Simon Abkarian

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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 .

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 3/5/1962 (62 years old)
  • Place of birth: Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Overdose
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Daniel Prat
2022

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.7
65%
2022

Drama

5.2
63%
Permis de construire
TMDB 61%
role:
Müller
Not available
2022

Comedy

61%
Not available
Restless
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 60%
role:
Marelli
2022

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.8
60%
Wonderland
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 80%
role:
Tony
Not available
2020

Drama

6.5
80%
Not available
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The Audition
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Philippe
2019

Drama

6.5
62%
2019

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6
64%
The Swallows of Kabul
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 78%
role:
Atiq (voice)
Not available
2019

Animation

Drama

7.5
78%
Not available
Rebels
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Simon Bénéké
Not available
2019

Comedy

6.3
61%
Not available
The Sonata
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 48%
role:
Charles Vernais
2018

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.2
48%
Cyrano, My Love
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 76%
role:
Ange Fleury
2018

Comedy

History

7.3
76%
Djam
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Kakourgos
2017

Drama

Music

7.0
60%
Overdrive
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Jacomo Morier
2017

Action

Mystery

Thriller

5.4
61%
Scribe
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Gerfaut
2016

Action

Thriller

6.2
58%
Chouf
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Le libanais
Not available
2016

Drama

6.3
64%
Not available
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The Cut
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Krikor
2014

Drama

History

6.2
62%
Colt 45
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Commander Luc Denard
Not available
2014

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.8
57%
Not available
Angelique
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 65%
role:
L'avocat François Desgrez
Not available
2013

Adventure

Romance

6.1
65%
Not available
The Marchers
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 65%
role:
Le père de Farid & 1 more
Not available
2013

Drama

6.2
65%
Not available
Zarafa
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Hassan (voice)
Not available
2012

Animation

Family

6.9
68%
Not available
Rage
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 40%
role:
Merlin
Not available
2009

Drama

Thriller

4.7
40%
Not available
Army of Crime
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Missak Manouchian
2009

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.7
64%
Secrets of State
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 57%
role:
Al Barad
Not available
2008

Thriller

6.3
57%
Not available
2008

Drama

6.6
55%
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Rendition
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Said Abdel Aziz
2007

Drama

Thriller

6.8
65%
Persepolis
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 79%
role:
Père de Marjane (voice)
2007

Animation

Drama

8.0
79%
Trivial
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 43%
role:
Pierre
2007

Thriller

4.8
43%
Casino Royale
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Alex Dimitrios
2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

8.0
76%
2005

Comedy

4.3
54%
The Truth About Charlie
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 49%
role:
Lieutenant Dessalines
2002

Thriller

4.7
49%
Ararat
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Arshile Gorky
2002

Drama

6.3
65%
When the Cat's Away
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Carlos
Not available
1996

Comedy

6.9
61%
Not available
1995

Drama

7.5
74%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Simon Abkarian are, for example, Overdose, Notre-Dame and Restless.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Persepolis (8.0), Casino Royale (7.8) and Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (7.6).
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