Dominique Pinon
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Outlander
Master Raymond
2014
Series
Caméra Café
Jean-Pierre
2001
Series
Murders in...
Le Kid
2013
Series
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Antoine
2023
Film
Alien Resurrection
Vriess
1997
Film
Amélie
Joseph
2001
Series
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Hubert Petitpont
2009
Series
Cassandre
Jean-Pierre Marchand
2015
Film
Memoir of a Snail
Percy Pudel (voice)
2024
Series
Good People
Roger
2022
Series
Nachtschicht
Emile Gaspard
2003
Film
Betty Blue
Le dealer
1986
Film
The Oxford Murders
Frank
2008
Film
Delicatessen
Louison
1991
Film
The City of Lost Children
The Diver / The Clones
1995
Series
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Stanley Summers
2012
Film
Jean Valjean
Boîte à Mots
2025
Film
Frantic
Wino
1988
Film
A Very Long Engagement
Sylvain
2004
Film
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Two Clouds
2013
Film
Camping à la ferme
Rodolphe Peretti
2005
Film
Cyrano, My Love
Lucien
2018
Film
Spread Your Wings
Pichon
2019
Series
Dark Stories
Jean-Luc Barrouf
2019
Film
A Perfect Enemy
Jean Rosen
2021
Film
Diva
Le curé
1981
Film
The French Revolution
Drouet
1989
Film
Pierre & Jeanne
Le notaire
2021
Series
Quelle Aventure !
'La Buse'
2001
Series
Quelle Aventure !
Frère Godefroy
2001
Film
White Fang
Beauty Smith (voice)
2018
Film
La Gotera
'Pastel de Fer'
1996
Film
Bigbug
Igor
2022
Film
Emma Bovary
Homais
2021
Film
My Old Lady
Monsieur Lefebvre
2014
Film
Noisy Neighbours
Musician
1982
Film
Micmacs
Fracasse
2009
Film
La Découverte
The young painter
1980
Film
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
His Excellency's Fop
2004
Film
Going and Coming Back
Villager
1985
Film
Devil's Paradise
Gato
1987
Film
The Clown
2008
Film
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
Edgar
2026
Film
The Return of Martin Guerre
Antoine
1982
Film
Dante 01
César
2008
Film
Les arcandiers
Bruno
1991
Series
The Island of Thirty Coffins
Horacio
2022
Film
At the End of the Day
Le médecin
2024
Film
Based on a True Story
Raymond
2017
Film
Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026
Film
Shot Pattern
Daniel Verlot
1982
Film
La Baston
Marcel Noblet
1985
Series
Via Mala
Niklaus Lauretz
1985
Film
Mumu
Père de Roger
2010
Film
Apaches: Gang of Paris
Gueule de Bois
2023
Film
Max & Leon
Michel
2016
Film
Dikkenek
Stef
2006
Film
Dream One
Monkey
1984
Film
Enigma
Madman (uncredited)
1982
Film
A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Le détective privé
2022
Film
Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure
Fredy Mazas
2003
Film
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
Man
1990
Film
Cassandre - Les inconnus du Sapenay
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026
Film
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
Monsieur Pichon
1985
Film
K.O. Kid
K.O Kid
1994
Film
Crossed Tracks
Pierre Laclos / Louis
2007
Film
Zina
Pierre
1985
Violette
2026
Film
What War May Bring
Maurice Lemoine
2010
Series
Sable noir
Axel
2006
Film
Hellbreeder
Detective Weiss
2004
Film
Alberto Express
Le conducteur de la locomotive
1990
Film
She Loved Blossoms More
Logo
2025
Film
Cassandre - Ni vu, ni connu
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026
Film
Ghost Dance
Salesman/Guide
1983
Film
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
L'inspecteur Lamentin
2012
Film
The Moon in the Gutter
Frank, Gérard's alcoholic brother
1983
Film
At Home with the Rozes
le lieutenant
2003
Film
Quasimodo d'el Paris
Trouillefou
1999
Film
A Day at the Museum
Simon
2008
Film
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Wojtech
1988
Film
L'Acte inconnu
2007
Film
The Pilot
Pilot
2000
Film
Vive la crise !
