François-Xavier Demaison
François-Xavier Demaison (born 22 September 1973) is a French actor and comedian.
François-Xavier Demaison

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- Name
- François-Xavier Demaison
- Born
- 22 September 1973
- Birthplace
- Asnières-sur-Seine, France
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- acting
- Education
- Sciences Po · Cours Florent · University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
- Known for
- Second Chance · Coluche and l'histoire d'un mec
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
François-Xavier Demaison studied at Sciences Po, Cours Florent and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is acting. Works named in the authority record are Second Chance and Coluche, l'histoire d'un mec.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — François-Xavier Demaison • Born — 22 September 1973 • Birthplace — Asnières-sur-Seine, France • Children — 1 • Years Active — 2002–present • Occupation — Actor, comedian
Personal life
Personal life
Demaison was born in Asnières-sur-Seine. Both his parents were lawyers. He studied theater but dropped out to focus on an economics degree. After graduating in 1998 from the Sciences Po in Paris, he began his career as an auditor before joining Landwell & Associés (law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers PWC) in the field of International taxation. In August 2001, he was sent on an internship to their New York office. On 11 September 2001, Demaison witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center from his office in Manhattan. After this traumatic event, he decided not to continue on this career path and returned to his first love, the theater. He resumed contact with former teachers who helped him stage his own show, Act Two (he invested his saving of 5000 euros). It opened at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell in Paris on 2 December 2002.
Theater
Theater
• Year — Title — Director — Writer(s) — Notes • 2002–05 — A story pour les gens qui believe in dreams — Éric Théobald — Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga — Théâtre des Mathurins • 2007 — Demaison s'envole — Éric Théobald (2) — Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga — Casino de Paris • L’Arbre de joie — Christophe Lidon — Louis-Michel Colas & David Khayat — Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse • 2011 — Demaison s'évade — Éric Théobald (3) — Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga — Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 2005 — Olé! — Caron's driver — Florence Quentin • Tout pour plaire — The realtor — Cécile Telerman • 2006 — Sable noir — The server — Samuel Le Bihan — TV series (1 episode) • 2007 — L'Auberge rouge — Simon Barbeuf — Gérard Krawczyk • Confidences — Laurent Dussaux — TV mini-series • 2008 — The First Day of the Rest of Your Life — Doctor Marcaurel — Rémi Bezançon • Disco — Guillaume Navarre — Fabien Onteniente • 48 heures par jour — TV Host — Catherine Castel • A Day at the Museum — The head home — Jean-Michel Ribes • Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec — Coluche — Antoine de Caunes — Nominated - César Award for Best Actor • Ça se soigne? — Philippe Barrois — Laurent Chouchan • 2009 — Little Nicholas — Mr. Dubon — Laurent Tirard • Tellement proches — Jean-Pierre — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache • Neuilly Yo Mama! — Father Dinaro — Gabriel Julien-Laferrière • Divorces! — Alex — Valérie Guignabodet • Une place à prendre — The dredger — Charles Meurisse — Short • Réveil d'un mouton — Jonathan Cordiale — Julien Paolini — Short • 2010 — My Afternoons with Margueritte — Gardini — Jean Becker • Sans laisser de traces — Patrick Chambon — Grégoire Vigneron • 2011 — 360 — Taxi Driver — Fernando Meirelles • La Chance de ma vie — Julien Monnier — Nicolas Cuche • Beur sur la ville — Picolini — Djamel Bensalah • Émilie Jolie — Voice — Philippe Chatel & Francis Nielsen • Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du monde — Michel Ganiant — Stéphane Kazandjian • Nicostratos le pélican — Aristote — Olivier Horlait • Fais pas ci, fais pas ça — Jean-Pierre Bouley — Gabriel Julien-Laferrière — TV series (1 episode) • 2012 — Just Like Brothers — Boris — Hugo Gélin • Zarafa — Malaterre — Jean-Christophe Lie & Rémi Bezançon • Il était une fois, une fois — Willy Vanderbrook — Christian Merret-Palmair • L'écharpe rouge — The Boss — Romain Nonn — Short • 2013 — Paris à tout prix — Thierry — Reem Kherici • 2013–2015 — Hubert & Takako — Hubert — Hugo Gittard — TV series (78 episodes) • 2014 — Nicholas on Holiday — Mr. Dubon — Laurent Tirard • 2015 — Trois fois rien — Frédéric Petitjean — Short • The Disappearance — Commandant Bertrand Molina — Charlotte Brandström — TV series (8 episodes) • 2016 — Arrête ton cinéma — Jack — Diane Kurys • Team Spirit — Fabien Keller — Christophe Barratier • La macchinazione — Moreau — David Grieco • Les têtes de l'emploi — Thierry — Alexandre Charlot & Franck Magnier • 2017 — Jour J — Ben — Reem Kherici • Comment j'ai rencontré mon père — Eliott Berthet — Maxime Motte • Quadras — Alex — Isabelle Doval & Mélissa Drigeard — TV series (8 episodes) • 2018 — Neuilly sa mère, sa mère! — Father Dinaro — Gabriel Julien-Laferrière • Naked Normandy — Thierry Levasseur — Philippe Le Guay • Tout le monde debout — The priest — Franck Dubosc • 2019 — All Inclusive — Michel Goubert — Fabien Onteniente • Ni une ni deux — Jean-Pierre — Anne Giafferi • For Sarah — Luc Delmas — Frédéric Berthe — TV series • 2020 — Divorce Club — Patrick — Michaël Youn • Connectés — Yann — Romuald Boulanger • 2021 — La traque — Yann Declerck — Yves Rénier — TV film • The Time of Secrets — Uncle Jules — Christophe Barratier • 2022 — À Mon Tour — Félix de Ponte — Frédéric Berthe — TV film • Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — Antoine — Audrey Dana • Champagne — Jean — Nicolas Vanier • The Sitting Duck — Jean-Pierre Bachmann — Jean-Paul Salomé • Tous Inconnus — Himself — Nicolas Hourès — TV film • 2023 — Head in the Clouds — Daniel — Emmanuel Gillibert • Le nouveau — Alexis — Ludovic Colbeau-Justin — TV film • 2023–2025 — Le négociateur — Antoine Clerc — Arnauld Mercadier, Vincent Giovanni — TV series • 2024 — Benoît Gênant Officiel — Lui-même — Eric Lavaine — TV series; 1 episode • Panique au 31 — Didier from the storefront — Gaël Leforestier — TV film • 2025 — Panique au Grand Magasin — FX Sanchez — Julien Bloch — TV film • Un Noël sans fin — Ludovic Berger — Philippe Dajoux — TV film • 2026 — Good Vibes Only — Serge — Reem Kherici • Missed Call — Jerome Ricard — Sheree Folkson — TV series
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that françois-Xavier Demaison is recorded with the occupation actor. Institutional cataloguing adds that françois-Xavier Demaison is recorded with the occupation stand-up comedian. Recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded with the occupation film actor. It is also recorded that françois-Xavier Demaison is recorded with the occupation comedian. Recorded as a citizen of France. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 22 September 1973.
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