Christopher Thompson (born 1966) is a French
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
,
screenwriter, and
film director.
Early life
Thompson comes from a family deeply associated with theatrical arts. He is the son of film director and screenwriter
Danièle Thompson
Danièle Thompson (born 3 January 1942) is a Monegasque film director and screenwriter. Thompson is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury, and actress Jacqueline Roman.
She has written screenplays for a number of highly successful films i ...
, and his maternal grandfather is director
Gérard Oury (1919–2006);
his sister is the actress
Caroline Thompson
Caroline Thompson (born April 23, 1956) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She wrote the screenplays for the Tim Burton-directed films '' Edward Scissorhands'' and ''Corpse Bride'' and the Burton-produced ''The ...
.
He is married to actress
Géraldine Pailhas
Géraldine Pailhas (born 8 January 1971) is a French people, French actress. She had her first international success in 1995 as ''Doña Anna'', the unfulfilled love of Johnny Depp in the comedy ''Don Juan DeMarco''. She is married to actor Christ ...
. They have two children.
Born in New York City in 1966, Thompson was raised in his parents' home country,
France
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. Later he returned to the United States to attend
Brown University.
Career
Actor
As an actor, Thompson's first major screen role was his portrayal of the revolutionary leader
Saint-Just in ''
La Révolution française
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Synopsis
With the Frenc ...
'' (1989), a French television epic produced for the bicentennial of the
French Revolution
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. His principal screen credits are in French productions, including the films ''
L'Atlantide'' (1992) and ''
Giorgino
''Giorgino'' is a 1994 French thriller film directed by Laurent Boutonnat.
Plot
In the 1918 war-stricken Giorgio Volli returns to the orphanage where he had been working with children for a while. When arriving he finds out that the tragedy had ...
'' (1994), and the television miniseries ''
The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1998). His credits in English-language productions include supporting roles in ''
Jefferson in Paris
''Jefferson in Paris'' is a 1995 historical drama film, directed by James Ivory, and previously entitled ''Head and Heart''. The screenplay, by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, is a semi-fictional account of Thomas Jefferson's tenure as the Ambassador of the ...
'' (1995) and ''
The Luzhin Defence
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'' (2001).
Screenwriter
Thompson collaborated with his mother on the screenplay of her first feature-length film, ''La Bûche'' (aka ''
Season's Beatings
''Season's Beatings'' (french: La Bûche) is a French comedy-drama film directed by Danièle Thompson, released in 1999.
Plot
Following the recent death of her second husband, for Christmas, Yvette tries to meet the three daughters from her fir ...
'', 1999).
The two worked together again on the script of ''Decalage horaire'' (aka ''
Jet Lag
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'', 2001),
and their script for ''Fauteuils d'orchestre'' (aka ''Orchestra Seats'' or ''
Avenue Montaigne
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Origin of the name
Avenue Montaigne was originally called the Allée des Veuves (widows' alley) because women in mourning gathered there, but the street has changed muc ...
'', 2006) was a nominee in the category of
Best Writing at the
César Awards
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. A later collaboration, the comedy ''
Change of Plans
''Change of Plans'' (french: Le code a changé; literally, "The Code Has Changed," referring to the entry code for the outer door of the apartment complex where much of the film takes place) is a 2009 French film directed and written by Danièle ...
'', was released in 2009.
Director
*2010 Thompson made his debut as a director with a film he also scripted, ''Bus Palladium'', starring
Marc-André Grondin
Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film ''Goon''. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'' (2005), for which he won a Jutr ...
.
[
*2021 '']The Butcher's Daughter
''The Butcher Daughter '' (french: Tendre et saignant) is a French film directed by Christopher Thompson (actor) in 2021. It had a cinema release in France the 18 January 2022.
Plot
On the death of her father, Charly Fleury inherits the family bu ...
(Tendre et saignant)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Christopher
1966 births
Living people
French male film actors
French film directors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
Brown University alumni
French male stage actors
French male television actors
American emigrants to France