Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French^[3] actor and filmmaker.^[4] Giraud is known for playing the role of Peter in the 2008 action film Taken.^[5] He is the writer, director and lead actor of the short film Faiblesses (2009).^[6] Giraud played the lead role in L'Astronaute (2022), a French film that he wrote and directed.^[4][7][8]

Nicolas Giraud
Born	(1978-11-12) 12 November 1978 (age 46)[1][2] Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France[2]
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, screenwriter, film editor

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Taken	Peter
2008	Like a Star Shining in the Night	Marc
2009	Faiblesses	Lui
2010	The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec	Andrej Zborowski
2011	Voir la mer	Nicolas
2012	Ce que le jour doit à la nuit	Fabrice
2014	Far from Men	Lieutenant Le Tallec
2015	Anton Tchékhov 1890	Anton Tchekhov
2017	The Guardians
2018	Close Enemies
2022	L'Astronaute	Jim

External links

• Nicolas Giraud at IMDb
• Filmography at fandango.com
• Salomé Stévenin : comme une étoile dans la nuit Play review in French