Jean-Baptiste Maunier

Jean-Baptiste Maunier (, born 22 December 1990) is a French actor and singer. He is best known for his role in the 2004 French film Les Choristes.

Early life Jean-Baptiste Maunier was born to Thierry Maunier, a cameraman, and Muriel Maunier. He has a younger brother, Benjamin. His father sang in a well-known church choir (Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint Marc). Jean-Baptiste attended a Roman Catholic school in Lyon, France. He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York between 2008 and 2009 to perfect his acting and English, returning to France to sing in Les Enfoirés charity concerts.

Following the release of the film, Maunier and the choir took part in numerous concerts all over the world, including Japan and Canada.

Since 2005 he has participated in Les Enfoirés, an ensemble of notable singers and performers in France that periodically performs charity concerts. He contributed a song named "Le Monde Qui Est Le Mien" for the album "We Love Disney 2" and also released a single, "Je Reviens".

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2004 The Chorus Pierre Morhange Christophe Barratier Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer 2006 Le Grand Meaulnes François Seurel Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe Piccolo, Saxo et compagnie Saxo Eric Gutierrez & Andre Clavel Le Cri Young Robert Hervé Baslé TV mini-series 2007 Hellphone Sid James Huth The Red Inn Octave Gérard Krawczyk La lettre Guy Môquet François Hanss Short 2011 Perfect Baby Alex Jing Wang 2012 Merlin Lancelot Stéphane Kappes TV mini-series 2013 I'm a Sharpener Harris Tindall Mahdi Lepart Short 2014-2015 Mes chers disparus! Alphonse Stéphane Kappes TV series (6 episodes) 2015 Vingt-six amis en commun Eric David Hammel Short 2016 A/k Joe Olivier Van Hoofstadt Short Murders in Strasbourg Julian Mathis Laurence Katrian TV series (1 episode) 2017 Scènes de ménages Léo Francis Duquet TV series (1 episode) 2019 Eva K. Innkeeper Hugo Parthonnaud Short

Theater Year Title Author Director Notes 2013-2014 The Elephant Song Nicolas Billon Bruno Dupuis Nominated - Molière Award for Best Male Newcomer 2017 On se refait Palmade ! Pierre Palmade Pierre Palmade 2018 Paprika Pierre Palmade Jeoffrey Bourdenet