Philippe Torreton (born 13 October 1965) is a French actor.
Life and career Born in Rouen, to a teacher mother, and filling station attendant father, Torreton grew up in a suburb of the city. A student at the lycée Val de Seine de Grand-Quevilly, he discovered there a certain liking for the theater that he nurtured, thanks to his teachers, - he often cites one in particular, - M.Désir. A student of CNSAD, he would return there, this time as a teacher, in October 2008.
Torreton entered the Comédie-Française in 1990 as a pensionnaire (salaried actor having no share in the profits) and became a sociétaire (shareholding member of the Comédie-Française) in 1994. He left in 1999 having played many prestigious roles including Scapin, Lorenzaccio, Hamlet, Henry V, Tartuffe.
He played Capitaine Conan in the film of the same name, directed by Bertrand Tavernier, based on a little-known incident from the time of the First World War, and for which he won the César Award for Best Actor 1997. And, a politically committed actor, he played the role of the principal of a primary school confronted with social problems in Ça commence aujourd'hui, again directed by Tavernier, in 1998.
He was elected in the Municipal council of the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
On 10 April 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Torreton was one of a handful of people to take part in a Good Friday service led by Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, still being rebuilt after the fire a year earlier. All wore protective clothing. During the service, Torreton read Francis Jammes' "Je vous salue, Marie".
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes1991La neige et le feuClaude Pinoteau1992L.627 AntoineBertrand Tavernier1993Une nouvelle vieFredOlivier Assayas1994Oublie-moiFabriceNoémie LvovskyL'ange noirChristopheJean-Claude BrisseauLe petit qui attend le facteurAnne-Marie Etienne1995The Bait Chief copBertrand Tavernier1996Le bel été 1914Ernest PailleronChristian de ChalongeCapitaine ConanCapitaine ConanBertrand TavernierLa serva amorosaArlequinJean Douchet1999It All Starts Today Daniel LefebvreBertrand TavernierTôt ou tardÉricAnne-Marie Etienne2001Félix et LolaFélixPatrice LeconteVertiges de l'amourVincentLaurent Chouchan2003Monsieur N. NapoleonAntoine De CaunesCorps à corps Marco TisserandFrançois Hanss2004The Light Yvon Le GuenPhilippe Lioret2005Sky Fighters BertrandGérard PirèsLes Rois mauditsRobert d'ArtoisJosée DayanTV Mini-Series2006Le Grand Meaulnes M. SeurelJean-Daniel Verhaeghe2007Jean de la Fontaine, le défiColbertDaniel VigneUlzhan CharlesVolker Schlöndorff2009District 13: Ultimatum The PresidentPatrick Alessandrin2011Guilty Alain MarécauxVincent GarenqThe Art of Love NarratorEmmanuel MouretRebellion Christian ProuteauMathieu Kassovitz2013Mood Indigo Jean-Sol PartreMichel GondryLa Pièce manquanteAndré MoutonNicolas Birkenstock2016Les Enfants de la chanceDocteur DavielMalik Chibane2017Mystère au LouvreInspector ThénardLéa FazerTV film2019InfidèleRodolpheTV series
Decorations Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)
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