Noël
2017
Film
Holidays by the Sea
Homme caravane
2011
Film
Cassandre - Un homme parfait
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026
Film
I Love My Mum
French Restaurant Manager
2019
Film
Amélie: The Real Story
(archive footage)
2023
Film
Like a Fish Out of Water
Melvin
1999
Judgement
Film
Darkhunters
Charlie Jackson
2004
Film
Dark Stories to Survive the Night
Jean Luc
2019
Film
Loonies at Large
Angel
1993
Film
Mordbüro
Eugène
1997
Film
Two Snails Set Off
(voice)
2017
Film
Follow My Gaze
Frédéric
1986
Film
Midsummer Madness
Toni
2007
Film
When Evil Calls
Detective Ringwald
2006
Gilles et Louise
Film
Cassandre - Les captives
Jean-Paul Marchand
2026
Film
Murphy's Law
Rudy
2009
Film
Sauve-toi, Lola
Jean-Pierre
1986
Film
Crédit pour tous
Gobert
2011
Film
Violetta, the Motorcycle Queen
Adrien
1997
Film
Cent francs l'amour
Tom
1986
Film
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Self
2005
Film
Entrusted
Henri Lafont
2003
Film
A Saturday on Earth
Le brigadier Morel
1996
Film
La DorMeuse Duval
Basile Matrin
2017
Film
Sabotage!!
Armani
2000
Film
My Name is Victor
Bernard
1993
Film
La Chanson du mal-aimé
Albert de Kostrowitzky
1982
Film
Ze Film
Le SDF
2005
A Door to the Woods
Film
Merlin ou le cours de l'or
Le fils
1982
Film
Soulless 2
Bernard
2015
Film
Your Name is Justine
Oncle Goran
2005
Film
Parts of the Family
Shocked Woman Watching TV (uncredited)
2003
Putain, la vieille faut pas l'énerver!
P'tit gars
2001
Film
Magnetick Pathways
Raymond Vachs
2019
Film
The Price of Desire
Fernand Leger
2015
Film
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Jean Baptiste
2009
Film
Hamlet Within
2022
Film
Beautiful Memories
Robert
2001
Film
Dernière Station
Le pompiste
2021
Film
Brèves de comptoir
Taxi 2
2014
Film
Anna
Monk Dominic
2019
Film
Humans
Gildas
2009
Film
Août
Eugène Blouzette
1992
Film
A Love You
Serge
2015
Film
Somewhere Beautiful
Magazine Editor
2017
Film
Meurtres à Honfleur
Le Kid
Film
Madame Sans Gêne
Fouché
2011
Film
Car Cemetery
Ybar
1983
Film
Highway Melody
Jacky Carpe
2000
Film
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
Albert
1988
Film
Mint Tea
Roger
1984
Film
Specky Four-Eyes
Narrator
2010
Film
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta
2018
Film
Ne quittez pas !
Le clochard
2004
Un pied dans le crime
2010
Colère
Mougin, le sorcier
2010
Le bon, la brute et les zombies
Petit cowboy
2004
Film
Moon in a Bottle
Pascal Rossignol
2007
Film
An Organization of Dreams
Inspector
2009
Film
1871
Napoléon III
1990
Film
Coffeehouse Mysteries
Waiter
Film
La Guerre du Royal Palace
Colonel Otto Strudel
2012
Film
25 décembre 58, 10h36
Dominique
1991
Film
Jo
L'Inspecteur Ducros
2019
OXI, an Act of Resistance
Investigator
2014
Rückfahrt in den Tod
Fred
1986
Film
Fin de partie
Hamm
2008
Film
If I Were 1000 Years Old
1983
Film
L'Hiver sous la table
Dragomir
2005
Dead or Alive
The Butcher
2002
Film
Le Rêve du Phenix
1988
Film
Serial Teachers
L'inspecteur d'académie
2013