Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

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 .
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France
    Birthday
    3/5/1962
Trivial
Trivial
4.2
Persepolis
Persepolis
7.9
The Snake
The Snake
6.1
Army of Crime
Army of Crime
6.5
To Take A Wife
To Take A Wife
5.6
When the Cat's Away
When the Cat's Away
6.2
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
6
Yes
Yes
5.8
The Seven Days
The Seven Days
6
Permis de construire
Permis de construire
5.5
Rage
Rage
3.5
Overdose
Overdose
6.6
Off-Season
Off-Season
5.2
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
7.6
Almost Peaceful
Almost Peaceful
5.6
Turk's Head
Turk's Head
5.7
Black Notebooks
Black Notebooks
6.4
Ararat
Ararat
6.2
Secrets of State
Secrets of State
5.8
The Wedding Song
The Wedding Song
5.8
Restless
Restless
6.1
Armenia
Armenia
5.6
Les mauvais joueurs
Les mauvais joueurs
4.6
Zarafa
Zarafa
6.8
The Demon Stirs
The Demon Stirs
3
Force
Force
4.7
The Way to Happiness
The Way to Happiness
4.9
Aram
Aram
5.4
Les Amants naufragés
4.8
The Silence of Rak
The Silence of Rak
6
Angelique
Angelique
6.5
Lila Lili
Lila Lili
0
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?
7
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
7.6
Ana El Awan
5.4
The 4th Wall
0
Zaina: Rider of the Atlas
Zaina: Rider of the Atlas
6.9
The Cut
The Cut
6.1
Colt 45
Colt 45
5.7
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
5.3
Mémoires de Palestine
Mémoires de Palestine
0
1915
1915
3.3
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
6.7
Comme une ombre
Comme une ombre
0
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
S.A.C. : Des hommes dans l'ombre
7.5
New Délire
New Délire
0
The Legend of Princess Parva
The Legend of Princess Parva
6.5
A World of Ours
A World of Ours
6
Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem »
Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem »
0
Minor Revelations
Minor Revelations
0
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
6.2
Overdrive
Overdrive
6.1
J'ai tué ma femme
J'ai tué ma femme
0
Journey from Greece
Journey from Greece
6.2
Chouf
Chouf
6.3
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
5.5
The Sonata
The Sonata
4.8
Scribe
Scribe
5.9
Cyrano, My Love
Cyrano, My Love
7.5
Rebels
Rebels
6.1
The Audition
The Audition
6
Someone, Somewhere
Someone, Somewhere
6.4
The Swallows of Kabul
The Swallows of Kabul
7.8
Ce soir-là et les jours d'après
Ce soir-là et les jours d'après
5
The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
4.9
Le Menteur : La Pièce !
Le Menteur : La Pièce !
0
L'Affaire Ben Barka
L'Affaire Ben Barka
1
Tempest in a Teapot
Tempest in a Teapot
6
Rendition
Rendition
6.4
The Marchers
The Marchers
6.4
Le dernier jour du jeûne
Le dernier jour du jeûne
7.5
Les Damnés de la Commune
Les Damnés de la Commune
6.9
Le Poisson rouge
2
Tehlirian on Trial: Armenia's Avenger
8
Khamsa
Khamsa
6
A Day at the Museum
A Day at the Museum
4.5
Cop Goes Missing
Cop Goes Missing
4.8
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