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Pierre Niney (born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Lots of Lough) (2008), The Army of Crime (2009), Romantics Anonymous (2010), and Just Like Brothers (2012). In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. He also co-created, co-wrote and starred in Netflix's Fiasco (2024), and was Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2024). Niney was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His family is of Sephardic Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) and Catholic background. His father, François Niney, is a film professor at Normale Sup, La Fémis and Sciences Po. His mother was born in Belgium and is an author of creative leisure manuals. Niney studied at the French drama school Cours Florent in 2007. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries La dame d'Izieu in 2007, followed by films such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), The Army of Crime, Romantics Anonymous and Comme des frères. In October 2010, at age 21, Niney became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française. In 2014, Niney starred as fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic of the same name directed by Jalil Lespert, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor. This role marked his first portrayal of an openly gay character and earned him widespread critical acclaim. In 2024, Niney portrayed Edmond Dantès in the film The Count of Monte Cristo, and also starred in Fiasco, a 7-episode comedy miniseries that he co-created and co-wrote with Igor Gotesman for Netflix. Late that year it was announced that Niney will be re-collaborating with the team from The Count of Monte Cristo for an ambitious new adaptation of Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings novels. The series takes place during the 14th century succession crisis among the Capetian dynasty but Niney’s role was not disclosed upon announcement. Since 2008, Niney has been in a relationship with Australian actress and photographer Natasha Andrews, with whom he has two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019. Source: Article "Pierre Niney" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Pierre Niney
Trapeze Artist
for Trapeze Artist in Lucky Luke II: The Westward Trail
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Lucky Luke is hired to escort a wagon train from Missouri to California. The settlers hope to build new lives in the West, but the journey becomes dangerous when supplies disappear, routes are sabotaged, and attacks begin along the trail. One of travelers is Waldo Badmington, a rich inexperienced Easterner mocked by everyone for acting like a cowboy without knowing how to survive in the Wild West. To help protect the caravan, army sends Calamity Jane, a fearless and unpredictable gunslinger. Unlike Luke, she is loud, reckless, and causing constant arguments between them. Despite rivalry, they slowly gain respect for one another while defending the settlers from attacks. Meanwhile, the Daltons escape prison and head toward Mexican border after learning that a railroad payroll shipment will cross near the wagon route. They plan to rob the money and disappear forever. The wagon train reaches Painful Gulch, town divided by 2 families in a violent feud that lasted generations. Luke discovers the Daltons secretly were keeping the conflict to control the pass and rob travelers moving west. Meanwhile, a struggling Western circus arrives nearby. Hidden among the performers and wagons, the Daltons use them as cover while preparing the final robbery. As the wagon train, circus, and payroll convoy meet near a canyon, Daltons launch attack. Luke and Jane fights off gunmen. Settlers defend the payroll. Waldo finally proves himself by saving kids trapped during the chaos. Luke captures Daltons again by trapping them inside a circus animal cage. The feud in Painful Gulch finally ends. Later Luke and Jane went to see Daltons but lawmen screw it and they escaped. The wagon train reaches California. Waldo returns East as a famous writer of The Dashing White Cowboy. Jane challenges Luke to one final shooting contest. Luke easily wins but deliberately misses the last shot to spare her pride. She smiles and says You’re good, Luke. Luke answers I know. Post credit: Daltons enter Mexico.
