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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1960-09-27

Birth Place

Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

After the War

After the War

2017

6.9

Movie
American Translation

American Translation

2011

6.0

Movie
And They Call It Summer

And They Call It Summer

2012

4.5

Movie
Anecdotes from Europa

Anecdotes from Europa

2005

6.0

Movie
poster

Anthracite

2024

6.4

TV
Baby Blues

Baby Blues

2008

5.1

Movie
poster

Bad Banks

2018

7.3

TV
Being Light

Being Light

2001

5.0

Movie
Big Sur

Big Sur

2013

5.0

Movie
Blaze

Blaze

1991

5.5

Movie
poster

Blood On The Docks

2011

7.2

TV
blur | The Best Of

blur | The Best Of

2000

8.5

Movie
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996

7.5

Movie
Buğday

Buğday

2017

5.7

Movie
Ça ne se refuse pas

Ça ne se refuse pas

1998

0.0

Movie
City of Shadows

City of Shadows

2010

5.5

Movie
Cockles and Muscles

Cockles and Muscles

2005

6.0

Movie
CQ2 (Seek You Too)

CQ2 (Seek You Too)

2004

4.3

Movie
Cut Off

Cut Off

2018

5.7

Movie
Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000

7.9

Movie
Death of a World Star

Death of a World Star

1994

10.0

Movie
Dimension

Dimension

2010

5.3

Movie
Dogville

Dogville

2003

7.8

Movie
Dolphin Man

Dolphin Man

2017

7.5

Movie
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday

Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday

1998

4.6

Movie
Europa

Europa

1991

7.3

Movie
Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations

Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations

2013

7.5

Movie
FreeDogme

FreeDogme

2000

4.0

Movie
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

1985

4.0

Movie
Halo of Stars

Halo of Stars

0.0

Movie
Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

2010

2.0

Movie
Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007

5.8

Movie
Hexameron

Hexameron

0.0

Movie
His Mother's Eyes

His Mother's Eyes

2011

5.6

Movie
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi

Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi

1997

10.0

Movie
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987

6.8

Movie
Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

1986

4.0

Movie
Iron Horsemen

Iron Horsemen

1995

6.0

Movie
poster

King & Conqueror

0.0

TV
King David

King David

1985

5.5

Movie
L'Échappée belle

L'Échappée belle

1996

0.0

Movie
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

2003

5.0

Movie
Le fils préféré

Le fils préféré

1994

6.6

Movie
Le jour qui vient

Le jour qui vient

0.0

Movie
poster

Le Repaire de la vouivre

2011

0.0

TV
Les Faussaires

Les Faussaires

1994

4.9

Movie
Lifeline

Lifeline

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

Little Birds

2020

6.8

TV
Making Plans for Lena

Making Plans for Lena

2009

5.5

Movie
Manderlay

Manderlay

2005

6.9

Movie
Manhattan Romance

Manhattan Romance

2013

0.0

Movie
Marching in Darkness

Marching in Darkness

1996

5.9

Movie
Mary's Sons

Mary's Sons

2002

5.0

Movie
Maurice

Maurice

1987

7.6

Movie
Meurtres en dentelles

Meurtres en dentelles

0.0

Movie
My Best Part

My Best Part

2020

5.3

Movie
Nucingen House

Nucingen House

2009

6.3

Movie
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

6.7

Movie
Parc

Parc

2009

3.9

Movie
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying

Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying

2011

4.8

Movie
Saltimbank

Saltimbank

2003

5.0

Movie
poster

Shores

0.0

TV
Silent Land

Silent Land

2022

5.1

Movie
St. Ives

St. Ives

1998

5.7

Movie
Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier

Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier

2023

0.0

Movie
Tara Road

Tara Road

2005

5.4

Movie
The Academy

The Academy

2025

0.0

Movie
The Anarchist's Wife

The Anarchist's Wife

2008

5.6

Movie
The Big Blue

The Big Blue

1988

7.5

Movie
The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

2006

6.6

Movie
The Call

The Call

2018

6.3

Movie
The Car Keys

The Car Keys

2003

5.1

Movie
The Cellar

The Cellar

2018

7.0

Movie
The Infidels

The Infidels

1997

0.0

Movie
The Last Mirage

The Last Mirage

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

The Miracle

2018

7.1

TV
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

2000

3.5

Movie
The Plague

The Plague

1992

5.7

Movie
The Pod Generation

The Pod Generation

2023

5.9

Movie
The Rebellious

The Rebellious

2024

3.8

Movie
The Red Siren

The Red Siren

2002

5.2

Movie
poster

The Rope

2022

4.4

TV
The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic

1998

4.5

Movie
This Is the End

This Is the End

2023

9.0

Movie
Too Much Flesh

Too Much Flesh

2000

4.1

Movie
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

1997

6.7

Movie
UK18

UK18

2017

6.0

Movie
Vandal

Vandal

2013

6.7

Movie
Wax - We Are The X

Wax - We Are The X

2016

7.2

Movie
What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

1998

5.0

Movie
Whoever Was Using This Bed

Whoever Was Using This Bed

2016

10.0

Movie