Théo Christine (born 1996) is a French television and film actor.

Early life

Born in

La Roche-sur-Yon La Roche-sur-Yon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is '' ...

Vendée Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department, Regions of France, region of Pays de la Loire, western France. It is situated on the Côte de Lumière. The community originated in 1 ...

, and his time growing-up was split between Vendée and

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

, where his father was born. He initially pursued a career in surfing. He moved to Paris in 2015, where he began acting training at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and ...

. He previously had his first experience in show business appearing as an extra when he was 13 years old in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie for ''

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'' starring

Karin Viard Karin Viard (; born 24 January 1966) is a French actress. She made her film debut in '' Tatie Danielle'' in 1990. She has appeared in films such as ''Delicatessen'', '' L'Emploi du temps'', ''Adultère, mode d'emploi'' and ''La parenthèse encha ...

Career

He had an early role in the French television series ''

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''. He portrayed

Joeystarr Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM ...

in French musical biopic ''Suprêmes''. He also appeared in 2020 comedy drama film '' My Best Part''. He could be seen in the 2022 British thriller film ''

Summit Fever ''Summit Fever'' is a 2022 British thriller film written and directed by Julian Gilbey and starring Ryan Phillippe. Cast *Freddie Thorp as Michael *Michel Biel as Jean-Pierre *Laura Ferries as Lucy * Mathilde Warnier as Isabelle * Theo Christin ...

'' alongside Ryan Phillipe. He had a leading role in French horror film '' Infested'' in 2023. He played a racing driver in the 2023 American sports film '' Gran Turismo''. He also appeared in the French film ''Ollie'' by Antoine Besse, ''Magma'' with

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, and he also appeared in ''BRI'', a television series on ''

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''. He could be seen as Sammy in the French film '' To Live, to Die, to Live Again'', which had its world premiere on 23 May 2024 at the Cannes Premiere section of the

2024 Cannes Film Festival The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker won the Palme d'Or, the ...

, where it was nominated for the

Queer Palm The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Mart ...

.Fabien Lemercier
"Gaël Morel to return to Cannes with To Live, To Die, To Live Again"
''Cineuropa'', 25 April 2024. It was reported in May 2025 that he was included alongside

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He has earned a César Awards, César Award and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award as well as nominations for a European Film Awards, European Film Award and a Screen Ac ...

, François Civil in the cast of upcoming epic adventure film ''Dumas: Black Devil''.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christine, Théo Living people 1996 births People from La Roche-sur-Yon French people of Martiniquais descent French film actors French television actors