Mathieu Amalric Biography: Awards, Movies, Height, Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Children, Wife

Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker known for his intense character studies and daring directorial projects.

He first gained widespread acclaim for his breakthrough performance as Paul in Arnaud Desplechin’s drama My Sex Life… or How I Got into an Argument (1996), which earned him the César Award for Most Promising Actor.

International audiences came to recognize him as the calculating villain Dominic Greene in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008) and as the resilient journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby in The Diving Bell.

Profile

• Full name: Mathieu Amalric
• Date of birth: 25 October 1965
• Age: 59 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
• State of origin: Hauts-de-Seine
• Nationality: French
• Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
• Height: 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
• Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
• Eye color: Dark brown
• Hair color: Light brown
• Parents: Jacques Amalric; Nicole Zand
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Jeanne Balibar (m. 1996–2003)
• Relationship status: Partnered with Stéphanie Cléau (children born mid-2010s)
• Children: Two sons—Antoine Mathieu (b. 1997) and Pierre Mathieu (b. 1999)—from his marriage to Jeanne Balibar, and one daughter with Stéphanie Cléau
• Ethnicity: French
• Net worth: $3 million

Early Life and Education

Mathieu Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. He is the son of Jacques Amalric, a prominent foreign affairs editor for Le Monde and Libération, and Nicole Zand, a literary critic who emigrated from Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

Details about any siblings remain out of the public record. Amalric pursued his early education in the Paris region before enrolling at the prestigious École du Théâtre National de Chaillot to study acting.

Personal Life

Mathieu Amalric married actress Jeanne Balibar in 1996; the couple had two sons, Antoine and Pierre, before divorcing in 2003. He has since been in a long-term relationship with playwright and director Stéphanie Cléau, with whom he has a daughter.

Career

Mathieu Amalric’s professional debut came in 1984 with small theatre and television roles, but it was his lead turn in My Sex Life… or How I Got into an Argument (1996) that marked his arrival on the French cinema scene.

He continued to collaborate with auteur Arnaud Desplechin before branching into international projects. His portrayal of Jean-Dominique Bauby in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) won him the César Award for Best Actor, affirming his dramatic prowess.

In 2008, he played the antagonist Dominic Greene in Quantum of Solace, introducing him to global audiences. As a director, Amalric has helmed critically noted films such as On Tour (2010), which premiered at Cannes and earned him the Best Director Prize, and The Blue Room (2014), an adaptation of Georges Simenon’s novel.

His collaboration with luminaries like Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014) and Steven Spielberg (Munich, 2005) further underscores his versatility in both mainstream and arthouse cinema.

Awards

• César Award for Most Promising Actor (1997, My Sex Life… or How I Got into an Argument)
• César Award for Best Actor (2008, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
• César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (2009, Quantum of Solace)
• Best Director Award (2010, On Tour) – Cannes Film Festival

Net worth

Mathieu Amalric’s net worth is estimated at approximately US $3 million.

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Filmography

• My Sex Life… or How I Got into an Argument (1996)
• Late August, Early September (1998)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• On Tour (2010)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• The Blue Room (2014)
• The French Dispatch (2021)
• A Difficult Year (2023)