Clovis Cornillac (born 16 August 1968) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14. He made his debut in cinema in 1984 in Robin Davis's Outlaws. He was noticed by Dominique Besnehard, who introduced him to Peter Brook at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Cornillac performed in Brook's stage adaptation of Le Mahâbharata. Cornillac was married to Caroline Proust from 1994 to 2010, with whom he had twin daughters. He married actress Lilou Fogli in 2013, with whom he has a son, Nino, born in 2013. Filmography As actor As director/screenwriter Theatre 1984: Une lune pour les déshérités by Alain Françon 1990-1991: La dame de chez Maxim's by[Alain Françon 1997: Edward II by Alain Françon 1997: Les Petites Heures by Alain Françon 1998: Surfeurs by Xavier Durringer 2014: La Contrebasse Awards and honours Made a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Culture minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon in 2004. 2005: Prix Jean Gabin 2005: César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... References External links 1968 births Living people Mass media people from Lyon French male film actors French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male television actors Best Supporting Actor César Award winners French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters