Jean Dujardin

Biography

Jean Edmond Dujardin (born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs. Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie The Artist. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor. He later appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2013 black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street and George Clooney's 2014 historical drama, The Monuments Men. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Dujardin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Wolf of Wall Street

as Jean Jacques Saurel

The Monuments Men

as 2nd Lt. Jean-Claude Clermont

The Artist

as George Valentin

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117

Little White Lies

as Ludo

An Officer and a Spy

as Picquart

OSS 117: Lost in Rio

as Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, OSS 117

The Brice Man

as Brice de Nice

The Connection

as Judge Pierre Michel

Up for Love

as Alexandre