Stéphane Rideau (born 25 July 1976) is a French actor. Although intending to pursue a career in sports, he was discovered in 1992 at a rugby game and then auditioned for a role in the film Les Roseaux sauvages (Wild Reeds) by André Téchiné. He was, at the time, sixteen years old.
He later played the role of a gay teenager in Presque rien (Come Undone) directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. Rideau has a long acting experience that includes the films Loin, Le Ventre de Juliette, Le Clan and Le Cadeau d'Élena. He currently lives with his partner Celia and their daughter.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1994 Wild Reeds Serge 1994 Le Banquet Short film 1995La vie à rebours Short film 1995 Never Twice Short film 1995 Revivre Antoine 1995Sixième classique Mitou TV movie 1995 Verdict TV series 1996 La Passion du docteur Bergh 1996 Le juge est une femme TV series 1996 Full Speed 1996 Mauvais genre 1996Ca ne se refuse pas 1998 Sitcom 1998 Beaucoup trop loin Short film 1998 Un homme en colèreTV series 1999 Les passagers 1999 Premières neiges 2000 Lokarri 2000 Presque Rien 2001 Loin 2001 Le ventre de Juliette 2002 Les pygmées de Carlo 2002 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan 2003 Le cadeau d'Elena 2004 Dernière cigarette Short film 2004 Three Dancing Slaves 2011 Notre Paradis Vassili 2011 Brassens, la mauvaise réputation Georges BrassensTV movie 2011 Les Hommes LibresFrancis 2013 Section de recherches Filip Esquibel TV series 2014 La vallée des mensonges Marcel TV movie 2015 The Boss's Daughter Marc 2024 My New Friends To Live, To Die, To Live Again (Vivre, mourir, renaître)
References
External links Official website of Stéphane Rideau