Francis Leplay

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Francis Leplay
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967 (age 57) [1]
Saint-Mandé, France
CitizenshipFrance
EducationFrance's National Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sciences Po
Occupations
  • Actor
  • novelist
  • film director
Years active1995 – present
Works Kings and Queen , Farewell, My Queen , Acts of Love

Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist.

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Education and career

An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, [2] Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro . [3] His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997. [4]

His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the television series Spiral . [5]

Leplay has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues including Lincoln Center, the Mossovet Theatre, and the Bouffes du Nord. [2]

The Éditions du Seuil published two of his novels, 2006's Après le spectacle, a work of autofiction comparing intermittent acting work and romantic uncertainty, [6] and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship. [7]

In 2021, Leplay and French-American filmmaker Isidore Bethel co-directed the docufiction hybrid film Acts of Love , which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [8]

Filmography

Film, as director

YearTitleFestivals/Prizes
2021 Acts of Love by Isidore Bethel and Francis Leplay Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival [8]

Film, as actor

Year [9] TitleRoleFestivals/Prizes
1995 Raï by Thomas Gilou Golden Leopard at Locarno
1997J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa member of associationPrix de la jeunesse (Youth Film Prize) at Cannes
1999 Time Regained by Raúl Ruiz Jupien's employeein competition at Cannes
2001Les Morsures de l'aube (Love Bites) by Antoine de Caunes photographer
2002Ma caméra et moi by Christophe Loizillonthe young man ACID Cannes [10]
2003 Sole Sisters by Pierre Jolivet Philippe Jean BFI London [11]
2004 Kings and Queen by Arnaud Desplechin Christian Venice, Louis Delluc Prize
2006 Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola delivery doctor in Provence Cannes' National Education Prize
2007 La Vie d'artiste by Marc Fitoussi Alice's brother-in-law Deauville's Michel d'Ornano Award
Très bien, merci by Emmanuelle Cuauemergency internist Fajr's Special Jury Award
The Price to Pay by Alexandra Leclère real estate agent Shanghai [12]
Intrusions by Emmanuel Bourdieu Pierre Marsac, lawyer
2008Modern Love by Stéphane KazandjianHervé
2010Imogène McCarthery by Alexandre Charlot and Franck MagnierGowen Ross
2011 Farewell, My Queen by Benoît Jacquot the Count of Artois Berlinale, Louis Delluc Prize
Mon arbre by Bérénice AndréJean-Marc
2012 Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer Marco Venice
2013 Bright Days Ahead by Marion Vernoux the oenology professor Toronto
2014 Three Hearts by Benoît Jacquot the doctor Venice, Toronto
2015 Les Cowboys by Thomas Bidegain the train man Cannes
2016 Nelly by Anne Émond Mathieu Toronto
2017Demain et tous les autres jours by Noémie Lvovsky Mr. Lesieur Locarno
2018Un violent désir de bonheur by Clément Schneiderthe abbot ACID Cannes
2019 Who You Think I Am by Safy Nebbou Serge Berlinale [13]
2020 My Best Part by Nicolas Maury Cannes
2024 The Good Teacher by Teddy Lussi-Modeste Musil

Television, as actor

Year [9] [5] Title
2007–2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot
2007La Résistance by Félix Olivier
L'Affaire Sacha Guitry by Fabrice Cazeneuve
2008Seule by Félix Olivier
2012–present Spiral by Alexandra Clert and Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
2013Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français by Emmanuel Bourdieu
2017Ce que vivent les roses by Frédéric Berthe
2018Victor Hugo, ennemi d'État by Jean-Marc Moutout
2019Jeux d'influence by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
2020Black and White by Moussa Sene Absa

Stage

Year [5] TitleTheater
2005Les Chiens de conserve by Roland Dubillard  [ es; fr; gl; ht; no ]Théâtre du Rond-Point, Arles
2007Le Mental de l'équipe by Emmanuel Bourdieu and Frédéric Bélier-Garcia and directors Frédéric Bélier-Garcia and Denis Podalydès Amiens
2008Music-hall by Jean-Luc Lagarce and director Lambert Wilson Bouffes du Nord
2010 La Fausse Suivante by Pierre de Marivaux and director Lambert Wilson Bouffes du Nord
2013Le Prix des boîtes by Frédéric Pommier and director Jorge Lavelli Théâtre de l'Athénée
2010 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière and director Denis Podalydès Bouffes du Nord, on tour at the Royal Opera of Versailles and Lincoln Center [14]

Novels

YearTitlePublisher
2006Après le spectacle Éditions du Seuil
2009Samuel et Alexandre Éditions du Seuil

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