Director and actor born in 1989 in Montreal.

After starting his career as an actor as a child, Xavier Dolan moved behind the camera at an early age. His first feature film, I Killed My Mother, was a sensation, winning several awards at the 2009 Directors' Fortnight. Dolan explores the torments of love and emotional relationships without concessions, as in Heartbeats (2010) and Matthias & Maxime (2019). From Laurence Anyways (2012), a monumental portrait of a trans woman, to Mommy (2014), his films give pride of place to female or queer characters. His vivid, contrasting cinematography uses bright, saturated colours, playful framing and a combination of pop and literary references. He has also directed music videos (Hello, Adèle) and the mini-series The Night Logan Woke Up (2022). Acting in his own films, he has also appeared in Xavier Giannoli's Lost Illusions and Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased. He also played Adrian Mellon in Andrés Muschietti's It Chapter 2. 

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His list of favorite films includes Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant, Funny Games U.S. directed by Michael Haneke and Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee.

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