Jérémy Rainier is a Belgian actor known for his roles in films such as The Brotherhood of the Wolf, Child, Silence of Lorna, My Way and others. He has several prizes and has participated in many nominations. In the article we will take a closer look at his biography, personal life and filmography.
Jeremy Rainier: personal life and biography
The actor was born in 1981 in Brussels, becoming the youngest child in the family. In addition to the two sisters, he has a brother, Yannick Rainier, who is also an actor in film and television. As a child, Jeremy graduated from the theater courses, and then entered the Brussels Circus School. Married to Helen Helink, fashion designer of children's clothing and former television presenter. The couple has two children.
Carier start
For the first time on the screen, Jeremy appeared in 1991, when he starred in the Belgian comedy Frederic Fontaine's “The Seven Deadly Sins”. Five years later, already in France, he got the opportunity to play the main character in the movie “Promise” by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, where he acted as a guy named Igor, who, together with his father, makes money from transporting illegal immigrants to Belgium. And in 1999, he, along with his namesake Natasha Rainier, played in the thriller Crime Lovers, filmed by French director Francois Ozon.
Wolf property
In 2001, Jeremy Rainier, along with Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Marc Dacascas appeared in the mystical thriller Hans Christoph “The Brotherhood of the Wolf”. Two years later, he played the main role in the comedy film “Cruelty of exchanges in a moderate environment”, after which he was nominated for the Cesar Prize, where he fought for the title of the most promising actor.
He starred in Christian Faure’s television military drama “The Love That Is Silent” (2005). And he played the main character in the crime drama Jean-Pierre Dardenne's "Child" (2005). For the role of the 20-year-old Bruno, who for the sake of “easy” money made a dangerous deal, in 2006 he was recognized as the best Belgian actor.
Thierry, one of the sons of the protagonist, who cannot recover from a divorce, Jeremy played in the private drama Joachim Lafoss “Private Property” (2006). In the role of Alexander, one of the main characters, he performed in the thriller Lionel Bayou "Fair Play" about an unusual corporate event, in which managers and subordinates compete in sports games. And Jeremy, one of the heirs to the house, full of paintings by a famous artist, played in the family drama “Summer Time” (2008).
Desperate Lorna
In 2010, Jérémy Rainier was one of the nominees for the best male role in the International Cinephile Society Award for his role in the drama by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, The Silence of Lorna, filmed in 2008.
He is a member of the main cast of Deny Dercourt's adventure drama Tomorrow at Dawn (2009). In the same year, along with Vera Farminga, the actor appeared in Nicky Caro's romantic comedy “Winemaker's Luck”. A year later, Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu joined the company in Francois Ozon’s comedy Desperate Housewife and won the Margaritt Award for Best Actor.
One of the main characters Jérémy Rainier played in the next film by Jean-Pierre Dardenne “Boy with a Bicycle” (2011), telling the story of a 12-year-old teenager who is trying to find his father, who left him once in an orphanage. And at the same time, he took part as the main character of the thriller Eric Gerado "Property" (2011) about a married couple who, having moved from the city to a remote mountainous area, began to hate their wealthier neighbors.
Way of Saint Laurent
Having played the main role in Florent Emilio Siri’s biographical drama “My Way” (2012) about the life of the French singer Claude Francois, the actor earned the right to compete in five categories, winning two of them at once (Cabourg Film Festival and Globes de Cristal Award).
After two more nominations, Jeremy Rainier participated in the biographical drama Bertrand Bonello Saint Laurent. Style is me ”(2014), where he played the French industrialist and philanthropist Pierre Berger.
In 2016, Jeremy took part in the filming of the detective drama "Unknown" and played a minor character in Chan An Hung's drama "Eternity." And a year later he tried on the image of the mysterious psychoanalyst in the thriller Francois Ozon "Two-faced lover."
Future projects
As for future films with Jeremy Rainier, the shooting of the comedy film Bertrand Blieu Convoi Exceptionnel is currently being completed. Preparations are also being made for filming the drama of Ira Sachs A Family Vacation, where the actor again has to play one of the main characters.