Name
Pierre Niney
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1989-03-13 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
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- 2009 Army of Crime as Henri Keltekian
- 2022 Goliath as Mathias Rozen
- 2024 The Count of Monte Cristo as Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo
- 2023 The Book of Solutions as Marc Becker
- 2022 Masquerade as Adrien Saillard
- 2014 CANAL+'s 30th anniversary as Self
- 2010 Romantics Anonymous as Ludo
- 2011 18 Years Old and Rising as Primo Bramsi
- 2012 Just Like Brothers as Maxime
- 2022 MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre as Pierre Niney [Le figurant]
- 2013 It Boy as Balthazar Apfel
- 2013 Le Débarquement
- 2014 La Nuit de Pierre Niney as Pierre Niney
- 2014 Yves Saint Laurent as Yves Saint Laurent
- 2010 Black Heaven as Yann
- 2015 A Perfect Man as Mathieu Vasseur
- 2016 The Odyssey as Philippe Cousteau
- 2026 Guru as Matthieu Vasseur
- 2016 Five as Samuel
- 2016 Frantz as Adrien Rivoire
- 2016 Finding Altamira as Paul Ratier
- 2024 On a volé ma VF as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 La Consolation as François
- 2009 Mom Lost It! as Arnaud
- 2017 Promise at Dawn as Romain Gary
- 2012 Un chapeau de paille d'Italie as Fadinard, rentier
- 2018 Through the Fire as Franck Pasquier
- 2009 LOL (Laughing Out Loud) as Julien
- 2011 The Snows of Kilimanjaro as Server at the “Tintamarre”
- 2021 OSS 117: From Africa with Love as Serge / OSS 1001
- 2021 Black Box as Mathieu Vasseur
- 2021 Lovers as Simon
- 2019 Someone, Somewhere as Mathieu Bernard
- 2008 School's Out as Loïc Martineau, Clémence's younger brother
- 2009 Draft Dodgers as Armand
- 2010 Les diamants de la victoire as Boivin de Bièvre
- 2015 Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran as Self
- 2021 Canal+ Replay as Bref
- 2023 Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- 2024 Maya, Give Me a Title as The Voice / La Voix
- 2026 Parallel Tales as Christophe / Théo
- 2025 The Original+ as Self - Presenter
- 2026 La Grande Classe (Pierre Niney) as Self
- 2023 Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023 as Pierre Niney
- 2025 Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025 as Pierre Niney
- 2013 Casting(s) ( 40 episodes ) as Pierre
- 2020 True Story with ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 The Apartment ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 Le Débarquement ( 1 episode )
- 2022 The Torch ( 9 episodes ) as Dr Bruno Juiphe
- 2021 LOL : Qui rit, sort ! ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 Burger Quiz ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2023 Beau geste ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Fiasco ( 7 episodes ) as Raphaël Valande
- 2022 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2007 La Dame d'Izieu ( 2 episodes ) as Théo Reis
- 2020 The Flame ( 9 episodes ) as Dr Bruno Juiphe
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Têtàtête(s) ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 Loris Giuliano en balade ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2016 Quotidien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 Very Bad Blagues ( 1 episode ) as Stéphane
- 2026 La Grande Classe ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The A Talks ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 Popcorn ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Clique ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
