Arnaud Valois (born 29 February 1984) is a French actor who was born in Lyon. He began his career in 2006. He played the protagonist Nathan, in the 2017 movie BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute).^[1]

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Arnaud Valois
Born	(1984-02-29) 29 February 1984 (age 40) Lyon, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

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Valois ceased studies at law school^[2] and began to study acting at the Cours Florent drama school for two years.^[3] After a series of rejections as an actor, Valois left France and studied massage at Wat Pho in Bangkok^[2] and worked as a massage therapist in Thailand for six years. He returned to Paris to open a massage studio. He was invited to act in 120 BPM after Robin Campillo read his Facebook profile.^[4][5][6]

In 2017, with the international release of 120 BPM, the film's campaign for the 2018 Oscars nominations, and his ability to speak English, he became known internationally.^[7][8] Vanity Fair ranked him as the eleventh most influential French person in the world in 2017.^[9]

Valois is gay.^[10]