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Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Acting · 1.1 popularity

Age

64

Movies

85

TV

11

Born
March 5, 1962
From
Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France

Biography

Simon Abkarian (born 5 March 1962) is a French-Armenian actor. Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil. Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993 and played in 2001 "Beast on the Moon" by Richard Kalinoski, directed by Irina Brook, a play about the life of a survivor of the Genocide of the Armenians, a role which won him critical acclaims and the Molière of the best comedian. His first roles in cinema were proposed by French filmaker Cédric Klapisch, who asked him to play in several of his movies, notably in "Chacun cherche son chat" ("When the Cat is Away" (1996) and in "Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)" en 2003. He was featured in Sally Potter's Yes (2004), in which he played the lead role. Abkarian then played Mehdi Ben Barka in the thriller "J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka" by Serge Le Péron, about the kidnapping and the murder of the leader of the Moroccan opposition. He then played in "Prendre Femme" by Ronit Elkabetz which won him several interpretation prizes. Playing different roles and in different genres, he was featured in the adventure "Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas" by Bourlem Guerdjou, in the comedy "Le Démon de midi" by Marie-Pascale Osterriet. He has also appeared in Atom Egoyan's Ararat (2002), he was Albert in Almost Peaceful (2004) by French Director Michel Deville a film about Holocaust survivors, he was featured in "Your Dreams" (2005) by Denis Thybaud. He played the role of villain Alex Dimitrios in the James Bond film, Casino Royale. The character is a Government contractor and arms dealer working against Bond. He was featured as Sahak in the thriller "Les Mauvais Joueurs" ("The Gamblers") (2007) by Frédéric Balekdjian. He has also been the voice of Ebi in the French version of the animated feature "Persepolis". Abkarian played the role of the eminent Armenian poet Missak Manouchianin in "Army of Crime" (2010) by Robert Guédiguian, a French filmaker based in Marseilles, who is also of Armenian parentage. He has also played Dariush Bakhshi, the Iranian Special Consul, in the BBC drama Spooks MI-5. Abkarian is known for his intensity in acting and for his ecclectism in the roles he choses. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Abkarian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Works

85 films

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

20067.6

De Gaulle: Résistance

De Gaulle: Résistance

20267.8

Overdrive

Overdrive

20176.1

De Gaulle: Liberté

De Gaulle: Liberté

20267.8

Persepolis

Persepolis

20077.9

Rendition

Rendition

20076.4

Restless

Restless

20226.1

Cyrano, My Love

Cyrano, My Love

20187.5

J'ai tué ma femme

J'ai tué ma femme

2017

Overdose

Overdose

20226.5

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

20024.9

Angélique

Angélique

20136.5

Someone, Somewhere

Someone, Somewhere

20196.4

Black Notebooks

Black Notebooks

20216.4

Ararat

Ararat

20026.1

Trivial

Trivial

20074.2

Lila Lili

Lila Lili

199910.0

Zarafa

Zarafa

20126.9

The Audition

The Audition

20195.9

The Sonata

The Sonata

20184.8

Journey from Greece

Journey from Greece

20176.2

Les Amants naufragés

Les Amants naufragés

20114.1

Colt 45

Colt 45

20145.7

Khamsa

Khamsa

20085.8

Minor Revelations

Minor Revelations

2008

Comme une ombre

Comme une ombre

2010

Secrets of State

Secrets of State

20085.8

To Take A Wife

To Take A Wife

20046.4

Turk's Head

Turk's Head

20105.7

The Cut

The Cut

20145.9

Playground

Playground

2026

Army of Crime

Army of Crime

20096.4

Yes

Yes

20055.9

Rebels

Rebels

20196.1

Armenia

Armenia

20065.9

The Snake

The Snake

20066.1

Les Damnés de la Commune

Les Damnés de la Commune

20217.1

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

20147.6

The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul

20197.7

Force

Force

20114.6

Scribe

Scribe

20165.9

La nuit miraculeuse

La nuit miraculeuse

19897.0

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

20036.0

Rage

Rage

20093.5

When the Cat's Away

When the Cat's Away

19966.2

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

20055.8

Mémoires de Palestine

Mémoires de Palestine

2023

Les mauvais joueurs

Les mauvais joueurs

20055.1

The Goldfish

The Goldfish

19942.0

The Marchers

The Marchers

20136.3

Off-Season

Off-Season

20215.3

The 4th Wall

The 4th Wall

20257.0

A Day at the Museum

A Day at the Museum

20084.5

In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

20055.2

J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici

J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici

19976.1

Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad

Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad

20156.5

Tempest in a Teapot

Tempest in a Teapot

19978.0

Zaina: Rider of the Atlas

Zaina: Rider of the Atlas

20056.9

S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre

S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre

20058.3

Cop Goes Missing

Cop Goes Missing

20224.6

Chouf

Chouf

20166.3

Chroniques d'un indic

Chroniques d'un indic

2025

L'Affaire Ben Barka

L'Affaire Ben Barka

20081.0

A World of Ours

A World of Ours

20086.0

1915

1915

20153.2

The Demon Stirs

The Demon Stirs

20053.9

Almost Peaceful

Almost Peaceful

20025.7

Le Menteur : La Pièce !

Le Menteur : La Pièce !

2008

Permis de construire

Permis de construire

20215.5

Aram

Aram

20026.3

Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?

Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?

20127.0

Le dernier jour du jeûne

Le dernier jour du jeûne

20207.5

Ana El Awan

Ana El Awan

19945.9

The Way to Happiness

The Way to Happiness

20225.9

Ce soir-là et les jours d'après

Ce soir-là et les jours d'après

20195.0

The Seven Days

The Seven Days

20086.4

The Legend of Princess Parva

The Legend of Princess Parva

20037.2

New Délire

New Délire

20071.0

The Wedding Song

The Wedding Song

20085.3

Le lièvre

Le lièvre

2026

God Will Know His Own

God Will Know His Own

2026

The Silence of Rak

The Silence of Rak

19977.5

Tehlirian on Trial: Armenia's Avenger

Tehlirian on Trial: Armenia's Avenger

20158.0

Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem »

Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem »

2016

Electre des bas-fonds

Electre des bas-fonds

2022

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