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Nils Tavernier

Actor, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 1, 1965 (59 years)
Nils Tavernier (born 1 September 1965) is a French actor and director. He is best known for his film appearances in Beatrice (1987), Valmont (1988), and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994), and for his directorial efforts The Other Side of the Tracks (1997), Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (2001), and Les enfants de Thiès (2001). He is the son of film director Bertrand Tavernier.

Nils Tavernier was born on 1 September 1965 in Normandy, France, the son of director, screenwriter, actor, and producer Bertrand Tavernier and Colo Tavernier O'Hagan. Tavernier made his first screen appearance in a film by his father, Spoiled Children in 1977 while still a teenager. He landed additional roles in feature films such as Beatrice in 1987, L.627 in 1991, and Revenge of the Musketeers in 1993 which was directed by his father. He also played supporting roles in Claude Chabrol's drama film Story of Women (1988) and Miloš Forman's period film Valmont (1988). He also appeared in Brigitte Roüan's After Sex in 1996, and Sylvie Verheyde's Un frère... in 1997.

Tavernier started his career as a director making short films and documentaries. In Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (2001), he explored his passion for dance with Etoiles. He co-directed with his father the documentary Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon (2001). In 2009, he directed the documentary The Mystery of Twins. In 2012, he performed with Gil Rabier a documentary about medical errors, What is left of our mistakes? This film is supported by the French Ministry of Health and Public-Hôpitaux de Paris. In 2013, he returned to the themes of childhood, disability, and commitment with the film Of all our forces.

Tavernier has also directed two documentaries for television: L'odyssée de la vie in 2004, in which he questioned the sexuality of the French, and L'odyssée de la vie in 2006, following a woman throughout her pregnancy and its affirmation as a mom within the couple. His most recent film is The Finishers (2013). Tavernier also authored The Mystery of Twins with Marie-Noelle Humbert in 2009.

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Known For
  • Story of Women
  • The Ideal Palace
  • The Finishers
  • Revenge of the Musketeers
  • L.627
  • Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
  • Mina Tannenbaum
  • After Sex
  • Beatrice
  • The Fault
  • Ima
  • Sisi und der Kaiserkuß
  • Ferocious
  • Locker-Rooms (FR)
  • Drôle de genre

Filmography

2003
Drôle de genre · as Stéphane Weil
2002
Ferocious · as Jean, Le Journaliste
1997
A Brother... · as Vincent
1997
After Sex · as François Narou
1996
Love Reinvented (TV Series) · as Christophe
1994
3000 scénarios contre un virus (TV Series) · as Cast
1994
Revenge of the Musketeers · as Quentin La Misère
1994
Mina Tannenbaum · as Francois
1993
Charlemagne (TV Series) · as Carloman
1992
L.627 · as Vincent
1991
Murderous Decisions · as Stefan
1991
Sisi und der Kaiserkuß · as Kaiser Franz Joseph
1991
Dirty Like an Angel · as Didier Theron
1990
The Man Inside · as Klamph
1989
Valmont · as 2nd Knight Of The Maltese Order
1989
Navarro (TV Series) · as Stéphane Steiner
1988
Story of Women · as Lucien
1987
Beatrice · as Arnaud De Cortemart
1987
1987
1983
Entre Nous · as Le Milicien
1980
A Week's Vacation · as Patrice
1977
Spoiled Children · as Un Enfant

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