted
Henri Lafont
2003

At Home with the Rozes
le lieutenant
2003

Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
Fredy Mazas
2003

Parts of the Family
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
2003
Dead or Alive
The Butcher
2002

Beautiful Memories
Robert
2001
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
P'tit gars
2001

Amélie
Joseph
2001

Sabotage!!
Armani
2000

Highway Melody
Jacky Carpe
2000

The Pilot
Pilot
2000

Like a Fish Out of Water
Melvin
1999

Quasimodo d'el Paris
Trouillefou
1999

Alien Resurrection
Vriess
1997

Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
Adrien
1997

Mordbüro
Eugène
1997

A Saturday on Earth
Le brigadier Morel
1996

La Gotera
'Pastel de Fer'
1996

The City of Lost Children
The Diver / The Clones
1995

KO Kid
K.O Kid
1994

Loonies at Large
Angel
1993

My Name is Victor
Bernard
1993

Août
Eugène Blouzette
1992

Les arcandiers
Bruno
1991

Delicatessen
Louison
1991

25 décembre 58, 10h36
Dominique
1991

1871
Napoléon III
1990

Alberto Express
Le conducteur de la locomotive
1990

Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
Man
1990

The French Revolution
Drouet
1989

The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Wojtech
1988

The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
Albert
1988

Frantic
Wino
1988

Le Rêve du Phenix
1988

Devil's Paradise
Gato
1987
Rückfahrt in den Tod
Fred
1986

Sauve-toi, Lola
Jean-Pierre
1986

Cent francs l'amour
Tom
1986

Follow My Gaze
Frédéric
1986

Betty Blue
Le dealer
1986

Zina
Pierre
1985

La Baston
Marcel Noblet
1985

Going and Coming Back
Villager
1985

The Telephone Always Rings Twice
Monsieur Pichon
1985

Dream One
Monkey
1984

Mint Tea
Roger
1984

Ghost Dance
Salesman/Guide
1983

The Moon in the Gutter
Frank, Gérard's alcoholic brother
1983

Car Cemetery
Ybar
1983

If I Were 1000 Years Old
1983

Enigma
Madman (uncredited)
1982

Shot Pattern
Daniel Verlot
1982

The Return of Martin Guerre
Antoine
1982

La Chanson du mal-aimé
Albert de Kostrowitzky
1982

Noisy Neighbours
Musician
1982

Merlin ou le cours de l'or
Le fils
1982

Diva
Le curé
1981

La Découverte
The young painter
1980
Gilles et Louise

Coffeehouse Mysteries
Waiter
A Door to the Woods