Pierre Niney
Biography
Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Lots of Lough) (2008), The Army of Crime (2009), Romantics Anonymous (2010), and Just Like Brothers (2012). In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. He also co-created, co-wrote and starred in Netflix's Fiasco (2024), and was Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2024). Niney was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His family is of Sephardic Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) and Catholic background. His father, François Niney, is a film professor at Normale Sup, La Fémis and Sciences Po. His mother was born in Belgium and is an author of creative leisure manuals. Niney studied at the French drama school Cours Florent in 2007. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, Niney became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française. In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name directed by Jalil Lespert, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. This role marked his first portrayal of an openly gay character and earned him widespread critical acclaim. In 2024, Niney portrayed Edmond Dantès in the film The Count of Monte Cristo, and also starred in Fiasco, a 7-episode comedy miniseries that he co-created and co-wrote with Igor Gotesman for Netflix. Late that year it was announced that Niney will be re-collaborating with the team from The Count of Monte Cristo for an ambitious new adaptation of Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings novels. The series takes place during the 14th century succession crisis among the Capetian dynasty but Niney’s role was not disclosed upon announcement. Since 2008, Niney has been in a relationship with Australian actress and photographer Natasha Andrews, with whom he has two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019. Source: Article "Pierre Niney" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Quotidien
2016
0Popcorn
2019
Clique
2013
The Apartment
2001
Burger Quiz
2001
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
Beau geste
2023
0Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
It Boy
2013
Black Box
2021
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
2021
The Flame
2020
Filmography
Quotidien
as Self - Guest · 2016
Popcorn
as Self · 2019
Clique
as Self - Guest · 2013
The Apartment
as Self - Guest · 2001
Burger Quiz
as Self · 2001
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo · 2024
Beau geste
as Self · 2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest · 2023
It Boy
as Balthazar Apfel · 2013
Black Box
as Mathieu Vasseur · 2021
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
as Self · 2021
The Flame
as Dr Bruno Juiphe · 2020
Casting(s)
as Pierre · 2013
Guru
as Matthieu Vasseur · 2026
Hot Ones
as Self - Guest · 2022
Fiasco
as Raphaël Valande · 2024
Têtàtête(s)
as Self - Guest · 2023
The Torch
as Dr Bruno Juiphe · 2022
The A Talks
as Self - Guest · 2022
Very Bad Blagues
as Stéphane · 2011
Parallel Tales
as Christophe / Théo · 2026
The Odyssey
as Philippe Cousteau · 2016
OSS 117: From Africa with Love
as Serge / OSS 1001 · 2021
Le Débarquement
· 2013
Promise at Dawn
as Romain Gary · 2017
True Story with
as Self · 2020
Someone, Somewhere
as Mathieu Bernard · 2019
Through the Fire
as Franck Pasquier · 2018
Romantics Anonymous
as Ludo · 2010
Frantz
as Adrien Rivoire · 2016
Yves Saint Laurent
as Yves Saint Laurent · 2014
Masquerade
as Adrien Saillard · 2022
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
as Julien · 2009
The Book of Solutions
as Marc Becker · 2023
Lovers
as Simon · 2021
Finding Altamira
as Paul Ratier · 2016
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Server at the “Tintamarre” · 2011
La Dame d'Izieu
as Théo Reis · 2007
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023
as Pierre Niney · 2023
A Perfect Man
as Mathieu Vasseur · 2015
Black Heaven
as Yann · 2010
Goliath
as Mathias Rozen · 2022
Army of Crime
as Henri Keltekian · 2009
18 Years Old and Rising
as Primo Bramsi · 2011
Five
as Samuel · 2016
Loris Giuliano en balade
as Self - Guest · 2024
La Grande Classe
as Self - Guest · 2026
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as Self - Actor · 2023
The Original+
as Self - Presenter · 2025
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
as Self · 2014
La Grande Classe (Pierre Niney)
as Self · 2026
On a volé ma VF
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
School's Out
as Loïc Martineau, Clémence's younger brother · 2008
Le Débarquement
· 2013
Canal+ Replay
as Bref · 2021
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
as Self · 2015
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025
as Pierre Niney · 2025
MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre
as Pierre Niney [Le figurant] · 2022
Maya, Give Me a Title
as The Voice / La Voix · 2024
Draft Dodgers
as Armand · 2009
Just Like Brothers
as Maxime · 2012
La Nuit de Pierre Niney
as Pierre Niney · 2014
Les diamants de la victoire
as Boivin de Bièvre · 2010
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
as Fadinard, rentier · 2012
Mom Lost It!
as Arnaud · 2009
Untitled Simon Moutaïrou's film
La Consolation
as François · 2007
MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre
as Pierre Niney · 2022