Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian ( Armenian Սիմոն Աբգարեան ; born March 5, 1962 in Gonesse , France ) is a French actor of Armenian descent.
life and career
After growing up in Lebanon , where there is a large Armenian community, Abkarian moved to Los Angeles , where he became a member of an Armenian theater company led by Gérald Papazian . In 1985 he returned to Paris back and joined the Théâtre du Soleil of Ariane Mnouchkine at.
Abkarian's oeuvre of over 80 productions includes Atom Egoyan's Ararat from 2002 and Sally Potter's Yes from 2004, in which he played the leading male role. In 2006 he stood in front of the camera for the role of Alex Dimitrios in the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale . In 2007, several appearances followed in the television series Spooks - In the sights of MI5 . Since then he has appeared in various film and television productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Small fish, big fish (Riens du tout)
- 1996: ... and everyone is looking for their kitten (Chacun cherche son chat)
- 2002: The Truth About Charlie
- 2003: Your last coup (Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire))
- 2004: Yes
- 2005: Zaina - Queen of Horses (Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas)
- 2005: I saw the murder of Ben Barka (J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka)
- 2005: The Friendship Prize (Gris blanc) (TV)
- 2006: James Bond 007: Casino Royale (Casino Royale)
- 2006: The snake (Le serpent)
- 2007: Powerless (rendition)
- 2007: Room 401 - Return from the past (La disparue de Deauville)
- 2008: Recruits of Death (Secret défense)
- 2008: Le chant des mariées
- 2009: Rage
- 2010: Tête de turc
- 2012: Zero Dark Thirty
- 2013: A very calm sphere (Les invincibles)
- 2014: The Cut
- 2014: Colt 45
- 2014: Get - The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett: Le procès de Viviane Amsalem)
- 2014: Une historie de fou
- 2016: Operation Duval - The Secret Protocol (La mécanique de l'ombre)
- 2017: Djam
- 2017: Overdrive
- 2019: Lonely Two (Deux moi)
- 2019: Curtain up for Cyrano (Edmond)
- 2019: Rebels - Don't mess with them! (Rebels)
- 2019: Les hirondelles de Kaboul (voice)
- 2019: the foreplay
Web links
- Simon Abkarian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Abkarian, Simon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Սիմոն Աբգարեան (HyS) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor of Armenian descent |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gonesse , France |