Alexis Manenti (born 12 February 1982) is a French actor and screenwriter, best known for the 2019 film Les Misérables.
Career He was the winner of the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 45th César Awards,Melanie Goodfellow, "César awards: ‘Les Miserables’ wins best film, Polanski takes best director". Screen Daily, 28 February 2020. and the Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation at the 25th Lumière Awards,Scott Roxborough, "France’s Lumiere Awards: ‘Les Misérables’ Wins Best Film, Roman Polanski Tapped as Best Director". The Hollywood Reporter, 27 January 2020. for his performance in Les Misérables (2019). With co-writers Ladj Ly and Giordano Gederlini, he won the Lumière Award for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay and the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter.Nancy Tartaglione, "European Film Awards Nominations: Polanski’s ‘An Officer And A Spy’, Almodovar’s ‘Pain And Glory’, Bellocchio’s ‘Traitor’ Lead". Deadline Hollywood, 9 November 2019.
Filmography
Films Year English titleOriginal title Role Notes 2014 Mea Culpa Slobodan 2015 Vicky Christophe 2016 The StopoverVoir du pays Jonathan OrphanOrpheline 2017 Stalin's CouchLe Divan de Staline Tchirikov Épouse-moi mon pote Chris 2018 9 Fingers9 doigts Springer Just a Breath AwayDans la brume Drunk policeman The World Is YoursLe monde est à toi Uber driver 2019 Les Misérables Chris SexfishPoissonsexe Éric 2020 K contraire David 2021 Third GradeCE2 2022 Love According to DalvaDalva Athena Sébastien UndercoverEnquête sur un scandale d'État Alexis Novinard 2023 Les IndésirablesBâtiment 5 Pierre Michael Rosser, "Ladj Ly’s ‘Les Indésirables’ to world premiere at Toronto 2023". Screen Daily, 5 July 2023. Guardians of the FormulaČuvari formule Georges Mathé Karmapolice Poulet 2024 The Man Who Could Not Remain SilentČovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti Commander of Beli Orlovi paramilitary Short film MaldororLuis Catano The MohicanLe MohicanJoseph Cardelli2025Ad VitamNico2026Le Faux Soir
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Last Panthers Rajko Popovic2015-2018 Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie David Krepps Two episodes 2018 Clash of Futures (1918-1939: Les Rêves brisés de l'entre-deux-guerres) Dragul One episode 2019 Apnea (Une île) Victor 2020 The Eddy Zivko Five episodes
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