Vincent Elbaz

Vincent Elbaz at the 2017 César award ceremony

Vincent Elbaz (born February 3, 1971 in Paris ) is a French actor of Moroccan descent. Born the son of Moroccan Jews who speaks both Arabic, French and Hebrew.

Life

Elbaz successfully completed his acting studies at the Cours Florent after just two years. In 1993 he got his first film role in Cédric Klapisch's film Graduating Class : Wilde Jugend - 1975 ; He achieved his breakthrough in 1996 with Thomas Gilou's comedy Lies Have Short Skirts and Singles on the Road by Philippe Harel , for which he won a César nomination. In 1998 Elbaz received the Pirrot Prize in Berlin and the prestigious Jean Gabin Prize .

Filmography (selection)

• 1993: Graduating class: Wilde Jugend - 1975 (Le pérli jeune)
• 1996: Lies have short skirts (La vérité si je mens!)
• 1996: Singles out and about (Les randoneurs)
• 2002: Kiss me if you want (Embrassez qui vous voudrez)
• 2003: Your last coup (Ni pour ni contre (bien au contraire))
• 2005: The Three Musketeers (D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires )
• 2005: Love Is in the Air (Ma vie en l'air)
• 2005: The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Le parfum de la dame en noir)
• 2007: Gene Broadway - dance ... or love? (J'aurais voulu être un danseur)
• 2008: Les randonneurs à Saint-Tropez
• 2011: The Assault (L'assaut)
• 2014: Madame Mallory and the Scent of Curry (The Hundred Foot Journey)
• 2016: Similar to confusion (Il a déjà tes yeux)
• 2016: The primary school teacher (Primaire)
• 2018: Better Antoine than no trouble at all (En liberté!)
• 2018: Le Jeu - nothing to hide (Le jeu)
• 2018: No man for easy hours (Je ne suis pas un homme facile)

Web links

Commons : Vincent Elbaz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Vincent Elbaz in the Internet Movie Database (English)