Melvil Matthias Julien Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor.
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Early life
Poupaud was born in Paris, the son of Michel Poupaud and filmmaker Chantal Poupaud. He has an elder brother, Yarol, who is a musician.
Career
Poupaud made his film debut at the age of 10 in Raúl Ruiz's City of Pirates (1983), having been introduced to the director by his mother. He subsequently appeared in nine more of Ruiz's films, including The Insomniac on the Bridge (1985), Treasure Island (1986), Genealogies of a Crime (1997), Time Regained (1999) and Love Torn in a Dream (2000). For his roles in Jacques Doillon's The 15 Year Old Girl (1989) and Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (1993), Poupaud received two nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actor.
He starred in François Ozon's Time to Leave, and co-starred with Parker Posey in Zoe Cassavetes' Broken English.
He also appeared in films such as Eric Rohmer's A Summer's Tale, Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale, and François Ozon's The Refuge.
