In 1993 Duris was noticed whilst waiting in a queue by a casting director and was offered a part in the Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune (1994). He has since worked regularly with Klapisch.
His first role, however, was in a pop video for Princess Erika, "Faut qu'j'travaille" (I Need To Work), in which he plays the role of a small-time gangster.
Duris is best known for his role as the French exchange student Xavier Rousseau in the Spanish Apartment Trilogy, L'Auberge Espagnole, The Russian Dolls, and Chinese Puzzle. He has a reputation for versatility, having also played a thug in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005).
His roles have ranged from gangsters as in Dobermann through romantic leads as in Heartbreaker to action heroes as in Arsène Lupin.
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