Niels Arestrup

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Summary

Niels Arestrup was a French actor, director, and screenwriter known for his theatre work and film roles, including three César-winning supporting performances in The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, and The French Minister. He often played unsettling or morally ambiguous men, and his work also included the political drama The Candidate, which he wrote and directed, and the series Baron Noir. His public record includes work about politics but no public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism are on record.