Éric Bernard

Farid-Éric Pierre Bernard ) is a French actor.

After starring in the 2018 film Sauvage, Bernard came out as a gay man, and subsequently went through a decline in his career which newspaper 20 minutes blamed on homophobia in French cinema.

Early life Bernard was born in Paris, France, on 18 April 1982, to Tunisian parents who abandoned him when he was four months old. After that, he entered into the foster care system until being adopted by the Bernards, a French couple. They gave the boy their surname and added Pierre as a middle name for him. The explicit sexual content and exposure of his genitals in the film caused controversy. Bernard's co-star in the film is actor Félix Maritaud, who is also gay. Maritaud portrays a gay sex worker in Bois de Boulogne seeking tenderness and longing for love while also battling against drug addiction. Maritaud's character meets a masculine gay man (Bernard) who is also involved in prostitution and a life project.

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Magazine Télérama said that the "poetic and unsettling" ending was noteworthy while Les Inrockuptibles called the film "sensational".

In a November 2006 interview with Le Parisien, Bernard told reporter Elodie Le Maou that a friend had advised him to capitalise on his Tunisian background and pursue a career in the Tunisian film industry, an idea which Bernard disliked and rejected. 2011 Voie rapide Drama film 2013 11.6 Philippe Godeau production 2018 Sauvage Breakthrough role. Starred along Félix Maritaud 2020 The Man Standing Next South Korean film 2024 Serpent's Path Film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa