Appealing actor Romain Duris is the exact example of those who arrived in the movie industry by chance, and to stardom without really desiring it. Discovered by a casting director while he was waiting in front of a high school in Paris, he was offered a role. Between popular successes such as "Good old daze", "Dobermann", "Tom thumb", "The Spanish apartment" or "Arsene Lupin", and independent films like "17 times Cecile Cassard", "Exiles", "Gadjo Dilo", "Being light", "Already dead" or "When the cat's away", Duris proves to be versatile enough to be credible as bandit, as an homosexual, or simply as a french student in the streets of Barcelona. The consecration has been "De Battre Mon Coeur S'Est Arrete"; now Duris is seen as an excellent and touching actor by the critics and by the audience.
Was not an actor when Director Cédric Klaspish discovered him in the street. Frequently works with Cédric Klapish. Frequently works with Tony Gatlif. Character of Xavier in "L'auberge espagnole" was written for him by Cédric Klapish. Studied Arts at the university. Was the drummer of a band called Kingsize. French citizen. Shares birthday with poet Thomas Moore, actresses Chiara Mastroianni and Isabelle Carré, and singer Kylie Minogue. Father is an engineer architect. Sister is a pianist, and she is the one who taught him to play piano for the film "De Battre Mon Coeur s'est Arreté". Big fan of writer Bukowski, of directors Jim Jarmush, Mankiewicz, Capra, Lubish, Cassavetes, Truffaut and script writer Harmony Korine. Likes hip hop, jazz, funk, Arabian music and electro.