Thomas Doret (born 10 December 1996) is a Belgian actor, best known for playing the role of Cyril in ''

The Kid with a Bike ''The Kid with a Bike'' () is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Set in Seraing, Belgium, it tells the story of a 12-year-old boy ( Thomas Doret) who turns to a woman (Cécile de France) for comfort after his ...

'', and as Coco in ''

Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that ...

''.

Life and career

Doret was born in

Seraing Seraing (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-M ...

. His father is a warehouseman while his mother is a printer. He practiced karate and tennis from the age of 6. He studied at the Athénée Royal Air Pur of Seraing. In 2013 he participated as Président du jury jeune at the Festival international du film policier de Liège and has also received the honor of Ambassadeur d'honneur de la province de Liège At 13, he played his first starring film role, playing the role of Cyril, in the Dardenne brothers' film ''

'', alongside

Cécile de France Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname. People Given name * Ce'cile (Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author * Cécile Aubry (1928–2010), retired French film actres ...

. In 2012, he played the role of

Claude Renoir Claude Renoir (December 4, 1913Some sources, such as Ginette Vincendeau's ''Encyclopedia of European Cinema'', London: Cassell/BFI, 1995, p.328 indicate 1914 as his year of birth – September 5, 1993) was a French cinematographer. He was the ...

, one of the son of Pierre Renoir, alongside Michel Bouquet, in Gilles Bourdos' ''

''. He is currently working in a television series of 6 episodes titled ''Paris'', the series tells the story of daily 14 characters, including Doret, in the capital of France.https://www.facebook.com/Thomas.Doret/posts/622349851127536

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doret, Thomas 1996 births Living people People from Seraing Belgian male child actors Magritte Award winners