Jean-Marc Barr
Jean-Marc Barr
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
115
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-09-27 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Acting

2025

Shores as André

2024

Anthracite as Solal Heilman

2024

The Rebellious as Mr. Verger

2023

The Pod Generation as The Founder

2022

The Rope as Serge Morel

2020

Little Birds as Secretary Pierre Vaney

2020

My Best Part as The director

2018

Bad Banks as Robert Khano

2018

The Miracle as Serge

2018

Cut Off as Trevor De Blanc

2017

Dolphin Man as Self

2017

Buğday as Erol

2013

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as Debtor Gentleman

2013

Big Sur as Jack Kerouac

2013

Vandal as Paul, l'oncle

2011

Blood On The Docks as Capitaine Richard Faraday

2011

Le Repaire de la vouivre as Paul Pratt

2011

His Mother's Eyes as Jean-Paul Tremazan

2011

American Translation as William

2010

Dimension as Not available

2010

Heavy Rain as Himself

2009

Making Plans for Lena as Nigel

2008

The Anarchist's Wife as Pierre

2006

The Boss of It All as Spencer

2005

Manderlay as Mr. Robinsson

2005

Cockles and Muscles as Didier

2003

Dogville as The Man with the Big Hat

2000

Dancer in the Dark as Norman

NaN

King & Conqueror as King Henry

2025

The Academy as Prof. Robert Copley

2025

Meurtres en dentelles as Antoine Duprat

2023

This Is the End as Self

2022

Silent Land as diver Arnaud

2018

The Call as (voice)

2018

The Cellar as Milan

2017

After the War as Jérôme

2017

UK18 as The Foreigner

2016

Wax - We Are The X as Jean-Christophe Touchalier

2014

The Last Mirage as Justin Livingstone

2013

Manhattan Romance as Alex

2010

City of Shadows as Dr. Max Orswell

2009

Nucingen House as William Henry James III

2009

Parc as Paul Marteau

2008

Baby Blues as Dan

2005

Tara Road as Andy

2005

Anecdotes from Europa as Interviewee

2004

CQ2 (Seek You Too) as Steven

2003

Le Divorce as Maitre Bertram

2003

The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

2003

Saltimbank as Frédéric Saltim

2002

The Red Siren as Hugo

2002

Mary's Sons as Paul

2001

Being Light as Jack Lesterhoof

2000

Too Much Flesh as Lyle

2000

FreeDogme as Himself

2000

blur | The Best Of as Charmless Man (video "Charmless Man")

1998

St. Ives as Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves

1998

The Scarlet Tunic as Matthaus Singer

1998

What I Did for Love as Marc

1997

The Infidels as Not available

1996

Breaking the Waves as Terry

1996

Marching in Darkness as Silvio Roatto

1996

Lifeline as Patrick LeMay

1996

L'Échappée belle as Manu Barnes

1995

Iron Horsemen as Robert

1994

Le fils préféré as Philippe

1994

Les Faussaires as Jack Baker

1994

Death of a World Star as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992

The Plague as Jean Tarrou

1991

Europa as Leopold Kessler

1991

Blaze as Victor

1988

The Big Blue as Jacques Mayol

1987

Maurice as French Colleague (uncredited)

1987

Hope and Glory as Bruce

1986

Hotel du Lac as Alain

1985

King David as Absalom

NaN

Halo of Stars as Gerald

NaN

Le jour qui vient as Martin

NaN

Hexameron as Fr. Paulo
Crew

2024

The Rebellious Screenplay

2024

The Rebellious Co-Producer

2024

The Rebellious Director

2012

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family Director of Photography

2011

American Translation Director

2011

American Translation Producer

2011

American Translation Director of Photography

2006

One to Another Director

2006

One to Another Director of Photography

2002

Searching for Debra Winger Director of Photography

2001

Being Light Director

2001

Being Light Executive Producer

2001

Being Light Writer

2000

Too Much Flesh Director

2000

Too Much Flesh Writer

1999

Lovers Director

1999

Lovers Producer

1999

Lovers Writer