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Francis Leplay
Actor

Francis Leplay

25 Jul 1967Born
59Age
55Credits
Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], FranceBirthplace

Biography

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

An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro.

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His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997.

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.

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.

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, and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship.

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.

Source: Article "Francis Leplay" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026The Money MakerFilm: Victor
  2. 2026Mitterrand confidentielSeries: Pierre Pingeot (4 episodes)
  3. 2025The SentinelsSeries: Le Ministre de la Guerre, Millerand (2 episodes)
  4. 2025Prime RushFilm: Guy
  5. 2025CerfaFilm
  6. 2025The End of the Iron AgeFilm: Le Président de la République
  7. 2025Frotter, frotterSeries: Lazare Masurel (4 episodes)
  8. 2024RobespierreFilm
  9. 2024The Good TeacherFilm: Mr. Musil
  10. 2024Cristóbal BalenciagaSeries: Lucien LeLong (3 episodes)
  11. 2022Not My TypeFilm: Le cadre Sacem
  12. 2022Brother and SisterFilm: André Borkman
  13. 2021Mixte 1963Film: Rene Herman
  14. 2021Voltaire HighSeries: Rene Hermen (1 episode)
  15. 2021Acts of LoveFilm: Director, Writer
  16. 2020My Best PartFilm
  17. 2019Opération FinotFilm: Philippe Rivera
  18. 2019Who You Think I AmFilm: Serge
  19. 2018A Violent Desire for JoyFilm: The Abbot
  20. 2018Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a QueenFilm: Fouqier
  21. 2018Ce que vivent les rosesFilm: Yahn Quemener
  22. 2017JealousFilm: Nathalie's doctor
  23. 2017Tomorrow and ThereafterFilm: Monsieur Lesieur
  24. 2017NellyFilm: Mathieu
  25. 2016Kill SkillsFilm: Our Friend
  26. 2015Les CowboysFilm: Train man
  27. 2015The Clearstream AffairFilm: Lawyer Denis Robert & Les Arènes
  28. 20143 HeartsFilm: Le médecin
  29. 2014The CosmopolitansFilm: Philippe
  30. 2014The CosmopolitansSeries: Philippe (1 episode)
  31. 2013YouthFilm: Frédéric
  32. 2013Bright Days AheadFilm: Le prof d'oenologie
  33. 2012Looking for HortenseFilm: Marco
  34. 2012Le Bourgeois gentilhommeFilm: Le Maître de philosophie
  35. 2012Farewell, My QueenFilm: Le comte d'Artois
  36. 2010Imogène McCartheryFilm: Gowen Ross
  37. 2008Rien dans les pochesFilm: 'Le lézard' #1
  38. 2008SeuleFilm: Antoine Nardier
  39. 2008IntrusionsFilm: Maître Pierre Marsac
  40. 2008Modern LoveFilm: Hervé
  41. 2008Le Mental de l'équipeFilm
  42. 2008The Resistance: Live Free or DieFilm: Gilbert Lesage
  43. 2007Fais pas ci, fais pas çaSeries: plaignant, l'ex-animateur (1 episode)
  44. 2007The Price to PayFilm: Agent immobilier
  45. 2006L'État de GraceSeries: Cédric Pierrot (3 episodes)
  46. 2006Marie AntoinetteFilm: Doctor Delivery Provence
  47. 2005Zim and CoFilm: Inspecteur commissariat
  48. 2004Kings & QueenFilm: Christian, le félon
  49. 2003ClémenceFilm: Alain Dorcières
  50. 2003Only GirlsFilm: Philippe Jean
  51. 2002Ma caméra et moiFilm: Le jeune homme
  52. 2001Love BitesFilm: Photographer
  53. 1999Time RegainedFilm: Employee Jupien
  54. 1997I Hate LoveFilm: Association Member
  55. 1995RaiFilm

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