Jean-marc Barr

Actor

About

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Birth Place
Germany
Born
September 27, 1960

Biography

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Extraordinarily handsome, classically trained actor who made his film debut as Absalom in Bruce Beresford's 1985 biblical bomb, "King David." Fluent in several languages, Barr earned his first leading role as champion diver Jacques Mayol in Luc Besson's "The Big Blue" (1988), a huge hit in France which failed to find an international audience. He enjoyed more success on the arthouse circ...

Filmography

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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)
Director
American Translation (2011)
Director
One to Another (2006)
Director
Being Light (2002)
Director
Too Much Flesh (2001)
Director
Lovers (1999)
Director

Biography

Extraordinarily handsome, classically trained actor who made his film debut as Absalom in Bruce Beresford's 1985 biblical bomb, "King David." Fluent in several languages, Barr earned his first leading role as champion diver Jacques Mayol in Luc Besson's "The Big Blue" (1988), a huge hit in France which failed to find an international audience. He enjoyed more success on the arthouse circuit with his fine work as the hapless hero of Lars von Trier's stunning WWII film, "Zentropa" (1991). Barr also did well as an American scholar who travels to Tahiti to do research on Gaugin and forms an odd relationship with an amiable con man in "The Imposters" (1994), and reteamed with von Trier for the striking epic romance "Breaking the Waves" (1996).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)
Director
American Translation (2011)
Director
One to Another (2006)
Director
Being Light (2002)
Director
Too Much Flesh (2001)
Director
Lovers (1999)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Nymphomaniac: Volume II (2014)
The Nymphomaniac (2014)
Big Sur (2013)
Khodorkovsky (2011)
Narrator
Parc (2009)
The Anarchist's Wife (2009)
Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser (2009)
La Maison Nucingen (2008)
Tara Road (2007)
The Boss of It All (2006)
Miss Christina (2006)
Cote D'Azur (2005)
Cast
Manderlay (2005)
CQ2 (Seek You Too) (2004)
Dogville (2003)
The Man With The Big Hat
Being Light (2002)
Jack
Marie's Sons (2002)
Paul
Too Much Flesh (2001)
Lyle
St. Ives (2001)
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday (2000)
Ben
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The Scarlet Tunic (1999)
Sergeant Matthaus Singer
What I Did For Love (1998)
Marc
Ca ne se refuse pas (1998)
Preference (1998)
Simon
Mo' (1997)
Sam
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Terry
L'echappee Belle (1996)
Emmanuel
Marching Into Darkness (1996)
Zygmon (1996)
Manu
Lifeline (1996)
Patrick Lemay
The Impostors (1994)
Baker
The Favorite Son (1994)
Philippe
Iron Horsemen (1994)
The Plague (1992)
Jean Tarrou
Europa (1991)
Leopold Kessler
Le Brasier (1991)
Victor
The Big Blue (1988)
Jacques Mayol
Hope and Glory (1987)
Bruce
The Frog Prince (1986)
James Adams
King David (1985)
Absalom
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)
Scott

Cinematography (Feature Film)

American Translation (2011)
Director Of Photography
One to Another (2006)
Director Of Photography
Searching for Debra Winger (2003)
Director Of Photography

Writer (Feature Film)

Being Light (2002)
Screenwriter
Too Much Flesh (2001)
Screenwriter

Producer (Feature Film)

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)
Producer
American Translation (2011)
Producer
One to Another (2006)
Producer
Being Light (2002)
Producer
Too Much Flesh (2001)
Producer

Editing (Feature Film)

American Translation (2011)
Editor

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Searching for Debra Winger (2003)
Other

Cast (Special)

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000)
Interviewee

Life Events

1985

Film debut in "King David"

Bibliography

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