Jalil Lespert
Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."
Jalil Lespert

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- Name
- Jalil Lespert
- Born
- 11 May 1976
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- * Director
- Full name
- Djallil Gabriel Nabil Lespert.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- César Award for Best Male Revelation and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
- Languages
- French.
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Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jalil Lespert • Born — 11 May 1976 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — * Director • actor • screenwriter • Years Active — 1995–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Lespert was born in Paris to a pied-noir father, actor Jean Lespert, and a Kabyle Algerian mother who is an attorney and a jurist. Lespert initially studied law to please his mother.
Career
Career
Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in Laurent Cantet's short film Jeux de plage, alongside his father. His first major role came in 1999, in Jacques Maillot's film Our Happy Lives. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, Human Resources, which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2001. • Illustration — Jalil Lespert at the 2000 César Awards ceremony Lespert's career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in Sade, a body builder addict in Vivre me tue, a boxer in Virgil, a pretentious artist in Alain Resnais's Not on the Lips, and a journalist in Robert Guédiguian's The Last Mitterrand. Lespert directed his first film in 2007, 24 mesures, featuring Benoît Magimel and Sami Bouajila. His second feature as director, Headwinds in 2011, featured Magimel alongside Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Carré. In 2010, he appeared in the French television series Pigalle, la nuit.
Personal life
Personal life
In 2009, Lespert married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France. The couple had one child (born 2010), and separated in 2018. He also has two other children from a previous relationship.
As actor
As actor
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1995 — Jeux de plage — Éric — Short film; directed by Laurent Cantet Credited as Djellil Lespert • 1997 — Les Sanguinaires — Stéphane — Credited as Djallil Lespert • 1999 — Our Happy Lives — Etienne — French: Nos vies heureuses • Human Resources — Franck — French: Ressources humaines • A Major Inconvenience — Laurent — French: Un dérangement considérable • 2000 — Sade — Augustin • 2001 — Inch'Allah Dimanche — Le chauffeur de bus — English: Sunday God Willing • Bella ciao — Oreste Mancini — Directed by Stéphane Giusti • 2002 — L'idole — Philippe — English: The Idol • Vivre me tue — Daniel Smaïl — English: Life Kills Me • 2003 — Les Amateurs — Jamel Mezaoui "J.P." — Directed by Martin Valente • Not on the Lips — Charley — French: Pas sur la bouche • 2004 — L'ennemi naturel — Lieutenant Luhel — Directed by Pierre Erwan Guillaume • 2005 — The Last Mitterrand — Antoine Moreau — French: Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars • Virgil — Virgil • Le Petit Lieutenant — Antoine Derouère — English: The Young Lieutenant • 2006 — Le voyage en Arménie — Simon — Directed by Robert Guédiguian • Tell No One — Yaël Gonzales — French: Ne le dis à personne • 2008 — Pa-ra-da — Miloud • 2009 — Ligne de Front — Antoine — Directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz • 2011 — Chez Gino — Oncle Giovanni • A Butterfly Kiss — Paul — French: Un baiser papillon • Love and Bruises — Giovanni • 2013 — Landes — Txomin Iban • Post partum — Ulysse • 2014 — De guerre lasse — Alex — Directed by Olivier Panchot • 2015 — First Growth — Charlie Maréchal — French: Premiers crus • 2016 — Orphan — Darius — French: Orpheline • Iris — Antoine Doriot • 2017 — The Escape — Philippe • 2018 — Magical Nights — Jean-Claude Bernard — Italian: Notti magiche • 2019 — Mon frère — Igor — English: Brother • 2020 — Dreamchild — François — French: L'enfant rêvé • Beasts — Sylvain Rousseau — French: La terre des hommes • 2021 — Tralala — Benjamin Trescazes • With or Without You — Mathieu — Italian: Una relazione • 2023 — Infinity Pool — Alban Bauer • 2024 — GTMax — Elyas
Identity
Identity
Jalil Lespert is recorded as having received César Award for Best Male Revelation and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Recorded at birth as Djallil Gabriel Nabil Lespert.

Jalil Lespert au déjeuner des nommés des César du Cinéma
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As director and writer
• 2007 - 24 Bars (24 mesures) • 2011 - Headwinds (Des vents contraires) • 2014 - Yves Saint Laurent • 2016 - Iris • 2024 - Dakar Chronicles
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q556578: Jalil Lespert
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- “Jalil Lespert”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Chambre 2806: l'affaire DSK réal. par Jalil Lespert, The French Review, 2021
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Awards and accolades
• César Award for Most Promising Actor (26th César Awards, for Human Resources) • Lumière Award for Most Promising Actor (6th Lumière Awards, for Human Resources) • Étoiles d'or du cinéma français (2001, Best Actor, for Human Resources)
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