Michel Fau
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Michel Fau | |
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 Michel Fau at the 41st César Awards in 2016 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, theatre director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director.
At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and Pierre Vial.
He has appeared on stage regularly in works directed by Olivier Py and he also worked with Olivier Desbordes, Jean Sébastien Rajon, Pierre Guillois, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Laurent Gutmann, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jacques Weber, Sandrine Kiberlain, Léa Drucker, Gaspard Ulliel, Julie Depardieu, Charlotte de Turckheim, Chantal Ladesou, Catherine Frot, Samir Guesmi, ...
In cinema, he worked with directors like Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gilles Bourdos, Albert Dupontel, Dominik Moll, François Ozon, Benoît Jacquot, Noémie Lvovsky, Nina Companeez, Jean-Michel Ribes, Xavier Giannoli, Christophe Honoré, Josée Dayan, and André Téchiné.
He occasionally directs an interpretation workshop at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts.
During the night of the 2011 Molière Award, he made a cover of Carla Bruni's song "Quelqu'un m'a dit" in a parody of a classical singer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Ragueneau's Poet | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | |
| 1993 | Relâche | The young actor | Gilles Bourdos | Short |
| Le Don | David Delrieux | TV movie | ||
| 1997 | Le JT, petit opéra | Philippe Béziat | Short | |
| 1999 | The Creator | Nicolas | Albert Dupontel | |
| 2000 | Harry, He's Here to Help | Eric | Dominik Moll | |
| Les yeux fermés | Michel | Olivier Py | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Le petit vélo dans la tête | Fabrice Fouquet | Short | |
| 2003 | Swimming Pool | First Man | François Ozon | |
| 2005 | Foon | Miss Petchers | Benoît Pétré, Mika Tard, ... | |
| Marie Antoinette | Louis XVI | Alain Brunard | TV movie | |
| Marc Eliot | Gregory Fontaine | Patrick Jamain | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2006 | Gaspard le bandit | Riboux | Benoît Jacquot | TV movie |
| 2007 | Let's Dance | The psychiatrist | Noémie Lvovsky | |
| Un train de retard | Eric | Jeanne Gottesdiener | Short | |
| Un nouveau contrat | The Mechanic | Christophe Leraie | Short | |
| 2011 | Requiem pour une tueuse | The Conductor | Jérôme Le Gris | |
| À la recherche du temps perdu | Jupien | Nina Companeez | TV mini-series | |
| 2013 | 9 Month Stretch | The gynecologist | Albert Dupontel | |
| 2014 | Brèves de comptoir | The writer | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| 2015 | Marguerite | Atos Pezzini / Divo | Xavier Giannoli | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Arletty, une passion coupable | Sacha Guitry | Arnaud Sélignac | TV movie | |
| 2016 | Open at Night | Bar manager | Édouard Baer | |
| Sophie's Misfortunes | Father Huc | Christophe Honoré | ||
| Capitaine Marleau | Marc Durieux | Josée Dayan | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2017 | Golden Years | Samuel | André Téchiné | |
| Ordalie | Karl Kaplan | Sacha Barbin | Short | |
| 2018 | Paris Pigalle | Maurice Vogel | Cédric Anger | |
| Alien Crystal Palace | Hambourg | Arielle Dombasle | ||
| The Most Assassinated Woman in the World | André | Franck Ribière | ||
| 2019 | Amor maman | Michel | Roland Menou | Short |
| 2020 | La fuite | The uncle | Aurélien Gabrielli | Short |
| I Love You Coiffure | Patrick | Muriel Robin | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Habib, la grande aventure | The director | Aurélien Gabrielli | |
| Diane de Poitiers | Gabriel Antoine Le Camus | Josée Dayan | TV mini-series | |
| 2023 | Borgo | The inspector | Stéphane Demoustier | |
| The Crime Is Mine | Maurice Vrai | François Ozon | ||
| Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan | Honoré de Balzac | Arielle Dombasle | ||
| Capitaine Marleau | Claude | Josée Dayan | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2025 | The Great Arch (L'Inconnu du Grande Arche) | François Mitterrand | Stéphane Demoustier |
