Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois (French: [ɡzavje bovwa]; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.

Xavier Beauvois
Beauvois in February 2011
Born	(1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 58) Auchel, France
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1988–present
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Career

His film Don't Forget You're Going to Die was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.^[1]

His film Of Gods and Men received the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.^[2][3] The film was also selected as France's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,^[4] but it did not make the final shortlist.^[5]

His 2014 film La Rançon de la gloire was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.^[6][7]

Personal life

He is married to film editor Marie-Julie Maille. They have two sons, Arthur, who was born in August 1992, and Antoine, born May 1996.^[8]

Filmography

Filmmaking credits

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Screenwriter
1986	Le Matou	Yes	Yes	Short film
1991	North (Nord)	Yes	Yes	Montreal World Film Festival - Jury Prize Montreal World Film Festival - First Film Prize Montreal World Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
1995	Don't Forget You're Going to Die	Yes	Yes	Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize Gijón International Film Festival - Special Jury Award Prix Jean Vigo
1999	Night Wind		Yes
2000	To Matthieu	Yes	Yes	Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion
2000	João Mata Sete	Yes	Yes
2005	The Young Lieutenant	Yes	Yes	Venice Film Festival - Europa Cinemas Label Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film
2009	Notre ami Chopin	Yes	Yes	Short film
2010	Of Gods and Men	Yes	Yes	Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix Cannes Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury César Award for Best Film Christopher Award for Feature Film Cinema Mundi International Film Festival - Best Film French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best French Film London Film Critics' Circle Award for Foreign Language Film of the Year Lumière Award for Best Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film Palm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated—Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—European Film Award for Best Film Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Director Nominated—Nastro d'Argento for Best European Director Nominated—Robert Award for Best Non-American Film Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2014	The Price of Fame	Yes	Yes	Nominated—Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion
2017	Les Gardiennes	Yes	Yes
2021	Drift Away	Yes	Yes
2024	Sailing Home [fr]	Yes	Yes

Acting credits

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
1988	Daniel endormi	Le jeune dragueur	Short film
1991	North (Nord)	Bertrand
	Le Ciel de Paris	Le Soupirant
1994	Aux petits bonheurs	Marc
	Lovers	Marc's lover
1995	Don't Forget You're Going to Die	Benoît
1996	Ponette	Father
1997	Day and Night	Carlo
1998	Disparus	Félix
1999	Night Wind	Paul
	Les Infortunes de la beauté	Un homme sondé	Uncredited
2004	Arsène Lupin	Doctor
2005	The Young Lieutenant	Nicolas Morbé
2006	Bad Faith	Le type du bar	Uncredited
2007	The Witnesses	L'éditeur
	24 Bars	Le patron du peep-show
	The Killer	Franzen
2008	Female Agents	Claude Granville
	Disco	Docker 1
	Marie-Octobre	Marc Donizzi	Telefilm
2009	Duel en ville	Alexandre Konygnski	Telefilm
	Villa Amalia	Thomas
	À bicyclette		Short film
	Deux		Short film
2010	The Chameleon	Gendarme
	Rendez-vous avec un ange	L'homme bar chic
2011	House of Tolerance	Jacques
	Early One Morning	Alain Fisher
2012	Farewell, My Queen	Louis XVI
	Au galop	François
	Quand je serai petit	Stéphane
2013	Turf	Commissaire Dubiton
	A Castle in Italy	Serge
	Love Is the Perfect Crime	Petit rôle
2014	Bodybuilder	Le comptable
	The Price of Fame	Monsieur Loyal
2016	Chocolat	Jacques Potin
	The End	Hiker
	Arctic Heart	Jury President
2017	Django	Médecin STO
	Let the Sunshine In	Vincent Briot
	Maryline	Michel Roche
2018	The Summer House	Producer
	Paris Pigalle	Henri Pachard
2019	Captain Sharif	Michel Rouxel	Episode: "Le chat connaît l'assassin"
2020	Call My Agent!	Himself	Episode: "Charlotte"
2021	Drift Away	Jacques
2023	Making Of	Marquez
2023–2024	De Grâce	Sébastien Prevost	Miniseries