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 Dominique Besnehard (; born 5 February 1954) is a French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film '' À nos amours'', wh ...

, who introduced him to

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

at the

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord The Bouffes du Nord is a theatre at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It has been listed since 1993 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History left, ...

. Cornillac performed in Brook's stage adaptation of ''Le Mahâbharata''. Cornillac was married to

Caroline Proust Caroline Proust (born 18 November 1967) is a French classically trained actress best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series '' Spiral''. She has also appeared in the Netflix TV series Not ...

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 The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...

'' 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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornillac, Clovis 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