Swann Arlaud

French actor (born 1981)
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Swann Arlaud is a French actor. He has appeared in films such as Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God (2019), Valiant Hearts (2021), and Anatomy of a Fall (2023). Arlaud has won three César Awards. He won the César Award for Best Actor for Bloody Milk in 2018, and the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for both By the Grace of God in 2020 and for Anatomy of a Fall in 2024.

Arlaud's parents are production designer Yan Arlaud and actress and casting director Tatiana Vialle. His grandparents are actor Max Vialle and singer-songwriter Sonia Laroze. Arlaud has two younger step-siblings, Tobias and Galathée Nuytten. Arlaud debuted as a director with the short films Venerman (2016) and Zorey (2021), both co-written with his mother Tatiana Vialle, the latter premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2018, Arlaud won the César Award for Best Actor for his role of Pierre in Bloody Milk. He also wore a white ribbon in support of the MeToo movement at the ceremony.

In 2020, Arlaud won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a child sex abuse survivor in By the Grace of God.

In 2023, Arlaud played lawyer Vincent in Justine Triet's legal thriller Anatomy of a Fall, for which he won another César Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In June 2024, Arlaud was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Date of Birth30th November 1981
Age43 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryFrance
Current CityFontenay-aux-Roses
Birth PlaceFontenay-aux-Roses
NationalityFrance
CitizenshipFrance
LanguageFrench
RelativesMax Vialle
Occupationactor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Career Start1987 (37 years ago)
Awards
  • César Award for Best Actor