Benjamin Lesieur

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Benjamin Lesieur (* 1990 ) is a French amateur actor .

Life

Lesieur is autistic but took an early interest in the theater. He played theater with the artist group Turbulences , which works with people who have communication problems. Director Olivier Nakache discovered Lesieur at a Turbulences theater workshop . "Equipped with a very lovable personality, he [Lesieur] either did not speak or did not communicate linearly, so he quoted names of French singers or asked the same question several times in a row."

Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano organized theater workshops for a year in which Lesieur participated, and thus won his trust. They eventually cast him in the lead role of the autistic Joseph in the film Everything Except Ordinary , which hit French cinemas in 2019. Shooting with Lesieur began in September 2018 and lasted 25 days, with Lesieur not reading a script and learning his text, but having his text read out before the scenes and memorizing it. Lesieur starred alongside Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb in Everything But Ordinary . For his portrayal, Lesieur was nominated for a César for Best Young Actor in 2020 . For the 2020 César Awards and Le Printemps du Cinéma 2020, Lesieur also starred in two short films after Everything Exceptional .

Filmography

Awards

  • 2020: César nomination, best young actor, for anything but ordinary

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Benjamin Lesieur on voici.fr
  2. ↑ "Doté d'une personnalité très attachante, il ne parlait pas ou communiquait d'une façon peu linéaire en citant des noms de chanteurs français ou en posant la même question plusieurs fois de suite." Benjamin Lesieur on allocine.fr
  3. ^ A b Catherine Balle: Benjamin Lesieur, acteur "Hors normes" en route vers les César . leparisien.fr, January 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Benjamin Lesieur on allocine.fr
personal data
SURNAME Lesieur, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French amateur actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1990