Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Lots of Lough) (2008), The Army of Crime (2009), Romantics Anonymous (2010), and Just Like Brothers (2012). In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. He also co-created, co-wrote and starred in Netflix's Fiasco (2024), and was Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2024).
Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Lots of Lough) (2008), The Army of Crime (2009), Romantics Anonymous (2010), and Just Like Brothers (2012). In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. He also co-created, co-wrote and starred in Netflix's Fiasco (2024), and was Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2024).
Niney was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His family is of Sephardic Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) and Catholic background. His father, François Niney, is a film professor at Normale Sup, La Fémis and Sciences Po. His mother was born in Belgium and is an author of creative leisure manuals.
Niney studied at the French drama school Cours Florent in 2007. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, Niney became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française.
In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name directed by Jalil Lespert, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. This role marked his first portrayal of an openly gay character and earned him widespread critical acclaim.
In 2024, Niney portrayed Edmond Dantès in the film The Count of Monte Cristo, and also starred in Fiasco, a 7-episode comedy miniseries that he co-created and co-wrote with Igor Gotesman for Netflix. Late that year it was announced that Niney will be re-collaborating with the team from The Count of Monte Cristo for an ambitious new adaptation of Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings novels. The series takes place during the 14th century succession crisis among the Capetian dynasty but Niney’s role was not disclosed upon announcement.
Since 2008, Niney has been in a relationship with Australian actress and photographer Natasha Andrews, with whom he has two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019.
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Filmography (Movies)
Guru
Character:Mathieu Vasseur
Release Date:28/01/2026
The Original+
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2025
Maya, Give Me a Title
Character:The Voice / La Voix
Release Date:02/10/2024
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo
Release Date:28/06/2024
On a volé ma VF
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/06/2024
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:04/09/2023
The Book of Solutions
Character:Marc Becker
Release Date:07/06/2023
Masquerade
Character:Adrien Saillard
Release Date:01/11/2022
MST : Moyennement Sûr du Titre
Character:Pierre Niney [Le figurant]
Release Date:04/04/2022
Goliath
Character:Mathias Rozen
Release Date:09/03/2022
Lovers
Character:Simon
Release Date:17/11/2021
Black Box
Character:Matthieu Vasseur
Release Date:08/09/2021
OSS 117: From Africa with Love
Character:Serge / OSS 1001
Release Date:04/08/2021
Canal+ Replay
Character:Bref
Release Date:02/04/2021
Someone, Somewhere
Character:Mathieu Bernard
Release Date:11/09/2019
Through the Fire
Character:Franck Pasquier
Release Date:28/11/2018
Promise at Dawn
Character:Romain Gary
Release Date:20/12/2017
The Odyssey
Character:Philippe Cousteau
Release Date:12/10/2016
Frantz
Character:Adrien Rivoire
Release Date:07/09/2016
Finding Altamira
Character:Paul Ratier
Release Date:01/04/2016
Five
Character:Samuel
Release Date:30/03/2016
A Perfect Man
Character:Mathieu Vasseur
Release Date:18/03/2015
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2015
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2014
La Nuit de Pierre Niney
Character:Pierre Niney
Release Date:03/03/2014
Yves Saint Laurent
Character:Yves Saint Laurent
Release Date:08/01/2014
It Boy
Character:Balthazar Apfel
Release Date:06/03/2013
Le Débarquement
Character:
Release Date:18/01/2013
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
Character:Fadinard, rentier
Release Date:10/12/2012
Just Like Brothers
Character:Maxime
Release Date:21/11/2012
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Character:Server at the “Tintamarre”
Release Date:16/11/2011
18 Years Old and Rising
Character:Primo Bramsi
Release Date:20/07/2011
Romantics Anonymous
Character:Ludo
Release Date:22/12/2010
Les diamants de la victoire
Character:Boivin de Bièvre
Release Date:18/09/2010
Black Heaven
Character:Yann
Release Date:14/07/2010
Mom Lost It!
Character:Arnaud
Release Date:15/12/2009
Army of Crime
Character:Henri Keltekian
Release Date:16/09/2009
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Character:Julien
Release Date:04/02/2009
Draft Dodgers
Character:Armand
Release Date:01/01/2009
School's Out
Character:Loïc Martineau, Clémence's younger brother
Release Date:16/07/2008
La Consolation
Character:François
Release Date:15/05/2007
Television Appearances
Loris Giuliano en balade
Character:Self - Guest
Fiasco
Character:Raphaël Valande
Têtàtête(s)
Character:Self - Guest
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Character:Self - Guest
Beau geste
Character:Self
Couch by Lena Situations
Character:Self - Guest
The Torch
Character:Dr Bruno Juiphe
Hot Ones
Character:Self - Guest
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
Character:Self
The Flame
Character:Dr Bruno Juiphe
True Story with
Character:Self
Quotidien
Character:Self - Guest
Casting(s)
Character:Pierre
Le Débarquement
Character:
Very Bad Blagues
Character:Stéphane
La Dame d'Izieu
Character:Théo Reis
The Apartment
Character:Self - Guest
Burger Quiz
Character:Self
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