Philippe Torreton

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Philippe Torreton (born October 13, 1965 in Rouen , Seine-Maritime department ) is a French actor .

biography

Torreton was born in Rouen as the son of a tank attendant and a teacher and grew up here in the suburbs. He learned acting at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique , which he attended with Madeleine Marion , Catherine Hiegel and Daniel Mesguich . He made his film debut in 1990 in Dernier regard . Roles in 40 film and television productions followed by 2011. The breakthrough as a film actor came in 1996 with the title role in Bertrand Tavernier's tragic comedy Captain Conan and the Wolves of War . For his portrayal of the captain, who did not find his way back into bourgeois life after the First World War , he received the César for best leading actor in 1997 . He was nominated three more times for the most important French film award: in 2000 as the passionate director of a preschool in the economically ailing north of France ( It starts today ), in 2005 as a lighthouse keeper on a Breton island ( The lighthouse keeper's wife ) and in 2012 as a false story based on a true story family man Alain Marécaux accused of child abuse ( arrest warrant - in case of doubt against the accused ). In parallel with his work in film and television, Torreton plays theater and was recognized for his performances in Les Fourberies de Scapin (1998) and Richard III. nominated for the French theater prize Molière . In 2007 he played the leading role in the film Ulzhan - The forgotten light by director Volker Schlöndorff .

Torreton is also involved in French politics. In 2002 he supported the socialist presidential candidate Noël Mamère and in 2007 the candidate Ségolène Royal . In 2008 he ran for the Socialist Party in the local elections in Paris .

Torreton's first marriage was to fellow actor Anne-Marie Étienne , with whom he has two children. After a four-year relationship with Claire Chazal that ended in 2007, he remarried in June 2008. A daughter was born on December 10, 2008.

Filmography (selection)

Torreton at the 60th Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Awards and nominations

  • 1997: César - Best Actor Award for Captain Conan and the Wolves of War
  • 1997: Cabourg Romantic Film Festival - Best Actor Award for Captain Conan and the Wolves of War
  • 1997: European Film Award - nomination as best actor for Captain Conan and the Wolves of War
  • 1999: European Film Award - nomination for best actor for It begins today
  • 2000: Prix ​​Lumières - Best Actor Award for It Starts Today
  • 2000: Premio Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actor Award for It Starts Today
  • 2000: César - nomination for Best Actor for It Begins Today
  • 2005: César - nomination for best leading actor for The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife
  • 2012: César - nomination for best actor for arrest warrant - in case of doubt against the accused

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personal data
SURNAME Torreton, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Rouen