Francis Leplay
Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist.
An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro. His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997.
His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît
Leplay has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues including Lincoln Center, the Mossovet Theatre, and the Bouffes du Nord.
The Éditions du Seuil published two of his novels, 2006's Après le spectacle, a work of autofiction comparing intermittent acting work and romantic uncertainty, and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship.
In 2021, Leplay and French-American filmmaker Isidore Bethel co-directed the docufiction hybrid film Acts of Love, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
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Born
Jul 25, 1967
Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
Known For
Acting
Movies
47 acting
4 crew
Popularity
0.7
Known For
Marie Antoinette
2006
as Doctor Delivery Provence
The Money Maker
2026
as Victor
Brother and Sister
2022
as André Borkman
Who You Think I Am
2019
as Serge
The Good Teacher
2024
as Mr. Musil
3 Hearts
2014
as Le médecin
Farewell, My Queen
2012
as Le comte d'Artois
Jealous
2017
as Nathalie's doctor
Les Cowboys
2015
as Train man
The Clearstream Affair
2015
as Lawyer Denis Robert & Les Arènes
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