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| image = Simon Abkarian 2014.jpg
| name = Simon Abkarian
| caption =Abkarian in 2014
| image = Simon Abkarian Cannes 2019.jpg
| caption = Simon Abkarian, 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|5|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|3|5}}
| birth_place = [[Gonesse]], [[Val d'Oise]], France
| birth_place = [[Gonesse]], Val-d'Oise, France
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1977–present
| years_active = 1977–present
}}
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'''Simon Abkarian''' ({{lang-hy|Սիմոն Աբգարեան}}; born 5 March 1962) is a French-Armenian actor.
'''Simon Abkarian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Սիմոն Աբկարյան, born March 5, 1962) is a French-Armenian actor.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born in [[Gonesse]], [[Val d'Oise]], of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in [[Lebanon]]. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by [[Gerald Papazian]]. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined [[Ariane Mnouchkine]]'s [[Théâtre du Soleil]] and played, among others, in ''L'Histoire terrible mais inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge'' ("The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia") by [[Hélène Cixous]], and in the ''[[Atreus|House of Atreus]]'' four-play cycle by [[Aeschylus]].
Born in [[Gonesse]], [[Val d'Oise]], of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in [[Lebanon]]. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined [[Ariane Mnouchkine]]'s [[Théâtre du Soleil]] and played, among others, in ''L'Histoire terrible mais inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge'' ("The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia") by [[Hélène Cixous]], and in the ''[[Atreus|House of Atreus]]'' four-play cycle by [[Aeschylus]].


Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993. In 2001 he starred in ''Beast on the Moon'' by Richard Kalinoski, directed by [[Irina Brook]], a play about the life of a survivor of the [[Armenian genocide]], a role which won him critical acclaim and the [[Molière Award for Best Actor]].
Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993. In 2001 he starred in ''Beast on the Moon'' by Richard Kalinoski, directed by [[Irina Brook]], a play about the life of a survivor of the [[Armenian genocide]], a role which won him critical acclaim and the [[Molière Award for Best Actor]].
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He has also been the voice of Ebi in the French version of the animated feature ''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]''. Abkarian played the role of the Armenian poet [[Missak Manouchian]] in ''[[The Army of Crime]]'' (2010) by [[Robert Guédiguian]], a French filmmaker based in [[Marseilles]], who is also of Armenian parentage.
He has also been the voice of Ebi in the French version of the animated feature ''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]''. Abkarian played the role of the Armenian poet [[Missak Manouchian]] in ''[[The Army of Crime]]'' (2010) by [[Robert Guédiguian]], a French filmmaker based in [[Marseilles]], who is also of Armenian parentage.


He has also played Dariush Bakhshi, the Iranian Special Consul, in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' (''MI-5''). In 2012, he played the role of a drug-dealing [[Afghan National Army|Afghan army]] colonel in the [[Canal+]] series ''[[Kaboul Kitchen]]''.
He has also played Dariush Bakhshi, the Iranian Special Consul, in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' (''MI-5''). In 2012, he played the role of a drug-dealing [[Afghan National Army|Afghan army]] colonel in the [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] series ''[[Kaboul Kitchen]]''.


==Filmography ==
==Filmography ==
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* ''[[To Take a Wife]]'' (2004) - Eliyahu
* ''[[To Take a Wife]]'' (2004) - Eliyahu
* ''[[Yes (film)|Yes]]'' (2004) - He
* ''[[Yes (film)|Yes]]'' (2004) - He
* ''[[Gamblers (film)|Gamblers]]'' (2005, directed by [[Frédéric Balekdjian]]) - Sahak
* ''Gamblers'' (2005, directed by Frédéric Balekdjian) - Sahak
* ''Dans tes rêves'' (2005) - Wilson
* ''Dans tes rêves'' (2005) - Wilson
* ''[[The Demon Stirs]]'' (2005) - Julien Cestac
* ''[[The Demon Stirs]]'' (2005) - Julien Cestac
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* ''[[J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka]]'' (2005) - [[Mehdi Ben Barka]]
* ''[[J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka]]'' (2005) - [[Mehdi Ben Barka]]
* ''Petites révélations'' (2006)
* ''Petites révélations'' (2006)
* ''[[Le Voyage en Arménie]]'' (2006) - Sarkis Arabian
* ''Le Voyage en Arménie'' (2006) - Sarkis Arabian
* ''Hier encore'' (2006) - Simon Tabet
* ''Hier encore'' (2006) - Simon Tabet
* ''[[The Serpent (2006 film)|The Serpent]]'' (2006) - Sam
* ''[[The Serpent (2006 film)|The Serpent]]'' (2006) - Sam
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* ''Un monde à nous'' (2008) - L'oncle de Noé (voice)
* ''Un monde à nous'' (2008) - L'oncle de Noé (voice)
* ''[[Khamsa (film)|Khamsa]]'' (2008) - Le père
* ''[[Khamsa (film)|Khamsa]]'' (2008) - Le père
* ''[[Secret défense (2009 film)|Secret défense]]'' (2009) - Al Barad
* ''Secret défense'' (2009) - Al Barad
* ''[[Musée haut, musée bas]]'' (2008) - Gilles Paulin
* ''[[Musée haut, musée bas]]'' (2008) - Gilles Paulin
* ''[[Le Chant des mariées]]'' (2008) - Raoul
* ''[[Le Chant des mariées]]'' (2008) - Raoul
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* ''[[Rebelles (film)|Rebelles]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Rebelles (film)|Rebelles]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Swallows of Kabul (film)|The Swallows of Kabul]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Swallows of Kabul (film)|The Swallows of Kabul]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Audition (2019 film)|The Audition]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Someone, Somewhere]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Restless (2022 film)|Restless]]'' (2022)
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Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian, 2019
Born (1962-03-05) March 5, 1962 (age 62)
Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present

Simon Abkarian (Armenian: Սիմոն Աբկարյան, born March 5, 1962) is a French-Armenian actor.

Life and career

Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school, then he joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil and played, among others, in L'Histoire terrible mais inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge ("The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia") by Hélène Cixous, and in the House of Atreus four-play cycle by Aeschylus.

Abkarian left the Théâtre du Soleil in 1993. In 2001 he starred in Beast on the Moon by Richard Kalinoski, directed by Irina Brook, a play about the life of a survivor of the Armenian genocide, a role which won him critical acclaim and the Molière Award for Best Actor.

His first roles in cinema were proposed by French filmmaker Cédric Klapisch, who asked him to play in several of his movies, notably in Chacun cherche son chat ("When the Cat is Away", 1996) and in Ni pour ni contre (bien au contraire) [fr] in 2003.

He was featured in Sally Potter's Yes (2004), in which he played the lead role.

Abkarian then played Mehdi Ben Barka in the thriller J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka by Serge Le Péron, about the kidnapping and the murder of the leader of the Moroccan opposition. He then played in Prendre Femme by Ronit Elkabetz which won him several acting awards. Playing different roles and in different genres, he was featured in the adventure Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas by Bourlem Guerdjou, in the comedy Le Démon de midi by Marie-Pascale Osterrieth. He has also appeared in Atom Egoyan's Ararat (2002), he was Albert in Almost Peaceful (2004) by French director Michel Deville, and he was featured in Your Dreams (2005) by Denis Thybaud. He was featured as Sahak in the thriller Les Mauvais Joueurs ("The Gamblers") (2005) by Frédéric Balekdjian. He played the role of villain Alex Dimitrios in the James Bond film, Casino Royale. The character is an arms dealer working against Bond.

He has also been the voice of Ebi in the French version of the animated feature Persepolis. Abkarian played the role of the Armenian poet Missak Manouchian in The Army of Crime (2010) by Robert Guédiguian, a French filmmaker based in Marseilles, who is also of Armenian parentage.

He has also played Dariush Bakhshi, the Iranian Special Consul, in the BBC drama Spooks (MI-5). In 2012, he played the role of a drug-dealing Afghan army colonel in the Canal+ series Kaboul Kitchen.

Filmography

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