Francis Leplay

Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist.

Education and career An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro. His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997.

His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the television series Spiral.

Leplay has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues including Lincoln Center, the Mossovet Theatre, and the Bouffes du Nord. and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship.

In 2021, Leplay and French-American filmmaker Isidore Bethel co-directed the docufiction hybrid film Acts of Love, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

Filmography

Film, as director Year Title Festivals/Prizes 2021 Acts of Love by Isidore Bethel and Francis Leplay Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival !! Title !! Role !! Festivals/Prizes 1995 Raï by Thomas Gilou Golden Leopard at Locarno 1997 J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa member of association Prix de la jeunesse (Youth Film Prize) at Cannes 1999 Time Regained by Raúl Ruiz Jupien's employee in competition at Cannes 2001 Les Morsures de l'aube (Love Bites) by Antoine de Caunes photographer 2002 Ma caméra et moi by Christophe Loizillon the young man ACID Cannes 2003 Sole Sisters by Pierre Jolivet Philippe Jean BFI London 2004 Kings and Queen by Arnaud Desplechin Christian Venice, Louis Delluc Prize 2006 Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola delivery doctor in Provence Cannes' National Education Prize 2007 La Vie d'artiste by Marc Fitoussi Alice's brother-in-law Deauville's Michel d'Ornano Award Très bien, merci by Emmanuelle Cuau emergency internist Fajr's Special Jury Award The Price to Pay by Alexandra Leclère real estate agent Shanghai Intrusions by Emmanuel Bourdieu Pierre Marsac, lawyer 2008 Modern Love by Stéphane Kazandjian Hervé 2010 Imogène McCarthery by Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier Gowen Ross 2011 Farewell, My Queen by Benoît Jacquot the Count of Artois Berlinale, Louis Delluc Prize Mon arbre by Bérénice André Jean-Marc 2012 Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer Marco Venice 2013 Bright Days Ahead by Marion Vernoux the oenology professor Toronto 2014 Three Hearts by Benoît Jacquot the doctor Venice, Toronto 2015 Les Cowboys by Thomas Bidegain the train man Cannes 2016 Nelly by Anne Émond Mathieu Toronto 2017 Demain et tous les autres jours by Noémie Lvovsky Mr. Lesieur Locarno 2018 Un violent désir de bonheur by Clément Schneider the abbot ACID Cannes 2019 Who You Think I Am by Safy Nebbou Serge Berlinale 2020 My Best Part by Nicolas Maury Cannes 2024 The Good Teacher by Teddy Lussi-Modeste Musil 2025 The Money Maker by Jean-Paul Salomé Victor

Television, as actor Year

Novels Year Title Publisher 2006 Après le spectacle Éditions du Seuil 2009 Samuel et Alexandre Éditions du Seuil