Biography
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.
Acted in 80
2020s
- 2027
- 2026
- 2025
Hexameron
Fr. Paulo
The Academy
Prof. Robert Copley
Meurtres en dentelles
Antoine Duprat
Sea Shadows
André · 6 episodes
- 2024
The Rebellious
Mr. Verger
- 2023
Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier
Jean-Marc Barr
Le fil
Movie
- 2022
Silent Land
diver Arnaud
- 2020
My Best Part
The director
Little Birds
Secretary Pierre Vaney · 6 episodes
2010s
- 2018
The Call
(voice)
The Miracle
Serge · 8 episodes
Cut Off
Trevor De Blanc
Bad Banks
Robert Khano · 12 episodes
- 2017
Buğday
Erol
After the War
Jérôme
UK18
The Foreigner
- 2016
WAX: We Are the X
Jean-Christophe Touchalier
Whoever Was Using This Bed
Ray
- 2014
The Last Mirage
Justin Livingstone
- 2013
Manhattan Romance
Alex
Vandal
Paul, l'oncle
- 2012
And They Call It Summer
Dino
- 2011
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying
Brian
Blood On The Docks
Capitaine Richard Faraday · 22 episodes
Le Repaire de la vouivre
Paul Pratt · 4 episodes
American Translation
William
His Mother's Eyes
Jean-Paul Tremazan
- 2010
City of Shadows
Dr. Max Orswell
2000s
- 2009
Making Plans for Lena
Nigel
Nucingen House
William Henry James III
Parc
Paul Marteau
- 2008
Baby Blues
Dan
The Anarchist's Wife
Pierre
- 2006
- 2005
Tara Road
Andy
Cockles and Muscles
Didier
- 2004
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
Steven
- 2003
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- 2002
The Red Siren
Hugo
Mary's Sons
Paul
- 2001
Being Light
Jack Lesterhoof
- 2000
blur | The Best Of
Charmless Man (video "Charmless Man")
Too Much Flesh
Lyle
1990s
- 1998
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday
Ben
What I Did for Love
Marc
The Scarlet Tunic
Matthaus Singer
St. Ives
Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
- 1997
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Movie
The Infidels
Movie
- 1996
Lifeline
Patrick LeMay
Marching in Darkness
Silvio Roatto
L'Échappée belle
Manu Barnes
- 1995
Iron Horsemen
Robert
- 1994
Le fils préféré
Philippe
Les Faussaires
Jack Baker
- 1992
The Plague
Jean Tarrou
- 1991
Blaze
Victor
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
Hotel du Lac
Alain
- 1985
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Scott
Directed 7
2020s
- 2024
The Rebellious
Director
2010s
- 2012
- 2011
American Translation
Director
2000s
- 2006
- 2001
Being Light
Director
- 2000
Too Much Flesh
Director
1990s
- 1999
Lovers
Director
Produced 7
2020s
- 2024
The Rebellious
Co-Producer
2010s
- 2013
Left Over - Intimate Politics
Producer
- 2012
- 2011
American Translation
Producer
2000s
- 2001
Being Light
Executive Producer
- 2000
Too Much Flesh
Producer
1990s
- 1999
Lovers
Producer
Camera 5
2010s
- 2012
- 2011
American Translation
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2006
- 2002
Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven - Symphony of Fun
Camera Operator
Searching for Debra Winger
Director of Photography
Wrote 4
2020s
- 2024
The Rebellious
Screenplay
2000s
- 2001
Being Light
Writer
- 2000
Too Much Flesh
Writer
1990s
- 1999
Lovers
Writer
Edited 2
2010s
- 2012
- 2011
American Translation
Editor
Appearances10
2020s
- 2025
The Other 300: Army of Lovers
Narrator (voice over)
- 2023
This Is the End
Self
2010s
- 2017
Dolphin Man
Self
- 2013
Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2007
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
- 2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Self
1990s
- 1997
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
Self
1980s
- 1989
The Big Blue Adventure
Self / Narrator
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2018
