Activities : Director, Scriptwriter, Adaptation and/or dialogue writer, Actor
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Agent : Béatrice Hall

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Melodrama Habibi(2008), from Hany Tamba
Le Code a changé(2008), from Danièle Thompson
The Maiden and the Wolves(2007), from Gilles Legrand
Home Sweet Home(2007), from Didier Pêcheur (Le)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2006), from Julian Schnabel
J'invente rien(2006), from Michel Leclerc
Héros(2006), from Bruno Merle
Prix à payer (Le)(2006), from Alexandra Leclère
My Last Role(2006), from Olivier Ayache-Vidal
On va s'aimer(2005), from Ivan Calbérac

Complete filmography

Patrick Chesnais enters the National Drama School at the age of 18 and wins the Drama First Prize in 1968. The next ten years he dedicates himself to theatre. His movie career begins in 1976, directed by Jacques Rozier in The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976).
In the early 80’ he plays many atypical characters, in The Imprint of Giants by Robert Enrico(1980), The Girl from Lorraine by Claude Goretta (1981) or Les Sacrifiés by Okacha Touita (1983). In 1989, Patrick Chesnais is awarded with the Best Supporting Actor Cesar Award for The Reader by Michel Deville also starring Miou-Miou. In the late 80’, he appears in popular comedies such as Les Cigognes n’en font qu’à leur tête and Promotion canapé both directed by Didier Kaminka. In 2000, he directs Charming Fellow for which he wins the Alain Poiré Award of Best Director at the St-Jean de Luz Film Festival.
Since then, he works with the new generation of French directors such as Manuel Poirier (Te Quiero), Rémi Waterhouse, (The Landlords) in 2002 or more recently Tu vas rire mais je te quitte by Philippe Harel in 2004.
In 2005; he stars in the much welcomed Not Here to Be Loved by Stéphane Brizé.

TV:
2005 – Le Grand Charles – Dir: B. Stora;
2004 – Vivement le Quichotte ! – Dir: J. Deschamps;
2003 – Bien agités – Dir: P. Chesnais;
2002 – Le Régional de l’étape – Dir: L. Epp;
2000 – Pont de l’aigle – Dir: B. de Effenterre;
1997 – Le Censeur du lycée d’Epinal – Dir: M. Rivière;
1996 – L’Un contre l’autre – Dir: D. Baron;
1996 – L’Etoile d’Anvers – Dir: M. Pico;
1995 – L’Enfant sage – Dir: F. Cazeneuve;
1995 – La Longue marche du bébé – Dir: C. Spiero;
1995 – Side car – Dir: M. Rivière;
1995 – Assédiquement vôtre – Dir: M. Frydland;
1994 – Le Misanthrope – Dir: J. Weber;
1994 – L’Homme qui ne rit plus – Dir: M. de Hollogne;
1993 – Regarde-moi quand jet e quitte – Dir: P. de Broca;
1993 – Vogue la galère – Dir: M. Frydland;
1990 – Notre Juliette – Dir: F. Luciani;
1990 – Tous mes maris – Dir: A. Farwagi;
1986 – Un coeur de marbre – Dir: S. Kurc;
1984 – Les Timides aventures d’un laveur de carreaux – Dir: J. Brard;
1984 – Vive la mariée – Dir: J. Valère;
1984 – Je suis à Ria, ne m’attends pas pour dîner – Dir: A. Ferrari;
1984 – Le Génie du faux – Dir: S. Kurc;
1983 – Sortie interdite – Dir: P. Villiers;
1983 – Jacques le Fataliste – Dir: C. Santelli;
1982 – L’Amour qui tue – Dir: L. Heynemann;
1982 – Croquignole – Dir: J. Brard;
1981 – Sans un mot – Dir: G. Poitou;
1981 – L’Infini est au haut des marches – Dir: S. Kurc;
1980 – Le Gros oiseau – Dir: J.-M. Ribes;
1980 – Le Mariage de Figaro – Dir: P. Badel;
1980 – Contes modernes: l’autobus – Dir: G. Max;
1980 – La Guerre des insectes – Dir: P. Kassovitz;
1980 – La Propriété – Dir: S. Leroy;
1979 – Le Contrat de mariage – Dir: G. Poitou;
1977 – Village – Dir: A. Quercy;
1977 – Les Amoureux – Dir: C. Huppert;
1968 – Au théâtre ce soir: Les Quatre coins – Dir: J. Marsan

