Born in Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France on February 8, 1949 — died December 1, 2024 (aged 75)
Niels Arestrup was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. His father was Danish and his mother was French. He has won two César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté and Un prophète, both films where he was directed by Jacques Audiard.
