Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean-Marc Barr (born on 27 September 1960 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) is a French-American film actor and director. His mother is French. His American father was in the US Air Force and served in the Second World War. Jean-Marc Barr is primarily known as an actor, but is also a film director, screenwriter and producer. Barr is bilingual in French and English: he speaks French with a nasal, hybrid accent, reminiscent of his American upbringing - with a slight American accent and occasional anglicisms in interviews - and English with a Mid-Atlantic accent. He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Paris Conservatoire and the Sorbonne. He went on to pursue an education in drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In London he met his future wife, a pianist and composer Irina Dečermić. Jean-Marc Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986. After some television roles and film work, in particular, Hope and Glory (1987) by John Boorman, he was cast in the tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him in the role of French diver Jacques Mayol. He played in the role opposite Rosanna Arquette and Jean Reno. The Big Blue was the most financially successful film in France in the 1980s. In 1991, he starred in Danish director Lars von Trier's Europa, marking the beginning of a long friendship (he is the godfather of von Trier's children) as well as a significant professional relationship. He went on to appear in von Trier’s Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2004) and Manderlay (2005). Also in 2005 he starred in the French film Crustacés et Coquillages. His collaboration with von Trier put him on track to start directing his own work. He debuted in 1999 as a director, screenwriter and producer with the intimate love story Lovers. This film became the first part of a trilogy; the two subsequent parts being the drama Too Much Flesh (2000) and the comedy Being Light (2001) which he co-directed with Pascal Arnold. He may also be recognized for his role as the attractive divorce lawyer, Maitre Bertram in the Merchant Ivory film le Divorce (2003). He appeared as Hugo in The Red Siren in 2002. He appeared as the main character in the video for Blur's 1995 single, "Charmless Man". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Marc Barr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    Birthday
    9/27/1960
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
7.9
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
7.5
The Big Blue
The Big Blue
7.5
Cockles and Muscles
Cockles and Muscles
6
Dogville
Dogville
7.8
Being Light
Being Light
5
Tara Road
Tara Road
5.4
The Boss of It All
The Boss of It All
6.6
This Is the End
This Is the End
9
Making Plans for Lena
Making Plans for Lena
5.5
Hope and Glory
Hope and Glory
6.8
Europa
Europa
7.3
Baby Blues
Baby Blues
5.1
City of Shadows
City of Shadows
5.5
Iron Horsemen
Iron Horsemen
6
Ça ne se refuse pas
0
His Mother's Eyes
His Mother's Eyes
5.5
Le fils préféré
Le fils préféré
6.5
St. Ives
St. Ives
5.7
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
6.7
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday
4.6
American Translation
American Translation
6
The Car Keys
The Car Keys
5.1
The Scarlet Tunic
4.5
The Red Siren
The Red Siren
5.2
What I Did for Love
What I Did for Love
5
Too Much Flesh
Too Much Flesh
4.1
Big Sur
Big Sur
5
Parc
Parc
3.4
And They Call It Summer
And They Call It Summer
4.5
Vandal
Vandal
6.7
Nucingen House
Nucingen House
6.3
Saltimbank
5
Manhattan Romance
Manhattan Romance
0
Blaze
Blaze
5.5
The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation
5.9
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
5.8
Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
7.5
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
2
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
4.3
Mary's Sons
5
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.7
The Anarchist's Wife
The Anarchist's Wife
5.6
The Plague
The Plague
5.6
Silent Land
Silent Land
5.1
Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier
Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier
0
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying
4.8
Buğday
Buğday
5.6
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
10
The Rebellious
The Rebellious
3.6
Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac
4
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
3.5
Marching in Darkness
Marching in Darkness
5.9
Wax - We Are The X
Wax - We Are The X
7.2
The Academy
The Academy
0
Les Faussaires
Les Faussaires
4.9
UK18
UK18
6
Maurice
Maurice
7.6
Dolphin Man
Dolphin Man
7.4
Anecdotes from Europa
6
After the War
After the War
6.9
The Call
The Call
6.3
The Cellar
The Cellar
7
FreeDogme
FreeDogme
4
Manderlay
Manderlay
6.9
The Infidels
The Infidels
0
Dimension
Dimension
5.3
My Best Part
My Best Part
5.3
Cut Off
Cut Off
5.7
Whoever Was Using This Bed
Whoever Was Using This Bed
10
Le Divorce
Le Divorce
5
The Last Mirage
The Last Mirage
0
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
4
Lifeline
Lifeline
0
King David
King David
5.5
L'Échappée belle
L'Échappée belle
0
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