Abkarian, SimonSimon Abkarian (born March 5, 1962) is a French actor. Born in Gonesse, Val d’Oise of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon.
Simon Abkarian and Joan Allen in ‘Yes’.
He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theatre company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris.
He has appeared in about 30 films, the most notable being Atom Egoyan’s Ararat, and Yes, in which he played the lead role. Abkarian played the role of villain Alex Dimitrios in the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale. The character is a government contractor and arms dealer working against Bond.
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