Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1960-09-27 (63 years old)

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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".


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Filmography

all 101

Movies 92

self 10

TV Shows 9

Director 5

Producer 1

Père Ida
Anthracite

Anthracite (2024)

TV
Director
The Rebellious

The Rebellious (2024)

Movie
The Founder
The Pod Generation

The Pod Generation (2023)

Movie
Jean-Marc Barr
Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier

Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier (2023)

Movie
Actor
This Is the End

This Is the End (2023)

Movie
Arnaud
Silent Land

Silent Land (2022)

Movie
Commander Brunner
White Friar

White Friar (2022)

Movie
Serge Morel
The Rope

The Rope (2022)

TV
Hero in Crowd
The Fourth Wall

The Fourth Wall (2021)

Movie
The director
My Best Part

My Best Part (2020)

Movie
The Secretary
Little Birds

Little Birds (2020)

TV
Milan
The Cellar

The Cellar (2018)

Movie
Thanks
The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built (2018)

Movie
7.2
Andrei
The Call

The Call (2018)

Movie
Serge
The Miracle

The Miracle (2018)

TV
Trevor De Blanc
Cut Off

Cut Off (2018)

Movie
Robert Khano
Bad Banks

Bad Banks (2018)

TV
6
Erol
Buğday

Buğday (2017)

Movie
Self
Dolphin Man

Dolphin Man (2017)

Movie
Jérome
After the War

After the War (2017)

Movie
The Foreigner
UK18

UK18 (2017)

Movie
Jean-Christophe Touchalier
Wax: We Are The X

Wax: We Are The X (2016)

Movie
Ray
Whoever Was Using This Bed

Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016)

Movie
Adam Jacek Winkler
The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain (2015)

Movie
Justin Livingstone
The Last Mirage

The Last Mirage (2014)

Movie
Debtor Gentleman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

Movie
7.6
Producer
Left Over - Intimate Politics

Left Over - Intimate Politics (2013)

Movie
Jack Kerouac
Big Sur

Big Sur (2013)

Movie
Alex
Manhattan Romance

Manhattan Romance (2013)

Movie
Self - Acteur-Réalisateur
Fantasmes! - Sexe, Fiction et Tentations

Fantasmes! - Sexe, Fiction et Tentations (2013)

Movie
Paul, l'oncle
Vandal

Vandal (2013)

Movie
Lui-même
Brochet comme le poisson

Brochet comme le poisson (2013)

Movie
Dino / Husband
And They Call It Summer

And They Call It Summer (2012)

Movie
Director
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)

Movie
8
Brian
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying

Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying (2011)

Movie
Richard Faraday / Capitaine Richard Faraday
Blood On The Docks

Blood On The Docks (2011)

TV
Paul Pratt
Le Repaire de la vouivre

Le Repaire de la vouivre (2011)

TV
William
American Translation

American Translation (2011)

Movie
Jean-Paul Tremazan
His Mother's Eyes

His Mother's Eyes (2011)

Movie
Actor
Dimension

Dimension (2010)

Movie
Maxime Vincent
City of Shadows

City of Shadows (2010)

Movie
Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain (2010)

Movie
Nigel
Making Plans for Lena

Making Plans for Lena (2009)

Movie
Paul Marteau
Parc

Parc (2009)

Movie
Dan
Baby Blues

Baby Blues (2008)

Movie
William Henry James III
Nucingen House

Nucingen House (2008)

Movie
Pierre
The Anarchist's Wife

The Anarchist's Wife (2008)

Movie
Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007)

Movie
Spencer
The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All (2006)

Movie
5.33
Director
One to Another

One to Another (2006)

Movie
Self
From Dreyer to von Trier

From Dreyer to von Trier (2005)

Movie
Mr. Robinsson
Manderlay

Manderlay (2005)

Movie
2
Andy Vine
Tara Road

Tara Road (2005)

Movie
Didier
Cockles and Muscles

Cockles and Muscles (2005)

Movie
Interviewee
Anecdotes from Europa

Anecdotes from Europa (2005)

Movie
Steven
CQ2 (Seek You Too)

CQ2 (Seek You Too) (2004)

Movie
Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent
The Car Keys

The Car Keys (2003)

Movie
Frédéric Saltim
Saltimbank

Saltimbank (2003)

Movie
Maitre Bertram
Le Divorce

Le Divorce (2003)

Movie
Man with the big Hat
Dogville

Dogville (2003)

Movie
6.38
Camera Operator
Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven - Symphony of Fun

Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven - Symphony of Fun (2002)

Movie
Hugo Cornelius Toorop
The Red Siren

The Red Siren (2002)

Movie
Cinematographer
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger (2002)

Movie
Paul
Mary's Sons

Mary's Sons (2002)

Movie
Jack Lesterhoof
Being Light

Being Light (2001)

Movie
Self
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000)

Movie
Lyle
Too Much Flesh

Too Much Flesh (2000)

Movie
Norman
Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Movie
5.73
Self
FreeDogme

FreeDogme (2000)

Movie
Director
Lovers

Lovers (1999)

Movie
Ben
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday

Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday (1998)

Movie
Alex
Ça ne se refuse pas

Ça ne se refuse pas (1998)

Movie
Marc
What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love (1998)

Movie
Simon
Préférence

Préférence (1998)

Movie
Matthaus Singer
The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic (1998)

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

St. Ives (1998)

Movie
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)

Movie
Farid
The Infidels

The Infidels (1997)

Movie
Self
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi

Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi (1997)

Movie
Terry
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Movie
5.9
Sam Follow
Mo'

Mo' (1996)

Movie
Patrick LeMay
Lifeline

Lifeline (1996)

Movie
Silvio Roatta
Marching in Darkness

Marching in Darkness (1996)

Movie
Emmanuel Barnes
L'Échappée belle

L'Échappée belle (1996)

Movie
Robert
Iron Horsemen

Iron Horsemen (1995)

Movie
Philippe
Le fils préféré

Le fils préféré (1994)

Movie
Baker
Les Faussaires

Les Faussaires (1994)

Movie
Jean Tarrou
The Plague

The Plague (1992)

Movie
Self / Leopold Kessler
The Making of Europa

The Making of Europa (1991)

Movie
Leopold Kessler
Europa

Europa (1991)

Movie
6.8
Victor
Blaze

Blaze (1991)

Movie
Self (Cannes 1991 footage)
Trier's Element

Trier's Element (1991)

Movie
Jacques Mayol
The Big Blue

The Big Blue (1988)

Movie
French Colleague (uncredited)
Maurice

Maurice (1987)

Movie
6
Bruce
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory (1987)

Movie
5
Scott
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)

Movie
Absalom
King David

King David (1985)

Movie
André
Shores

Shores

TV
Martin
Le jour qui vient

Le jour qui vient

Movie
King Henry
King and Conqueror

King and Conqueror

TV
Gerald
Halo of Stars

Halo of Stars

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1960-09-27 (63 years old)

Birth Place
Bitburg, Germany

Citizenships
France, United States of America


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