Niels Arestrup (French pronunciation: ​; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards.

Biography
Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Breton.

Arestrup has won three César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and A Prophet, then Quai d'Orsay. The two first films were directed by Jacques Audiard. He is the most awarded in this category.