François-Xavier Demaison

François-Xavier Demaison (born 22 September 1973) is a French actor and comedian.

Personal life Demaison was born in Asnières-sur-Seine. Both his parents were lawyers. He studied theater but dropped out to focus on an economics degree. After graduating in 1998 from the Sciences Po in Paris, he began his career as an auditor before joining Landwell & Associés (law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers PWC) in the field of International taxation.

In August 2001, he was sent on an internship to their New York office. On 11 September 2001, Demaison witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center from his office in Manhattan. After this traumatic event, he decided not to continue on this career path and returned to his first love, the theater. He resumed contact with former teachers who helped him stage his own show, Act Two (he invested his saving of 5000 euros). It opened at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell in Paris on 2 December 2002.

Theater Year Title Director Writer(s) Notes 2002–05 A story pour les gens qui believe in dreams Éric Théobald Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Théâtre des Mathurins 2007 Demaison s'envole Éric Théobald (2) Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Casino de Paris L’Arbre de joie Christophe Lidon Louis-Michel Colas & David Khayat Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse 2011 Demaison s'évade Éric Théobald (3) Samuel Le Bihan & Mickaël Quiroga Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse

Filmography