Biography
Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. 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, he 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, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. His family is of Seph...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Gourou
2026
as Mathieu Vasseur
The rise of a self-help guru who turns out to be a toxic personality.
Gourou
2026
Co-Producer
The rise of a self-help guru who turns out to be a toxic personality.

Maya, Give Me a Title
2024
as The Voice / La Voix
Maya and her dad, Michel Gondry, live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks her every evening, “Maya, give me a title”. ...

The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
as Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island pri...

On a volé ma VF
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary on the French dubbing industry. A journey through pop culture, the power of voice, artificial intelligence... French dubbing actors of st...

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023
as Self - Actor
A portrait of French filmmaker Michel Gondry, creator, for three decades, of an imperfect, astonishing, fascinating, damaged and poetic work.

The Book of Solutions
2023
as Marc Becker
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a ...

Masquerade
2022
as Adrien Saillard
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Marg...

MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre
2022
as Pierre Niney [Le figurant]
Mister V revisits Studio Bagel's iconic sketchshow through three shows, each consisting of six to seven sketches.

Goliath
2022
as Mathias Rozen
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer f...

Lovers
2021
as Simon
Set in Paris the story follows Lisa, who, while on vacation with her husband, rekindles a passionate affair with her ex-boyfriend. But that may lead t...

Black Box
2021
as Matthieu Vasseur
Mathieu is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case...

OSS 117: From Africa with Love
2021
as Serge / OSS 1001
1981. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is back. For this new mission – more delicate, more dangerous and more torrid than ever – he is forced...

Canal+ Replay
2021
as Bref
Mr. Replay hosts a TV special where more than 30 French comedians "replay" iconic Canal+ original programmings.

Someone, Somewhere
2019
as Mathieu Bernard
Rémy and Mélanie live next door to each other in Paris but have never met. The two thirty-year-old Parisians search for connections online, but never ...

Through the Fire
2018
as Franck Pasquier
Franck is a firefighter in Paris. He saves people. He lives at the station with his wife, who is about to have twins. He’s happy. During a call out to...

Promise at Dawn
2017
as Romain Gary
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this...

The Odyssey
2016
as Philippe Cousteau
The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves ...

Frantz
2016
as Adrien Rivoire
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to l...

Finding Altamira
2016
as Paul Ratier
The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira c...

Five
2016
as Samuel
A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get ca...

A Perfect Man
2015
as Mathieu Vasseur
A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.

Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
2015
as Self

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014
as Self
Primetime special to celebrate 30 years of CANAL+.

La Nuit de Pierre Niney
2014
Pierre Niney shares his vision of a Parisian night, of his life after dark. Part of a series of 9 short films for Canal +.

La Nuit de Pierre Niney
2014
Director
Pierre Niney shares his vision of a Parisian night, of his life after dark. Part of a series of 9 short films for Canal +.

Yves Saint Laurent
2014
as Yves Saint Laurent
A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre B...

The Audition
2013
Director, Writer
François attends a casting. After a very strange interview, he finds out he is actually at the heart of the mysterious set up in which he is forced to...

It Boy
2013
as Balthazar Apfel
38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming ...

Le Débarquement
2013
Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.

Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
2012
as Fadinard, rentier

Just Like Brothers
2012
as Maxime
Since Charlie is no longer there, the lives of Boris, Elie, and Maxime have been torn apart. These three men, who have nothing in common, all shared o...

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
2011
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

18 Years Old and Rising
2011
as Primo Bramsi
Primo is an ordinary middle-class youngster studying for his baccalaureate, who gets side-tracked when he falls in love with a rich girl. They soon le...

Romantics Anonymous
2010
as Ludo
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate fa...

Les diamants de la victoire
2010
as Boivin de Bièvre

Black Heaven
2010
as Yann
An innocent young man becomes enamored with a mysterious girl. He is lured into "Black Hole" - a dark, obscure video game world of avatars with deadly...

Mom Lost It!
2009
as Arnaud
Finding that her loved ones are neglecting her, Juliette decides to pretend she has amnesia. Her plan works perfectly, and her children finally decide...

Army of Crime
2009
as Henri Keltekian
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer...

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
2009
as Julien
Lola is a striking teenaged girl who is on the cusp of adulthood and longs to rush into the adult world of independence, freedom and sexual exploits, ...

Draft Dodgers
2009
as Armand
May 1944. A young man just out of college returns to his hometown in Luxembourg. Refusing to fight on the German side, he chooses a clandestine life a...

School's Out
2008
as Loïc Martineau, Clémence's younger brother
A few days before the baccalaureate, a high school student decides to settle accounts with the most cowardly teacher in the school.

La Consolation
2007
as François
During a party, Camille speaks about her body that’s in love and that science passes through, about time breaking down, and looks at the future.

Feuilleman
N/A
as Feuilleman
Sans Rire
N/A
Parallel Tales
N/A
To be set and shot in Paris. Further details TBA.

Feuilleman
N/A
Characters, Writer
Sans Rire
N/A
Director, Producer, Co-Writer