Clovis Cornillac
Clovis Cornillac (born 16 August 1968) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Clovis Cornillac

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- Name
- Clovis Cornillac
- Born
- 16 August 1968
- Birthplace
- Lyon, France
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- acting and film direction.
- Honours
- Officer of Arts and Letters.
- Languages
- French.
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Clovis Cornillac naquit à Lyon.
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Key facts
• Name — Clovis Cornillac • Born — 16 August 1968 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Years Active — 1982–present • Occupation — Actor, film director, screenwriter • Children — 3
Life and career
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, who introduced him to Peter Brook at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Cornillac performed in Brook's stage adaptation of Le Mahâbharata. Cornillac was married to Caroline Proust 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.
As actor
As actor
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — Le village sur la colline — Georges — TV Mini-Series • 1984 — Tu peux toujours faire tes bagages — Baptiste — TV Movie • 1985 — Hors-la-loi — Roland • 1988 — Il y a maldonne — Marco • The Unbearable Lightness of Being — Boy in the Bar • Les années sandwiches — Bouboule • 1989 — Crossbow — Edgar — TV Series (1 Episode) • Pause-café — Cyrille — TV Series (1 Episode) • Suivez cet avion — Ascar's assistant • 1990 — Chillers — Voyeur — TV Series (1 Episode) • Le trésor des îles chiennes — Rubio • 1991 — Les dessous de la passion — Serge — TV Movie • Trois nuits — Short • 1992 — Bonne chance Frenchie — Henri — TV Mini-Series • 1993 — Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille — Sefano Carpi — TV Series (1 Episode) • Pétain — François • Le juge est une femme — Fabrice Buisson — TV Series (1 Episode) • Le JAP, juge d'application des peines — Pierre — TV Series (1 Episode) • Traverser le jardin — Short • 1994 — Navarro — Freddy — TV Series (1 Episode) • Les amoureux — Charmillet • Un été à l'envers — Jacky — TV Movie • La bavure — Jacques Corti — TV Movie Cognac Festival du Film Policier - Grand Prix Téléfilm - Acting ensemble • Les mickeys — Short • 1995 — Marie-Louise ou la permission — Bob • Les Cordier, juge et flic — Fred — TV Series (1 Episode) • Bons baisers de Suzanne — Short • 1996 — Théo la tendresse — Anthony Varrigues — TV Series (1 Episode) • Billard à l'étage — Joseph — TV Movie • 1997 — Ouvrez le chien • 1998 — La mère Chris tain — Le Ziquet • L'échappée — Loulou — TV Movie • 1999 — Karnaval — Christian — Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor • Sam — Théo — TV Movie • Les vilains — Marco — TV Movie • 2000 — Combats de femme — Henri — TV Series (1 Episode) • 2001 — Gregoire Moulin vs. Humanity — Jacky • L'île bleue — TV Movie • Tea Time — Alex — Short • 2002 — A Private Affair — Freddy • Carnage — Alexis • Maléfique — Marcus • Bois ta Suze — Short • 2003 — Une affaire qui roule — Jean-Jacques Roux • À la petite semaine — Didier — Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor • The Very Merry Widows — Alexis Dervin • Après la pluie, le beau temps — Dubel • Orages — Patrick Le Henin — TV Movie • Vert paradis — Simon • Je t'aime, je t'adore — David • 2004 — Malabar Princess — Pierre • Doo Wop — Thierry • Grossesse nerveuse — Guillaume — Short • Gilles' Wife — Gilles • The Story of My Life — Kevin — César Award for Best Supporting Actor • A Very Long Engagement — Benoît Notre-Dame • 2005 — Close-Up — Paul — Short • Brice de Nice — Marius Lacaille • Au suivant! — Bernard Dimanche • Sky Fighters — Sébastien Vallois • Gris blanc — François Blanc — TV Movie • Le cactus — Patrick Machado — Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor • 2006 — Les Brigades du Tigre — Paul Valentin • The Serpent — Plender • Poltergay — Marc Modena • 2007 — Scorpion — Angelo • Tous à l'Ouest: Une aventure de Lucky Luke — Joe Dalton • Eden Log — Tolbiac • 2008 — Asterix at the Olympic Games — Asterix • Le nouveau protocole — Raoul Kraft • Ca$h — Solal • Paris 36 — Milou • 2001-09 — Central nuit — Viking — TV Series (14 Episodes) • 2009 — Bellamy — Jacques Lebas • La sainte Victoire — Xavier Alvarez • 2010 — L'amour, c'est mieux à deux — Michel • Protéger & servir — Kim Houang • 600 kilos d'or pur — Virgil • 2011 — Demain c'est la fin du monde — Franck Guilby — Short • Requiem pour une tueuse — Rico • Monsieur Papa — Jean-François Vidal • Une folle envie — Yann Le Guellec • Mister BOB — Bob Denard — TV Movie • Dans la tourmente — Franck • 2012 — Radiostars — Arnold • Mes héros — Maxime • 2013 — La grande boucle — François Nouel • 2015 — Chefs — The Chef — TV Series (14 Episodes) • Blind Date — Machin — Also director and screenwriter • 2016 — Un homme comme les autres — Franck — Announced • Brice 3 — Marius Lacaille • 2017 — Sahara — Pierre Coré • 2018 — Belle and Sebastien: Friends for Life — Joseph • 2021 — Nobody Has to Know — Benoît Haubin
Theatre
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
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was French. He was the child of Roger Cornillac and Myriam Boyer. He married Caroline Proust and Lilou Fogli. 2 children are recorded: Alice Cornillac and Lily Cornillac.

Clovis Cornillac Place de la République, paris, le 5 octobre 2013, en soutien aux militants de Greenpeace emprisonnés en Russie
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As director/screenwriter
• Year — Title — Notes • 2015 — Blind Date — Also actor • 2018 — Belle and Sebastien: Friends for Life — Also actor • 2021 — C'est Magnifique! — Also actor • 2022 — Couleurs de l'incendie — Also Actor Based on Pierre Lemaitre's novel
Awards and honours
• Made a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 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...
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