Kacey Mottet Klein

Actor

Born 1998 in Lausanne to an American father and a Swiss mother, Kacey Mottet Klein grew up in Switzerland. At the age of 10 he was cast for Ursula Meier's film "Home" and he gave his onscreen debut alongside Isabelle Huppert. Kacey was awarded with the Swiss Film Award for this first role. Since then he has appeared in several acclaimed European films. "Gainsbourg - Vie héroïque" by Joann Sfar (2010), in which Kacey playes the young Gainsbourg, got him known in France. For his role in "Sister" by Ursula Meier (2012), which received a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, he was awarded with his second Swiss Film Award and nominated for the César. In 2015 he played the leading role in two films: in the Belgian-Swiss-French coproduction "Keeper" by Guillaume Senez and in "Une mère" by Christine Carrière alongside Mathilde Seigner. In André Téchiné's film "Quand on a 17 ans" (2016), he is the leading actor together with Sandrine Kiberlain.



Filmography
(a selection)

Actor

2024
Kacey by Benjamin Eggenberger
2024
Le terrier des cigognes by Benjamin Eggenberger
2022
Fièvre by Géraldine Rod, Michele Pennetta
2022
Vents solitaires by David Oesch
2022
Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey
2021
Le Vigneron et la Mort by Victor Jaquier
2020
Just Kids by Christophe Blanc
2019
Pétales bleues by Valentin Pittard
2018
Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête by Ursula Meier
2016
Quand on a 17 ans by André Téchiné
2015
Une mère by Christine Carrière
2015
Keeper by Guillaume Senez
2015
Kacey Mottet Klein, naissance d'un acteur by Ursula Meier
2012
Sister by Ursula Meier
2010
Gainsbourg, vie héroïque by Joann Sfar
2008
Home by Ursula Meier

Awards

(a selection)

2008
Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Mention spéciale du Jury (Winner) in Home
2017
Paris, 42e Cérémonie des César 2017, César Meilleur espoir masculin (Nomination) in Quand on a 17 ans
2009
Luzern, Swiss Film Award 2009, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Emerging Talent (Winner) in Home
2013
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2013, Swiss Film Award, Best Actor (Winner) in Sister
2013
Paris, 38e Cérémonie des César 2013, César Meilleur espoir masculin (Nomination) in Sister
2012
Copenhagen, Buster Copenhagen International Children's Film Festival, Best Child Actor (Winner) in Sister
2012
Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé, Prix de l'interprétation masculine (Winner) in Sister
2016
Cabourg, Festival du Film de Cabourg, Swann d'Or Révélation Masculine (Winner) in Quand on a 17 ans
2016
Beirut, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2016, Trophée Francophone de l'interprétation masculine (Nomination) in Keeper
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