Éric Elmosnino
Éric Elmosnino in 2015.
Born (1964-05-02) 2 May 1964
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1985–present

Éric Elmosnino (born 2 May 1964) is a French actor and musician.[1] He is known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in Gainsbourg, for which he won the César Award for Best Actor.[2]

He studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. After leaving the Conservatory, he worked at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers with Jean-Pierre Vincent.

In 1992 he played Christian Ribet, a friend of Guillaume de Tonquédec, in the film Tableau d'honneur (Honour Roll) by Charles Nemes. In 2006, he played in the theater as Edward Bond, directed by Alain Francon, at the Avignon Festival and the Théâtre de la Colline in Paris. In January 2008, he performed in a show at the Theatre Antoine in Paris for Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage.

Early life

Elmosnino was born in the Paris suburbs to a Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) father who was an industrial designer at Thomson CSF, and to an Alsatian mother who left EDF to raise her children.[3]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Director
1992 Tableau d'honneur Christian Ribet Charles Nemes
1994 Colonel Chabert Desroches Yves Angelo
1996 Bernie the vendor Albert Dupontel
1999 Late August, Early September Thomas Olivier Assayas
2007 Actrices Raymond Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
2007 La Vie d'artiste Alice's ex Marc Fitoussi
2008 Summer Hours the police inspector Olivier Assayas
2009 Park Benches the sleeper Bruno Podalydès
2009 Father of My Children Serge Mia Hansen-Love
2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Serge Gainsbourg Joann Sfar
2010 Le Skylab Jean Julie Delpy
2012 Télé gaucho Jean-Lou Michel Leclerc
2013 Ouf François Yann Coridian
2014 La Famille Bélier M. Thomasson Éric Lartigau
2015 Chic! Julien Lefort Jérôme Cornuau
2017 L'école buissonnière Borel Nicolas Vanier
2017 If I Were a Boy Merlin Audrey Dana
2018 I Feel Better Laurent Jean-Pierre Améris

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Title of work Award Category Result
2011 Gainsbourg Lumières Award Best Actor Nominated
2011 Gainsbourg Globes de Cristal Award Best Actor Nominated
2011 Gainsbourg César Award Best Actor Won
2011 Gainsbourg Cabourg Film Festival Best Actor Won
2011 Gainsbourg Etoiles d'Or Award Best Actor Won
2011 Gainsbourg Etoiles d'Or Award Best Male Newcomer Won
2015 La Famille Bélier César Award Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Éric Elmosnino". unifrance.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jewish Week Éric Elmosnino, stars as womanizing Serge Gainsbourg in a Joann Sfar production, with Laetitia Casta portraying Brigitte Bardot". Thejewishweek.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ↑ L’adolescent Eric Elmosnino et sa deuxième vie, La Croix, 26 décembre 2014
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