---
name: "Jean-Marc Barr"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-marc-barr"
fi1m_id: "jean-marc-barr"
imdb_id: "nm0000852"
tmdb_id: 1642
wikidata_id: "Q551683"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 September 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T11:05:28.641754+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jean-Marc Barr

## Identity

Jean-Marc Barr

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-marc-barr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-marc-barr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000852
- **TMDB ID:** 1642
- **Wikidata ID:** Q551683
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Barr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000852/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1642

Actor. Born 27 September 1960 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 September 1960, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- **Active:** 1986–2003
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Lars von Trier](https://film.one/person/lars-von-trier.md), [Vibeke Windeløv](https://film.one/person/vibeke-windelv.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Family 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $80m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Barr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000852/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1642

## Streaming the US now

- **MUBI:** [*Breaking the Waves*](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dancer in the Dark*](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jean-Marc Barr is a French-American actor and director. He was born on 27 September 1960 in Bitburg, Germany, to a French mother and an American father serving in the US Air Force. He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Paris Conservatoire and the Sorbonne, before training in drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he met his future wife, pianist and composer Irina Dečermić.

Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986 and appeared in films including *Hope and Glory* (1987) and *Maurice* (1987). He is known for his role as Jacques Mayol in *The Big Blue* (1988) and for frequent collaborations with Lars von Trier, including *Europa* (1991), *Breaking the Waves* (1996) as Terry, *Dancer in the Dark* (2000) and *Dogville* (2003). He has also directed, written and produced films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Dogville* (2003), Fi1m 74, as The Man with the Big Hat — [page](https://film.one/film/dogville.md)
- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Fi1m 71, as Norman — [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Fi1m 82, as Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Hope and Glory* (1987), Fi1m 82, as Bruce — [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Maurice* (1987), Fi1m 83, as French Colleague (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/maurice.md)