TV SERIES :
2001 – Les Redoutables “Les Cons ça osent tout” – Dir: G. Lautner;
1995 – La Mondaine “La Maryline” – Dir: M. Pico;
1995 – La Mondaine “La Muse de Bruxelles” – Dir: M. Feydland;
1994 – La Mondaine “La Madone de Lisbonne – Dir: M. Feydland;
1994 – La Mondaine “L’Héroïne de Francfort – Dir: K. Biedermann;
1993 – La Mondaine “La Belle de Varsovie” – Dir: F. Apprederis;
1981 – Les Héritiers “La Propriété” – Dir: S. Leroy

THEATRE:
2005 – Une heure et demie de retard by J. Dell & G. Sibleyras (Dir: B. Murat);
2005 – L’Invité by D. Pharao (Dir: J.-L. Moreau);
2002 – Love by M. Schisgal (Dir: M. Fagadau);
2002 – Putain de soirée by D. Colas (Dir: D. Colas);
2000 – Dîner entre amis (Dir: M. Fagadau);
1998-1999 – Skylight (Dir: M. Fagadau);
1997 – Molly S by B. Friel (Dir: J. Lavelli);
1994-1995 – Le Retour by H. Pinter (Dir: B. Murat);
1998 – Joe Egg by P. Nichols (Dir: M. Fagadau);
1998 – Brûlez tout by L. Wilson (Dir: S. Meldegg);
1986 – Le Misanthrope by Molière (Dir: F. Petit);
1986 – Finalement quoi by P. Madral (Dir: P. Chesnais);
1986 – Adriana Monti by N. Ginzburg (Dir: M. Benichou);
1984 – Love by M. Schisgal (Dir: M. Fagadau);
1983 – Cet animal étranger by G. Arout (Dir: J. Bouchaud);
1982 – Le Bleu de l’eau de vie by C. Semprun-Maura (Dir: R. Blin);
1982 – L’Avantage d’être constant by O. Wilde (Dir: P. Boutron);
1981 – Les Trente millions de gladiateurs by E. Labiche (Dir: F. Petit);
1980 – Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais (Dir: F. Petit);
1978 – Dissident il va sans dire by M. Vinaver;
1978 – Nina c’est autre chose by M. Vinaver;
1978 – La Turista by S. Sheppard (Dir: H. Pillisbury);
1978 – Le Gros oiseau by J. Bouchaud (Dir: J.-M. Ribes);
1977 – Risibles amours by M. Kundera (Dir: J. Lassalle);
1977 – Par delà les marronniers by J.-M. Ribes (Dir: J.-M. Ribes);
1976 – Les Amoureux by C. Goldoni (Dir: C. Huppert);
1975 – A. A. Théâtre d’Arthur Adamov (Dir: R. Planchon);
1975 – Folies bourgeoises (Dir: R. Planchon);
1975 – Sans titre (Dir: R. Girones);
1975 – La Regénération ou la comédie by I. Svevo;
1974 – Qui est-ce qui frappe ici si tôt ? by P. Madral (Dir: P. Madral);
1974 – Un étrange après-midi by A. Doriadis (Dir: G. Lauzin);
1973 – Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière (Dir: J. Weber);
1973 – Deux et deux font seul by P. Madral (Dir: P. Madral);
1972 – Le Jeune homme by J. Audureau (Dir: P. Debauche);
1971 – La Cerisaie by A. Chekhov (Dir: P. Debauche);
1971 – Les Misérables by V. Hugo;
1970 – Barberine by A. de Musset (Dir: P. Chesnais);
1970 – La Nuit des rois by W. Shakespeare (Dir: D. Lorca);
1969 – Zozo by J. Auclair;
1968 – La Dame de Chicago by F. Dard;
1967 – Pauvre Bitos by J. Anouilh (Dir: J. Anouilh);
1965 – La Convention de Belzebir by M. Aymé;
1964 – L’Alouette by J. Anouilh (Dir: XXX)