Clovis Cornillac
Encyclopedia
Clovis Cornillac is a French
theater, television and cinema actor.
He had 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 was hired in a contemporary play, Le Mahâbharata.
Cornillac is married to actor Caroline Proust
. They have twin daughters.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
theater, television and cinema actor.
Biography
Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14.He had his debut in cinema in 1984 in Robin Davis
Robin Davis
Robin Jean Davis is an American jurist currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 1996, Davis was appointed by Governor Gaston Caperton to replace Justice Franklin Cleckley. In 1996, she was elected to fill the unexpired term and was re-elected to a full...
's Outlaws. He was noticed by Dominique Besnehard
Dominique Besnehard
Dominique Besnehard is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film À nos amours, which was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival....
, who introduced him to Peter Brook
Peter Brook
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director and innovator, who has been based in France since the early 1970s.-Life:...
at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Cornillac was hired in a contemporary play, Le Mahâbharata.
Cornillac is married to actor Caroline Proust
Caroline Proust
Caroline Proust is a classically trained actor, now acting in one of the lead roles in the French TV police series, Engrenages . She was born on 18 November 1967 in the commune of Le Vigan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon and in the department of Gard. She is married to fellow actor Clovis...
. They have twin daughters.
Honours
- Made a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des LettresOrdre des Arts et des LettresThe Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
by Culture minister Jean-Jacques AillagonJean-Jacques AillagonJean-Jacques Aillagon is a French politician, a close confidant of Jacques Chirac and member of the Union for a Popular Movement political party. From 1972 to 1976 he was a high school teacher in the Corrèze region of France...
in 2004. - 2005 Prix Jean-Gabin laureate
- 2005 César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleCésar Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:...
for Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... is a 2004 French romantic comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard.The film stars*Edouard Baer, Raphaël Jullian*Marie-Josée Croze, Muriel*Clovis Cornillac, Kevin*Alice Taglioni, Claire ...
Theater
- 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
Filmography
- 1985: Hors-la-loiHors-la-loi (1985 film)Hors-la-loi also known in English as Outlaws is a 1985 film by French director Robin Davis, starring Clovis Cornillac.-Cast:*Clovis Cornillac ... Roland *Wadeck Stanczak ... Christian*Nathalie Spilmont ... Ida...
aka Outlaws by Robin DavisRobin DavisRobin Jean Davis is an American jurist currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 1996, Davis was appointed by Governor Gaston Caperton to replace Justice Franklin Cleckley. In 1996, she was elected to fill the unexpired term and was re-elected to a full... - 1988: The Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 American film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera, published in 1984. Director Philip Kaufman and screenplay writer Jean-Claude Carrière show Czechoslovak artistic and intellectual life during the Prague Spring of the Communist...
by Philip KaufmanPhilip KaufmanPhilip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter. His movies have adapted novels of widely different types – from Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being to Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun; from Tom Wolfe’s heroic epic The Right Stuff to the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin’s... - 1992: Pétain by Jean Marbœuf
- 1994: Les amoureux by Catherine CorsiniCatherine CorsiniCatherine Corsini is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed 15 films since 1982. Her film La répétition was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* La mésange * Ballades...
- 1998: KarnavalKarnavalKarnaval is a French film directed by Thomas Vincent and was released 3 March 1999. The film was nominated for a César Award for Best Debut in 2000....
by Thomas Vincent. Cornillac is nominated for the César Award for Most Promising ActorCésar Award for Most Promising ActorThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Most Promising Actor .-1980s:-1990s:*1991: Gérald Thomassin: Le petit criminel*1992: Manuel Blanc: J'embrasse pas...
for 2000 - 2000:
- L'Amour prisonnier (telefilm), as Henri
- Franklin (telefilm)
- 2001
- L'Île bleue (telefilm)
- Gregoire Moulin vs. Mankind as Jacky
- Tea Time Alex
- Central Nuit (telefilm) as Viking
- 2002
- Une affaire privée as Freddy
- Carnages as Alexis
- Maléfique as Marcus
- Bois ta Suze
- 2003 :
- Une affaire qui roule as Jean-Jacques Roux
- À la petite semaine as Didier
- Après la pluie, le beau temps as Dubel
- Mariées mais pas trop as Alexis Dervin
- Vert paradis as Simon
- Je t'aime, je t'adore as David
- 2004
- Malabar Princess as Pierre
- La Femme de Gilles, by Frédéric FonteyneFrédéric FonteyneFrédéric Fonteyne is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve.- Filmography :* Short Films** 1998 Bon anniversaire Sergent Bob...
, as Gilles - Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... is a 2004 French romantic comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard.The film stars*Edouard Baer, Raphaël Jullian*Marie-Josée Croze, Muriel*Clovis Cornillac, Kevin*Alice Taglioni, Claire ...
as Kevin. Rewardrd with the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleCésar Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:... - A Very Long EngagementA Very Long EngagementA Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on the battle of the Somme, during World War I...
by Jean-Pierre JeunetJean-Pierre Jeunet-Life and career:Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne, Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He befriended Marc Caro, a designer and comic book artist who became his longtime collaborator and...
, as Benoît Notre-Dame - Doo WopDoo Wop (film)Doo Wop is a 2004 French romantic drama film directed, produced and written by David Lanzmann. It won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival for Award of Independent Cinema Owners, FIPRESCI Prize, and Special Prize of the Jury...
by David Lanzmann
- 2005
- Au suivant !, by Jeanne Biras, as Bernard.
- Brice de NiceBrice de niceBrice de Nice is a 2005 French film, directed by James Huth. It is set in France, centering on the city of Nice.-Plot summary:The main character, a thirty-something surfer named Brice, lives for one thing: the perfect wave, despite the fact that Nice lies on a completely waveless bay on the...
by James Huth, as Marius - Les Chevaliers du cielLes Chevaliers du cielLes Chevaliers du ciel is a 2005 French film directed by Gérard Pirès about two air force pilots preventing a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris...
, by Gérard PirèsGérard Pirès-Filmography:* Guo bao zong dong yuan * Les Chevaliers du ciel * Double zéro * Steal * Taxi...
, as captain Sébastien 'Fahrenheit' Vallois - Gris-blanc, by Karim DridiKarim DridiKarim Dridi is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten films since 1987. His film Bye-Bye was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Dans le sac...
- Le Cactus, by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz
- 2006:
- Les Brigades du Tigre, by Jérôme Cornuau
- PoltergayPoltergayPoltergay is a French film directed by Éric Lavaine, based on an idea by Héctor Cabello Reyes. The script was written by Héctor Cabello Reyes and Éric Lavaine...
by Éric Lavaine - Happy FeetHappy FeetHappy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...
, by George MillerGeorge Miller (producer)George Miller is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and former medical doctor. He is most well known for his work on the Mad Max movies, but has been involved in a wide range of projects, including the Oscar-winning Happy Feet and "Babe" family films.Miller is the older brother...
(voices MumbleMumbleMumble may refer to:* Mumble , main character from the film Happy Feet* Mumble , open source voice over IP client/server* Mumble Bumble, a Canadian children's animated television program* Mumbles, a headland in Swansea...
)
- 2007
- The SerpentThe Serpent (2006 film)The Serpent is a 2006 French thriller film written and directed by Éric Barbier and based on the 1971 novel Plender by Ted Lewis.-Plot:...
by Éric Barbier, as Joseph Plender - Eden LogEden LogEden Log is a 2007 science fiction horror film directed and co-written by Franck Vestiel. The film was Vestiel's first as a director, who shot the entire film using only hand-held cameras....
by Franck Vestiel, as Tolbiac
- The Serpent
- 2008
- Asterix at the Olympic GamesAstérix at the Olympic Games (film)Asterix at the Olympic Games is a French film, adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed essentially in Spain in the course of the year 2006. Its €78 million budget makes it one of the most expensive European movies ever...
, as AstérixAsterixAsterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...
. - The New Protocol
- Ca$h
- Paris 36Paris 36Paris 36 is a 2008 French film directed by Christophe Barratier. This film is set in 1930s Paris.The song "Loin de Paname" , sung by Nora Arnezeder, was nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Original Song.-Plot summary:When a neighborhood music hall closes down, a trio of unemployed...
, as Milou
- Asterix at the Olympic Games
- 2009
- BellamyBellamy (film)Bellamy is a French murder mystery film released in 2009. It is the last film directed by Claude Chabrol.-Plot:Paul Bellamy is an obese and lecherous detective on vacation with his wife when he stumbles upon the case of a man who faked his own death, while at the same time dealing with his down...
, as Jacques Lebas - Bitter VictoryBitter VictoryBitter Victory is a 1957 black and white French-American international co-production film shot in CinemaScope, directed by Nicholas Ray....
, as Xavier Alvarez
- Bellamy
- 2010
- L'amour, c'est mieux à deux, as Michel
- Protéger & servir, as Kim Houang
- 600 kg d'or pur, as Virgil