## Complete filmography (94)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What is Love?* (2026), as Père Manto
- *King & Conqueror* (2025), series, as King Henry of France
- *The Other 300: Army of Lovers* (2025), as Narrator (voice over)
- *The Academy* (2025), as Prof. Robert Copley
- *Meurtres en dentelles* (2025), as Antoine Duprat
- *Sea Shadows* (2025), series, as André
- *Anthracite* (2024), series, as Solal Heilman
- *The Rebellious* (2024), as Mr. Verger · Screenplay, Co-Producer, Director
- *The Pod Generation* (2023), as The Founder
- *Table ronde autour de Lars von Trier* (2023), as Jean-Marc Barr
- *Le fil* (2023), Actor
- *Silent Land* (2022), as diver Arnaud
- *The Rope* (2022), series, as Serge Morel
- *My Best Part* (2020), as The director
- *Little Birds* (2020), series, as Secretary Pierre Vaney
- *The House That Jack Built* (2018), Thanks
- *The Cellar* (2018), as Milan
- *The Call* (2018), as (voice)
- *The Miracle* (2018), series, as Serge
- *Cut Off* (2018), as Trevor De Blanc
- *Bad Banks* (2018), series, as Robert Khano
- *Buğday* (2017), as Erol
- *After the War* (2017), as Jérôme
- *UK18* (2017), as The Foreigner
- *WAX: We Are the X* (2016), as Jean-Christophe Touchalier
- *Whoever Was Using This Bed* (2016), as Ray
- *The Last Mirage* (2014), as Justin Livingstone
- *Nymphomaniac: Vol. II* (2013), as Debtor Gentleman
- *Left Over - Intimate Politics* (2013), Producer
- *Big Sur* (2013), as Jack Kerouac
- *Manhattan Romance* (2013), as Alex
- *Vandal* (2013), as Paul, l'oncle
- *And They Call It Summer* (2012), as Dino
- *Sexual Chronicles of a French Family* (2012), Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- *Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying* (2011), as Brian
- *Blood On The Docks* (2011), series, as Capitaine Richard Faraday
- *Le Repaire de la vouivre* (2011), series, as Paul Pratt
- *American Translation* (2011), as William · Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- *His Mother's Eyes* (2011), as Jean-Paul Tremazan
- *Dimension* (2010), Actor
- *City of Shadows* (2010), as Dr. Max Orswell
- *Making Plans for Lena* (2009), as Nigel
- *Nucingen House* (2009), as William Henry James III
- *Parc* (2009), as Paul Marteau
- *Baby Blues* (2008), as Dan
- *The Anarchist's Wife* (2008), as Pierre
- *The Boss of It All* (2006), as Spencer
- *One to Another* (2006), Director, Director of Photography
- *Manderlay* (2005), as Mr. Robinsson
- *Tara Road* (2005), as Andy
- *Cockles and Muscles* (2005), as Didier
- *Anecdotes from Europa* (2005), as Interviewee
- *CQ2 (Seek You Too)* (2004), as Steven
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- *Saltimbank* (2003), as Frédéric Saltim
- *Le Divorce* (2003), as Maitre Bertram
- *Dogville* (2003), as The Man with the Big Hat — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/dogville.md)
- *Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven - Symphony of Fun* (2002), Camera Operator
- *The Red Siren* (2002), as Hugo
- *Searching for Debra Winger* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Mary's Sons* (2002), as Paul
- *Being Light* (2001), as Jack Lesterhoof · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *blur | The Best Of* (2000), as Charmless Man (video "Charmless Man")
- *Too Much Flesh* (2000), as Lyle · Director, Writer, Producer
- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), as Norman — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *Lovers* (1999), Director, Producer, Writer
- *Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday* (1998), as Ben
- *Ça ne se refuse pas* (1998), as Alex
- *What I Did for Love* (1998), as Marc
- *The Scarlet Tunic* (1998), as Matthaus Singer
- *St. Ives* (1998), as Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
- *Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier* (1997), Actor
- *The Infidels* (1997), Actor
- *Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century* (1997), as Addy
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), as Terry — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Lifeline* (1996), as Patrick LeMay
- *Marching in Darkness* (1996), as Silvio Roatto
- *L'Échappée belle* (1996), as Manu Barnes
- *Iron Horsemen* (1995), as Robert
- *Le fils préféré* (1994), as Philippe
- *Les Faussaires* (1994), as Jack Baker
- *Au nom d'un chien* (1994), as Jean Grébault
- *The Plague* (1992), as Jean Tarrou
- *Europa* (1991), as Leopold Kessler
- *Blaze* (1991), as Victor
- *The Big Blue* (1988), as Jacques Mayol
- *Maurice* (1987), as French Colleague (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/maurice.md)
- *Hope and Glory* (1987), as Bruce — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md)
- *Hotel du Lac* (1986), as Alain
- *Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story* (1985), as Scott
- *King David* (1985), as Absalom
- *Halo of Stars*, as Gerald
- *Hexameron*, as Fr. Paulo
- *Le jour qui vient*, as Martin

## Gallery

- ![Jean-Marc Barr](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-75f852f19475.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Jean-Marc_Barr_Cannes.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jean-Marc Barr at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-171c8604da7a.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival. — Frantogian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jean-Marc_Barr_-_Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival.JPG/1280px-Jean-Marc_Barr_-_Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean-Marc Barr aux obsèques de Geneviève Page à l'église Saint-Sulpice, le 20 février 2025.](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-cf85e3807720.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr aux obsèques de Geneviève Page à l'église Saint-Sulpice, le 20 février 2025. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Jean-Marc_Barr_2025.jpg/1280px-Jean-Marc_Barr_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-eef0d0e8d9b9.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/MJK_12565_Jean-Marc_Barr_%28Bad_Banks%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_12565_Jean-Marc_Barr_%28Bad_Banks%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean-Marc Barr](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-b4612847a424.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr — Image via TMDB
- ![Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-57e9f4c4dbb3.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MJK_12565_Jean-Marc_Barr_%28Bad_Banks%29_crop.jpg/1280px-MJK_12565_Jean-Marc_Barr_%28Bad_Banks%29_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/86556/gallery-1c9feb334b72.jpg) Jean-Marc Barr presenting the german mini-series Bad Banks at the Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/MJK_12567_Jean-Marc_Barr_%28Bad_Banks%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2005: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Crustacés et Coquillages*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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