Jules Sitruk (born 16 April 1990 in Lilas, near Paris) is a French actor, most widely known for his roles in the 2002 Jugnot film ''Monsieur Batignole'' and the 2007 Hammer & Tongs film ''

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''. Sitruk began acting at the age of 8, after being cast at his hairdressers. His first

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was ''Monsieur Batignole'' (2001) with

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...

, who acknowledged his talent amongst other young French actors at the time. Other films include ''Moi César'' (2003), ''Vipère au poing'' (2004) and ''Les Aiguilles rouges'' (2005). Sitruk is also one of the three narrators in the original first-person version of ''

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''. His first English-language film was ''

'', filmed in London in 2006. In 2018, he starred in Garth Davis's historic film Marie Madeleine.

Personal life

Sitruk is Jewish. He is related to the comedian

Olivier Sitruk Olivier Sitruk (born December 25, 1970, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France), is a French comedian, actor, and producer, who has appeared in 44 films and television shows. After considering a career as an archaeologist, Sitruk changed his mind and ...

. Jules has studied Literature Baccalaureate at the Lycée Général of Paris, after completing his time at the Young School of Acting.

Filmography

Awards

Sitruk has won the Best Actor ifab Award at the 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sitruk, Jules 1990 births Living people People from Les Lilas Male actors from Île-de-France Jewish French male actors French male child actors French male film actors