Arnaud Valois
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Arnaud Valois (born 29 February 1984) is a French actor who was born in Lyon. He began his career in 2006. He played the protagonist Nathan, in the 2017 movie BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute).[1]
Career[]
Valois studied acting at the Cours Florent drama school for two years.[2] After a series of rejections as an actor, Valois left France and worked as a massage therapist in Thailand for six months. He returned to Paris to open a massage studio. He was invited to act in 120 BPM after Robin Campillo read his Facebook profile.[3][4][5]
Personal life[]
Valois is openly gay.[6]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2004 | Plutôt d'accord | The mute | Christophe & Stéphane Botti | Short |
2006 | Selon Charlie | Adrien | Nicole Garcia | |
2007 | L'application des peines | Hugo | Cyprien Vial | Short |
2008 | A French Gigolo | Sylvain | Josiane Balasko | |
2009 | The Girl on the Train | Gabi | André Téchiné | |
2011 | Eyes Find Eyes | Thomas | Jean-Manuel Fernandez & Sean Price Williams | |
2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | Nathan | Robin Campillo | Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor |
2018 | Nos vies formidables | Léo | Fabienne Godet | |
Clear Sky | Jérémy | Marie Rosselet-Ruiz | Short | |
2019 | Mon bébé | Mehdi | Lisa Azuelos | |
Paradise Hills | Son | Alice Waddington | ||
2020 | Si demain | Fabienne Godet | ||
My Best Part (Garçon chiffon) | Albert | Nicolas Maury | ||
Spring Blossom (Seize printemps) | Raphaël Frei | Suzanne Lindon | ||
Moloch | Tom | Arnaud Malherbe | TV Series (6 Episodes) |
References[]
- ^ "120 battements par minute domine les nominations des Prix Lumières 2017 » Le Blog d'Ecran Noir". ecrannoir.fr. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
With 6 nominations, 120 beats per minute dominates the 23rd International Press Awards
- ^ John-Paul Pryor (19 October 2017). "Interview: Arnaud Valois; Port meets the reluctant actor whose understated talent owes as much to a passion for holistic therapy as it does to stage school". Port Magazine.
- ^ Tom Ellen. "Meet Arnaud Valois, the 120 Beats per Minute star who was discovered over Facebook". The Standard.
- ^ Ethan Sapienza (20 October 2017). "Arnaud Valois went from masseuse to star of French AIDS drama BPM". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Matthew Schneier (26 June 2017). "He Wanted to Give Massages, but the Movies Called Him Back". New York Times.
- ^ https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/believe-in-lgbtq-equality-then-you-must-join-the-fight-against-climate-change/21665/
External links[]
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 21st-century French male actors
- Male actors from Lyon
- French male film actors
- Gay actors
- LGBT entertainers from France
- Most Promising Actor Lumières Award winners