Biography: life and films
Xavier Beauvois is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Auchel, Pas-de-Calais, France on 20th March 1967.His best films as an actor include Nord (1991), Michel Deville's Aux petits bonheurs (1994), N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (1995), Benoît Jacquot's Villa Amalia (2009) and Jean-Marc Moutout's De bon matin (2011), and whose best work as a film director include Selon Matthieu (2000), Le Petit lieutenant (2005) and Des hommes et des dieux (2010).
Xavier Beauvois has so far appeared in 27 films, scripted 7 films and directed 6 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Michel Béna (2 films), Jean-Paul Salomé (2), Fabien Onteniente (2) and Benoît Jacquot (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (21 films), romance (6), comedy-drama (5), Thriller (4), comedy (3) and history (2).
Our average rating for Xavier Beauvois over all films is: 3.2
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
Le Ciel de Paris (1991) [a]
Nord (1991) [a,d,w]
Aux petits bonheurs (1994) [a]
Les Amoureux (1994) [a]
N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (1995) [a,d,w]
Ponette (1996) [a]
Disparus (1998) [a]
Le Vent de la nuit (1999) [a,w]
João Mata Sete (2000) [d,w]
Selon Matthieu (2000) [d,w]
Le Petit lieutenant (2005) [a,d,w]
Disco (2008) [a]
Le Tueur (2008) [a]
Les Femmes de l'ombre (2008) [a]
Des hommes et des dieux (2010) [d,w]
L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) (2011) [a]
Rendez-vous avec un ange (2011) [a]
Au galop (2012) [a]
Les Adieux à la reine (2012) [a]
Quand je serai petit (2012) [a]
Turf (2013) [a]
Un château en Italie (2013) [a]
La Rançon de la gloire (2015) [a,d,w]
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