Pierre Niney’s Top Collaborator: Discover Who He’s Starred With in 4 Films & 2 Series!

As the brilliant embodiment of the Count of Monte Cristo in 2024, recently seen in the films Guru and Parallel Stories, he is today a pivotal figure in French cinema. You probably guessed it in just a few seconds; of course, it’s Pierre Niney, an actor stunned by one of the greatest French films of all time.

Pierre Niney, whose film career began in 2008 with the comedy Nos 18 ans, has since acted alongside many stars. But do you know which actor he has collaborated with the most over nearly two decades, specifically in four films and two series?

Let’s not keep the suspense any longer: the actor Pierre Niney has most frequently shared the screen with is François Civil. Their partnership began in 2013 with the acclaimed series Casting(s), the short film Pour le rôle (directed by Niney himself), and the comedy 20 ans d’écart, where Niney played the lead role alongside Virginie Efira, with Civil making a brief appearance as a student.

“I think we are free enough in our friendship to discuss anything”

In 2016, Pierre Niney and François Civil co-starred in Five, a hit buddy comedy that was well-received by AlloCiné audiences with an impressive average rating of 3.8 out of 5. Three and a half years later, the two actors reunited in the film Deux moi by Cédric Klapisch, this time with Civil in a leading role and Niney in a supporting role. Their most recent project together? It was in 2024 with the Netflix series Fiasco, which saw Niney playing a novice director and Civil one of the actors in his first film.

In 2024, specifically during the promotion of Fiasco, the two men discussed their longstanding friendship, forged over more than a decade. “Thanks to our friendship, we can talk about a lot of things,” Niney explained in an interview with our colleagues at Elle. “We can ask each other any question without any taboos. It’s very pleasant because there are few people on earth you can tell everything. There aren’t many questions I haven’t asked him.” François Civil added, “We’re lucky to have been friends for a long time. I’d say we’ve explored quite a few topics. I believe we are free enough in our friendship to discuss anything.”

Trailer for “Five”: