Xavier Laurent
Xavier Laurent | |
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Laurent on October 15, 2007 | |
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Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | February 11, 197736
Xavier Laurent (born February 11, 1977) is a French actor.
Biography
Laurent was born in Aix-en-Provence. In 1994, he began studying Economics at the Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II).
In 1996, he was selected to go to Montreal, Quebec, in order to study at the McGill University. There, he signed up to the Otto Hans Jensen school of acting and his first stage experience was a revelation to him. He therefore decided to stop his economic studies to become an actor and entered the renowned Cours Florent in Paris.
During his years at Cours Florent, he also started his professional career in the plays De Gaulle, the man who said no and Jesus, the rebirth directed by Robert Hossein. He also made an appearance in an episode of Ab fab shot in Paris. Laurent continued to train for acting in the Jack Waltzer workshop, member of the Actors Studio NY. He then played the role of Max in Arthur Schnitzler’s play Anatole, directed by Fabrice Adrien.
After these experiences, for more than two years, he joined the TV series School of life (La Vie Devant Nous) in which he played the role of Mathias Granier. In 2002, he wrote a personal project called Sumoto life, a short movie in which he played with Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Claire Nebout and Gilles Detroit.
Xavier Laurent played also in Mort d'un juge (Death of a judge, TF1), directed by Vincenzo Marano, starring Francis Huster and Vincent Perez, and Sécurité intérieure (National security, Canal+), directed by Patrick Grandperret, with Stéphane Freiss.
Career
Theatre
- 1999 : De Gaulle, the man who said no by Alain Decaux and Alain Peyrefitte, directed by Robert Hossein
- 2000 : Jésus, the rebirth by Alain Decaux, directed by Robert Hossein
- 2000-2001 : Anatole by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Fabrice Adrien
- 2002 : Le Misanthrope by Molière, directed by Jacques Hardouin
- 2004 : Révélation by Tristan Petitgirard, directed by Marc Quentin
- 2007 : Don't be afraid! by Alain Decaux, directed by Robert Hossein
- 2009 : A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Tina Marian & Phil Ormrod
Movies
- 2000 : The Economic Power (Le pouvoir économique) (short), Louis Lumière School
- 2002 : Sumoto Life (short), directed by Jean Pillet
- 2003 : Le journal d’un fou (short), directed by Romaric Laurent
- 2004 : Brothers, directed by Xavier de Choudens, released in France in 2004
- 2005 : It Only Happens to Others (Ça n’arrive qu’aux autres) (short), directed by Romaric Laurent
- 2007 : Dostoeivsky's secret (Le mal sacré) (short), directed by Grégory Boutboul, with Adrien Jolivet
- 2009 : Processus 5 (short), directed by Émilie Flory
- 2009 : My letters! (Mes lettres !) (short), directed by Grégory Boutboul
- 2011 : Si tu meurs je te tue directed by Hiner Saleem
- 2011 : Le père de ma fille directed by Martin Valente
TV
- 2001-2002 : School of life (La Vie devant nous) (TV serie, TF1), directed by Vincenzo Marano, Alain Choquart, Patrick Grandperret
- 2003 : Commissaire Valence (TV serie, TF1), starring Bernard Tapie, directed by Vincenzo Marano
- 2004 : Death of a Judge (Mort d'un juge, TF1), directed by Vincenzo Marano
- 2007 : National security (Sécurité intérieure) (TV serie, Canal+), directed by Patrick Grandperret
- 2008 : School of life, 7 years later (TV serie, TF1), directed by Luc Pagès
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xavier Laurent. |
- Xavier Laurent at the Internet Movie Database
- His French Wikipedia page
- His English agency
- Spotlight