Philippe Torreton
Introduction '''Philippe Torreton''' (born 13 October 1965) is a French actor.
Life and career Born in Rouen, to a teacher mother, and filling station attendant father, Torreton grew up in a suburb of the city. A student at the lycée Val de Seine de Grand-Quevilly, he discovered there a certain liking for the theater that he nurtured, thanks to his teachers, - he often cites one in particular, - M.Désir. A student of CNSAD, he would return there, this time as a teacher, in October 2008.Torreton entered the Comédie-Française in 1990 as a ''pensionnaire'' (salaried actor having no share in the profits) and  became a ''sociétaire'' (shareholding member of the Comédie-Française) in 1994.He left in 1999 having played many prestigious roles including Scapin, Lorenzaccio, Hamlet, Henry V, Tartuffe.He played Capitaine Conan in the film of the same name, directed by  Bertrand Tavernier, based on a little-known incident from the time of the First World War, and for which he won the César Award for Best Actor 1997.And, a politically committed actor, he played the role of the principal of a primary school confronted with social problems in Ça commence aujourd'hui, again directed by Tavernier, in 1998.He was elected in the Municipal council of the 9th arrondissement of Paris.On 10 April 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Torreton was one of a handful of people to take part in a Good Friday service led by Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, still being rebuilt after the fire a year earlier. All wore protective clothing. During the service, Torreton read Francis Jammes' "Je vous salue, Marie".
Selected filmography Philippe Torreton at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Year Title Role Director Notes1991''La neige et le feu''Claude Pinoteau1992''L.627'' AntoineBertrand Tavernier1993''Une nouvelle vie''FredOlivier Assayas1994''Oublie-moi''FabriceNoémie Lvovsky''L'ange noir''ChristopheJean-Claude Brisseau''Le petit qui attend le facteur''Anne-Marie Etienne1995''The Bait'' Chief copBertrand Tavernier1996''Le bel été 1914''Ernest PailleronChristian de Chalonge''Capitaine Conan''Capitaine ConanBertrand Tavernier''La serva amorosa''ArlequinJean Douchet1999''It All Starts Today'' Daniel LefebvreBertrand Tavernier''Tôt ou tard''ÉricAnne-Marie Etienne2001''Félix et Lola''FélixPatrice Leconte''Vertiges de l'amour''VincentLaurent Chouchan2003''Monsieur N.'' NapoleonAntoine De Caunes''Corps à corps'' Marco TisserandFrançois Hanss2004''The Light'' Yvon Le GuenPhilippe Lioret2005''Sky Fighters'' BertrandGérard Pirès''Les Rois maudits''Robert d'ArtoisJosée DayanTV Mini-Series2006''Le Grand Meaulnes'' M. SeurelJean-Daniel Verhaeghe2007''Jean de la Fontaine, le défi''ColbertDaniel Vigne''Ulzhan'' CharlesVolker Schlöndorff2009''District 13: Ultimatum'' The PresidentPatrick Alessandrin2011''Guilty'' Alain MarécauxVincent Garenq''The Art of Love'' NarratorEmmanuel Mouret''Rebellion'' Christian ProuteauMathieu Kassovitz2013''Mood Indigo'' Jean-Sol PartreMichel Gondry''La Pièce manquante''André MoutonNicolas Birkenstock2016''Les Enfants de la chance''Docteur DavielMalik Chibane
Decorations * Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)
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