Romain Duris is a French actor born in Paris who became known as the student Xavier in 'L'Auberge espagnole' and its sequel 'Russian Dolls', an emblematic face of Cédric Klapisch's generational European cinema. His reputation for versatility was cemented with Jacques Audiard's 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped', where he embodied a thug trapped between the underworld and his dream of becoming a pianist. He has alternated auteur drama with romantic comedy in titles such as 'A Difficult Year' and 'Heartbreaker'. His nervous, physical energy, halfway between fragility and the street, sets him apart from the conventional leading men of French cinema. Read more