Jérôme Robart

Jérôme Robart (born 27 May 1970) is a French actor, producer and playwright.

Early life Robart was trained at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris, from 1993 to 1996, dividing his artistic activities between theatre and film, directing, acting, and writing.

Career In 2000, Jérôme Robart created his first play Tes which he directed and co-produced with the National Dramatic Centres of Bordeaux and Orléans.

In 2001, his second play, Eddy, f. de pute was coproduced by the Théâtre Ouvert of Paris, the National Dramatic Centre of Bordeaux and Le Poche of Geneva. For France Culture, he also wrote Psychanalyse d’un vampire.

In 2003, he began formal studies in directing. This was an opportunity for him to collaborate notably with Bob Wilson and Claude Stratz.

In the theatre, Robart has been directed by Christophe Perton, Joël Jouanneau, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Louis Thamin, and Stéphanie Loïk in plays by Rodrigo Garcia, Lionel Spycher, Luigi Pirandello, Bernard Manciet, and Jean Audureau.

In films, he has appeared in Charlie Says directed by Nicole Garcia. He has also worked with Alain Tanner, Marina de Van and Philippe Garrel.

From 2008 to 2017, he played the title role of an 18th-century Parisian police commissioner in the Nicolas Le Floch series of television films, broadcast in France on France 2, and inspired by the series of historical detective novels by Jean-François Parot.

Filmography

Film

Short

Television

Clip

Actor 1993 : Tranquille by Sinclair 1995 : The Universal by Blur (band) 2012 : L'incommunicabilité by Cécilia H. 2014 : Ta bite by Circé Deslandes

Director 2011 : L'attente de Circé Deslandes, codirected with Cécilia Halatre 2011 : Allô de Circé Deslandes, codirected with Cécilia Halatre 2014 : Exquis cadavre, codirected with avec Circé Deslandes

Theatre

Actor 1995-1996 : Hélène by Jean Audureau, dir by Jean-Louis Thamin 1996 : Per el Yiyo by Bernard Manciet, dir by Jean-Louis Thamin 1997-1998 : Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello, dir by Jorge Lavelli - Théâtre National Populaire in Villeurbanne, Théâtre de l'Eldorado 1998-1999 : Pitbull by Lionel Spycher, dir by Joël Jouanneau 2001 : 9 mm by Lionel Spycher, dir by Stéphanie Loïk 2001-2003 : Notes de cuisine by Rodrigo Garcia, dir by Christophe Perton 2005 : Marcia Hesse by Fabrice Melchiot, dir by Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota - Reims 2007 : Three Sisters de Tchekhov, dir Astrid Bas - Théâtre de l'Odéon 2007-2009 : La Corde sensible, cowritten with Vincent Ozanon - Théâtre Studio of Alfortville and Cirque Romanès 2019 : L'Heureux Stratagème by Pierre de Marivaux, dir by Ladislas Chollat - Théâtre Édouard VII 2020 : The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, lecture - Saint-Germain-de-Modéon

Author and director 2000 : Tes - Tour 2003-2004 : Eddy, f. de pute - Théâtre Ouvert (Paris), Bordeaux 2005 : Chut ! Libre, cowritten with Juan Cocho 2005 : Jiji the Lover - Théâtre de Poche, Geneva 2007-2009 : La Corde sensible, cowritten with Vincent Ozanon - Théâtre Studio of Alfortville and Cirque Romanès 2019 : Le Lait de Marie - Saint-Germain-de-Modéon

Awards 2017 : Festival des créations télévisuelles de Luchon : Best actor for Le Mari de mon mari 2019 : Académie Alphonse Allais : Prix Jules Renard for Le Lait de Marie