Xavier Dolan
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Xavier Dolan is a Canadian director born in Montreal, Quebec, who became one of the youngest filmmakers to achieve major international acclaim, directing his debut feature at nineteen. I Killed My Mother, semi-autobiographical and centered on a volatile mother-son relationship, established his visually flamboyant, emotionally raw style, which he extended through Heartbeats, Laurence Anyways, and Tom at the Farm across an extraordinarily prolific run in his early twenties. Mommy, again centered on an explosive mother-son bond and shot in an unconventional square aspect ratio that expands during moments of emotional release, won the Jury Prize at Cannes and became his most internationally celebrated film. It's Only the End of the World, adapting a Jean-Luc Lagarce play about a dying man's fraught family reunion, continued his focus on volatile family dynamics rendered with intense visual and emotional maximalism. Dolan's precocious, stylistically bold body of work made him one of the most prominent young auteurs of contemporary Québécois and international cinema.
Xavier Dolan
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Xavier Dolan is a Canadian director born in Montreal, Quebec, who became one of the youngest filmmakers to achieve major international acclaim, directing his debut feature at nineteen. I Killed My Mother, semi-autobiographical and centered on a volatile mother-son relationship, established his visually flamboyant, emotionally raw style, which he extended through Heartbeats, Laurence Anyways, and Tom at the Farm across an extraordinarily prolific run in his early twenties. Mommy, again centered on an explosive mother-son bond and shot in an unconventional square aspect ratio that expands during moments of emotional release, won the Jury Prize at Cannes and became his most internationally celebrated film. It's Only the End of the World, adapting a Jean-Luc Lagarce play about a dying man's fraught family reunion, continued his focus on volatile family dynamics rendered with intense visual and emotional maximalism. Dolan's precocious, stylistically bold body of work made him one of the most prominent young auteurs of contemporary Québécois and international cinema.
Movies
Plays Adrian Mellon
It Chapter Two
2019
Plays Antoine
Martyrs
2008
Director
Mommy
2014
Plays Jon
Boy Erased
2018
Plays Buddy Sunday
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
Plays Nathan d'Anastazio
Lost Illusions
2021
Plays Jean-Louis Subilon
The Great Arch
2025
Producer
Plays Système intelligence artificielle (voice)
The Beast
2024
Director
It's Only the End of the World
2016
Director
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
Director
Plays Maxime
Matthias & Maxime
2019
Director
Plays Francis
Heartbeats
2010
Director
Laurence Anyways
2012
Plays Julien
Mirrors
2007
Director
Plays Hubert Minel
I Killed My Mother
2009
Director
Plays Tom
Tom at the Farm
2014
Plays Julien (segment "Mirrors")
Boys On Film: Bad Romance
2011
Plays Michael Aleen
Elephant Song
2015
Plays Punk
Suzie
2009
Plays Jean-Marc
Good Neighbours
2011
Plays Étienne Simard
Miraculum
2014
Plays Michael
The Hidden Fortress
2001
Plays Edouard
Heads or Tails
1997
Plays (voice)
The Physics of Sorrow
2019
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The Great Arch
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The Great Arch
Jean-Louis Subilon
2025
Film
Lean On Me
Director
2025
Film
Happily Married
Sexiste #3 · 4 episodes
2024
TV
The Beast
Système intelligence artificielle (voice)
2024
Film
Toopy and Binoo The Movie
Jacques-Henri (voice)
2023
Film
The Night Logan Woke Up
Elliot Larouche · Director · 5 episodes
2022
TV
Lost Illusions
Nathan d'Anastazio
2021
Film
Matthias & Maxime
Maxime · Director
2019
Film
The Physics of Sorrow
(voice)
2019
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Xavier Dolan and where are they from?
Xavier Dolan is 37 years old, born on March 20, 1989 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
What are the most famous roles of Xavier Dolan?
Xavier Dolan is best known for roles in It Chapter Two, Bad Times at the El Royale, Martyrs.
How many movies has Xavier Dolan been in?
Over a 29-year career (since 1997), Xavier Dolan has appeared in 22 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Xavier Dolan's first movie?
The career of Xavier Dolan began with Heads or Tails (1997).
What is Xavier Dolan's most recent movie or series?
Xavier Dolan's most recent release is The Great Arch, which premiered on November 5, 2025.
What TV shows has Xavier Dolan appeared in?
On television, Xavier Dolan has appeared in The Night Logan Woke Up, Happily Married, Tout le monde en parle, Omertà, la loi du silence.
Xavier Dolan
1989-03-20 · Montréal, Québec, Canada
Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program
Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her singles "Hello" (2015), and "Easy on Me" (2021), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination.
Dolan has won many accolades for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards.
Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as Elephant Song (2014), Boy Erased (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), and It Chapter Two (2019).Xavier Dolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.