Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor.

After studying at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, Dominique Pinon moved to Paris and enrolled at the Cours Simon. In 1981, Jean-Jacques Beineix made him start in cinema with the movie Diva.

In 2011, he is the president of the jury for the second Festival International du Film fantastique d'Audincourt.

Pinon was born in Saumur, France. He has had roles in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jean-Jacques Beineix. In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli and Valère Novarina. He has also appeared in three films by British horror director Johannes Roberts.

He received the Molière Award for Best Actor in 2004. He is an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres since 2014.