Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud (born 25 March 1981) is a French actor. He has appeared in films such as Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God (2019), Valiant Hearts (2021), and Anatomy of a Fall (2023). Arlaud has won three César Awards. He won the César Award for Best Actor for Bloody Milk in 2018, and the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for both By the Grace of God in 2020 and for Anatomy of a Fall in 2024.

Arlaud's parents are production designer Yan Arlaud and actress and casting director Tatiana Vialle. His grandparents are actor Max Vialle and singer-songwriter Sonia Laroze. Arlaud has two younger half siblings, Tobias and Galathée Nuytten.^{[citation needed]}

Arlaud began his acting career as a child when he was cast in a play directed by his mother. Arlaud didn't consider himself an actor at first, auditioning for television roles to earn money.

Arlaud debuted as a director with the short films Venerman (2016) and Zorey (2021), both co-written with his mother Tatiana Vialle, the latter premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2018, Arlaud won the César Award for Best Actor for his role of Pierre in Bloody Milk. He also wore a white ribbon in support of the MeToo movement at the ceremony.

In 2020, Arlaud won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a child sex abuse survivor in By the Grace of God.

In 2023, Arlaud played lawyer Vincent in Justine Triet's legal thriller Anatomy of a Fall, for which he won another César Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In June 2024, Arlaud was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.