Alexandre Desplat
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Alexandre Desplat

August 23, 1961 (64 years old) Paris, France

Also known as: Alexandre Desplats, Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat

Biography

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French:[alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres both in 2016.

Desplat has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Shape of Water (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for The Queen (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The King’s Speech (2010), Argo (2012), Philomena (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Little Women (2019).

Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as The Golden Compass (2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Godzilla (2014), Unbroken (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025). He has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson, Chris Weitz, Terrence Malick, George Clooney, Roman Polanski, Guillermo del Toro and Gareth Edwards.

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Known For

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 • TV

German Film Award

1951 • TV

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

2020 • Movie

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014 • Movie

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

2022 • Movie

Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson

Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (14)

Acting

2020

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

as Self

2014

The Monuments Men

as Émile

2022

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

as Self

2025

Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson

as Self - Composer

2011

Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

as Self

2020

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

as Self

2017

Score: A Film Music Documentary

as Self

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

as Self

2009

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

as Self

Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano

Nino

as Self - film music composer

2021

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

as Self - Interviewee

2018

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat

as Self

2025

Alexandre Desplat From Paris to Hollywood

as Himself

TV Credits (3)

Acting

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1951

German Film Award

as Self

1 episodes

2011

Hollywood in Vienna

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 23, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Popularity
0.4

Career Stats

14
Movies
3
TV Shows