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Yvan Attal
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Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French c…
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Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French cinema through standout roles in films like Amor Cello, The Little Thief, and Alissa. He also successfully expanded into Hollywood and international productions, appearing in notable English-language films such as Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and the action thriller The Interpreter (2005) alongside Nicole Kidman. In addition to his acting achievements, Attal has proven himself as a talented filmmaker, directing and starring in critically praised projects such as the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress (2001)—co-starring his long-time partner, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg—as well as Happily Ever After (2004), Yvan Attal's Do Not Disturb (2014), and the gripping courtroom drama The Accusation (Les Choses humaines, 2021).
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BODY OF WORK
Yvan Attal's Filmography
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Nothing to Lose
No Poster
L’Homme qui s’envola
as François Schneider
The Sunrise File
as Serge Klarsfeld (voice)
Squad 36
as Charles Balestra
Freedom
as George Moréas
Jane Birkin by Friends
as Self
Being Maria
as Daniel Gélin
Brothers
as Michel (adulte)
Breaking Point
as Mathieu
The Family
as Self
La Syndicaliste
as Luc Oursel
Maestro(s)
as Denis Dumar
Stuck Together
as Jean-Paul
L’autre
as SDF
Seberg
as Romain Gary
My Dog Stupid
as Henri Mohen
Cinéma par... Yvan Attal
as Self
Sweetheart
as Franck
Rock'n Roll
as Producer Yvan
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
as Viktor
Heaven Will Wait
as Yvan Thenot
The Jews
as Yvan
En moi
as Director
La folle histoire de Sophie Marceau
as Self
The Last Diamond
as Simon
His Wife
as Joseph de Rosa
Délicate gravité
Do Not Disturb
as Ben Azuelos
No Poster
Drancy 1941–1944, the Internment Camp Next Door
as Narrator (voice)
One Night
as Pierre Morvand
Dans la tourmente
as Max
Research in the Interest of Families
as Stéphane Monnereau
Rapt
as Stanislas Graff
Regrets
as Mathieu Lievin
Les rafles d'août 1942 en zone libre, un crime de l'État Français
as Narrator (voice)
Leaving
as Samuel
All About Actresses
as Yvan Attal
Manhunt
as Serge Klarsfeld
Rush Hour 3
as George
The Candidate
as Michel Dedieu
The Snake
as Vincent
Munich
as Tony
The Interpreter
as Philippe
Anthony Zimmer
as François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer
An Innocent Little Game
as Bruno
Happily Ever After
as Vincent
The Car Keys
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Bon Voyage
as Raoul
It's Easier for a Camel...
as Man in Park
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
as David
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
No Poster
At Dawning
as Falling Man
My Wife Is an Actress
as Yvan
Le Prof
as Hippolyte
The Criminal
as Mason
With or Without You
as Benoit
Sitcom, A Movie
as Eric
Melody for a Hustler
as Gaston
Alissa
as Luc Kaufmann
Saraka Bo
as Taïeb
No Poster
I Got a Woman
as Arnaud
Love, etc.
as Benoît
Shadow Play
as Yves
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
as Un monsieur
The Patriots
as Ariel Brenner
Love After Love
as Romain
Lover
as Paul
White Nightmare
as René
In the Eyes of the World
as Bruno
Mauvaise fille
as Vincent
Love Without Pity
as Halpern
No Poster
Juste une mise aux points
No Poster
Fucklove
No Poster
Janine
No Poster