Manuel Bonnet

Manuel Bonnet is a French author and an award-winning actor who primarily appears in French cinema and television.

Career He studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris from 1970–73 and has had many roles and cameo parts in film and TV over more than 30 years, mostly in France.

Bonnet made a guest appearance on Highlander: The Series as Cavalry Captain in an episode titled Unholy Alliance: Part 2 and also the French foreign subtitled film Les Fautes d'orthographe. He also appeared in Thomas the Falconer alongside actors and actresses like Brano Holicek, Juraj Kukura, Jiri Langmajer and Jaroslav Zvasta.

A direct descendant of the photographic pioneer Nicéphore Niépce, Manuel Bonnet was the co-writer, with Jean-Louis Marignier of the book “Niépce, correspondance et papiers”, published by Maison Nicéphore Niépce in 2003, and the initiator of the celebrations in 2007 of the bicentennial of the invention of the Pyreolophore, an early internal combustion engine designed by the Niépce brothers.

In the course of research made by the Swedish filmmaker Vilgot Sjöman on Alfred Nobel, the study by Manuel Bonnet of Nobel's French associate, Paul Barbe, found recognition through the creation of files bearing his name in the archives of the Nobel institute in Stockholm.

He has also contributed to the book by Max Lavigne entitled : "Chantecoq, De la Cité Royale à la Commune républicaine" in 1996.

Appearances

Theatre Dix Petits Negres. Directed By Jacqueline Bœuf Le Temps des Gitans. Directed By Emir Kusturica (Opéra De Paris) Amadeus. Directed by Stéphane Hillel Entrez sans Frapper. Directed By Raymond Acquaviva La Boutique au Coin De La Rue. Directed By Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Grison Iv. Directed By G. Savoisien Cinema Parlant. Directed By Daniel Colas Drôle de Gouter. Directed By Gérard Maro Romeo et Juliette. Directed By Jean-Paul Lucet Britannicus. Directed By Simone Beaudoin Andromaque. Directed By Pierre Santini Les Temps Difficiles. Directed By Pierre Dux Lenine. Directed By Claude Vermorel Les Fourberies de Scapin. Directed by Pierre Boutron Trio Pour Deux Canaris. Directed by François Duval La Comedie Humaine. Directed By Paul-Emile Deiber L'aiglon. Directed By Jean-Laurent Cochet

Television L’école Du Pouvoir. Director - Raoul Peck Memento. Director - Patrick Poubel Les Intouchables. Director - Benoît D’aubert La Vie Devant Nous, Cinq Ans Apres. Director - Laura Muscardin Vrai Comme Un Reve. Director - Christophe Otzenberger Les Enfants D'orion. Director - Philippe Venault Voici Venir L'orage. Director - Nina Companeez Securite Interieure. Director - Patrick Grandperret Max Jacob. Director - Gabriel Aghion Ris - Police Scientifique (Dépendances). Director - Klaus Biderman La Vallee. Director - Raoul Peck Commissaire Valence. Director - Denis Amar Plus Belle La Vie. Director - Jean-Pierre Igoux. Le Proces De Bobigny. Director - François Luciani. Denonciation Calomnieuse. Director - Dominique Ladoge Jusqu’au Bout. Director - Maurice Failevic Les Bourreaux De L'ombre (Navarro). Director - Jean Sagols Biarritz. Director - Olivier Guignard Les Perles Du Pacifique. Director - G. Bannier / T. Guerrier / Didier Delaitre Les Filles De Vincennes. Director - Thierry Binisti Ciel D’orage. Director - Paolo Barzman Factures Sociales (Les Bœufs Carottes). Director - Gérard Cuq La Nouvelle Tribu. Director - Roger Vadim Mon Pere Avait Raison. Director - Roger Vadim Flairs Ennemis. Director - Robin Davis Les Alsaciens. Director - Michel Favart Tabou. Director - Alain Robak Cas De Divorce. Director - G. Espinasse / A. Lombardi Tango. Director - Jacques Payette Chasseurs De Loups. Director - Didier Albert Highlander: The Series - Unholy Alliance 2. Director - P. Ellis Christmas Carol (1984) – Director – Francis Junek Seconde B. Director - Christiane Spiero La Devoyee. Director - Jacques Audoir Repetition D’un Meurtre. Director - Jacques Audoir Pas De Noel Pour Sarah-Lou. Director - Geneviève Strina L'or Et Le Papier. Director - Nino Monti La Patrie En Danger. Director - J.D. De La Rochefoucauld La Vie En Couleur. Director - J. Doniol Valcroze La Danse De Salome. Director - Jacques Ordines L'ete De La Revolution. Director - Lazare Iglesis L'affaire Saint Romans. Director - Michel Wyn Arrets Frequents. Director - Gérard Marx Celine. Director - Josée Dayan Les Pardaillan. Director - Josée Dayan Madame Et Ses Flics. Director - R. Bernard Le Vent Du Large. Director - M. Bertin Le Chant De Noel. Director - Pierre Boutron Laure Et Adriani. Director - Gérard Espinasse La Prison Sur La Mer. Director - Jacques Ordines Pour Le Plaisir. Director - Pascal Goethals Les Dames A La Licorne. Director - Lazare Iglesis Je Tue Il. Director - Pierre Boutron Le Danseur Mondain. Director - Gérard Espinasse Crapotte. Director - Agnès Delarive Le Nœud De Viperes. Director - Jacques Trebouta Louis Xi. Director - Alexandre Astruc Lazare Carnot. Director - Jean-François Delassus Auteurs De Folie. Director - Claude Fayard Les Années D'illusion. Director - Pierre Matteuzi Chroniques Martiennes. Director - Kammerscheit L'âge En Fleur. Director - Philippe Agostini

Cinema 15 Ans Et Demi. Director - François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux Ça Se Soigne ? Director - Laurent Chouchan Alfred. Director – Vilgot Sjöman. Le Dernier Gang. Director - Ariel Zeitoun Perds Pas La Boule. Director - Maria Pia Crapanzano Mort A L'ecran. Director - Alexis Ferrebeuf Les Fautes D'orthographe. Director - Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Rue Des Plaisirs. Director - Patrice Leconte Sokoliar Tomas. Director - Vaclav Vorlicek L'affaire. Director - Sergio Gobbi In The Shadow Of The Sandcastles. Director - Philippe Blot Funny Boy. Director - Christian Le Hemonet Sibylle. Director - Robert Cappa