André Dussollier (born February 17, 1946 in Annecy) is a French actor.
A renowned performer with a storied career on stage and screen, he won three César Awards (two for Best Supporting Actor in A Heart In Winter and La Chambre des officiers, and one for Best Actor, for Same Old Song) and was nominated four times at the Molière stage awards, winning one.
He's also a sought after voice. He's been a narrator in many documentaries and even a few fiction films and, as a radio lover, participated in quite a few audio plays.
Selected filmography:
- Three Men and a Cradle (1985) as Jacques
- A Heart In Winter (1992) as Maxime
- Same Old Song (1997) as Simon
- Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) as the narrator (French version)
- Amélie (2001) as the narrator
- Vidocq (2001) as Prefect Lautresnares
- A Crime in Paradise (2001) as Maître Jacquard
- Tanguy (2001) as Paul Guetz
- Tanguy's Return (2019)
- Strange Gardens (2003) as André Designy
- 36 quai des Orfèvres (2004) as Commissioner Robert Mancini
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) as Maître Pierre-Marie Rouvières
- Tell No One (2006) as Jacques Laurentis
- Micmacs (2009) as Nicolas Thibaut de Fenouillet
- My Worst Nightmare (2011) as François
- Diplomacy (2014) as Raoul Nordling
- Beauty and the Beast (2014) as Belle's father
- The Crime Is Mine (2023) as M. Bonnard
Tropes & Trivia about his works:
- Production Posse: He frequently collaborates with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet since Amélie.
