Christopher Thompson
Christopher Thompson (born 13 August 1966) is a French actor, screenwriter, and film director.
Christopher Thompson
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- Name
- Christopher Thompson
- Born
- 13 August 1966
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Géraldine Pailhas
- Nationality
- France · United States
- Education
- Brown University
- Languages
- French
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Christopher Thompson (born 13 August 1966) is a French actor, screenwriter, and film director.
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• Name — Christopher Thompson • Born — 13 August 1966 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — Géraldine Pailhas • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Thompson comes from a family deeply associated with theatrical arts. He is the son of film director and screenwriter Danièle Thompson, and his maternal grandfather is director Gérard Oury (1919–2006); his sister is the actress Caroline Thompson. He is married to actress Géraldine Pailhas. They have two children. Born in New York City in 1966, Thompson was raised in his parents' home country, France. Later he returned to the United States to attend Brown University.
Actor
Actor
As an actor, Thompson's first major screen role was his portrayal of the revolutionary leader Saint-Just in La Révolution française (1989), a French television epic produced for the bicentennial of the French Revolution. His principal screen credits are in French productions, including the films L'Atlantide (1992) and Giorgino (1994), and the television miniseries The Count of Monte Cristo (1998). His credits in English-language productions include supporting roles in Jefferson in Paris (1995) and The Luzhin Defence (2001).
Director
Director
• 2010 Thompson made his debut as a director with a film he also scripted, Bus Palladium, starring Marc-André Grondin. • 2021 The Butcher's Daughter (Tendre et saignant) • 2023 Bardot, co-directed with Danièle Thompson
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1966
Christopher Thompson born at New York City.
Screenwriter
Thompson collaborated with his mother on the screenplay of her first feature-length film, La Bûche (aka Season's Beatings, 1999). The two worked together again on the script of Decalage horaire (aka Jet Lag, 2001), and their script for Fauteuils d'orchestre (aka Orchestra Seats or Avenue Montaigne, 2006) was a nominee in the category of Best Original Screenplay at the César Awards. A later collaboration, the comedy Change of Plans, was released in 2009.
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- 1.Vgl. lesgensducinema.com
- 2.Michael H. Miller: Boy on the Bus. In: The New York Observer, 19. Januar 2011.
- 3.Vgl. gala.fr
- 4.Vgl. allocine.fr
- 5.20200925193621. Vgl. theatremontparnasse.com. 2026-08-19 08:26:39 InternetArchiveBot.
- 6.Best of littéraire: Danièle Thompson et Cynthia Fleury. franceinter.fr, 25. Oktober 2019.
- 7.Caroline Thompson auf geneanet.org
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