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. He performed in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the International Center for Theatre Research under the direction of Peter Brook in the Peter Brook Company. His notable film credits include '' To Tama'', ''

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'', '' Vive La Mariée'', ''

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'', '' A Touch of Spice'', and a feature film debut in ''

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''. His most popular television appearances include ''

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'', '' L'Été Rouge'' in France, ''

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'' in the USA and '' Drifting Cities'' in Greece.

Biography

Georges Corraface is the son of the Greek symphonic and opera conductor, and violinist, Dimitri Chorafas, Cephalonian descendant of the Neapolitan Carafa family. His multi-cultural background enables him to work in French, Greek, English, Spanish, German and Italian, in roles ranging from dramatic leads to eccentric characterizations. He is most popular in France, Greece and Spain, by virtue of box office hits, best actor awards and television celebrity he enjoys in these countries. Corraface won The International Thessaloniki

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Film Award in 1996 for ''Slaughter of the Cock'' and the State Award for Best Actor of the Year in 2001 for ''To Tama'' (''Word of Honor''). He was the

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of the

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from 2005-2010. Returning to the stage in

in 2011, he created the role of Hook in '' Pan'' a musical adaptation of

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directed by

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. In 2012, Georges Corraface starred in British independent feature film Papadopoulos and sons in which he played the playful and larger-than-life "Uncle Spiros". The film was released in the UK through

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on 5 April 2013. In 2013, he wrote, directed and played in ''Burn Your House'

in

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a play based on a selection of works by

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, he also joined the tour ''The Other Side of Greece'', a series of concerts in Paris, Brussels, Athens, with

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and

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and a number of outstanding artists. He received the Nova Award for International Achievement at the 2013

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. He is currently pursuing his career as an actor, as well as branching out in the area of fiction and documentary film production. He lives in Paris, France with his wife and writing partner Rosalie and their two children (Zoe Corraface, an actress/singer, and Ilya Chorafas, a documentary film-maker) and works in film, television, and theatre.

Selected credits

Films

* '' S.A.S. à San Salvador'' (1983, by Raoul Coutard) - Luis * ''

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'' (1989, by

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and Richard Heffron) - Hébert * ''

'' (1990, TV Mini-Series, by

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

) - Duryodhana * '' Not Without My Daughter'' (1991, by Brian Guilbert) - Mohsen * ''

'' (1990, by

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) - Felicien Mallefille * '' My Daughter Belongs to Me'' (1991, by

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) - Nikos * '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'' (1992, by John Glen) - Christopher Columbus * ''

'' (1994, by

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) - Yamán * '' Quartet in Four Movements'' (1994, by Lucia Rikaki) - Antonis * ''Mor, vida meva'' (1996, by Mar Targarona) - Jota Sansvolonté * ''

'' (1996, by

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) - Cuervo Jones * '' The Slaughter of Cock'' (1996, by Andreas Pantzis) - Evagoras * '' C'est la tangente que je préfère'' (1997, by Charlotte Silvera) - Jiri / theater director * ''Minotaur'' (1997, by Jonathan Tamuz) - Nicos * '' Long Live the Bride and the Liberation of Kurdistan'' (1997, by Hiner Saleem) .... Cheto * ''

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'' (1998, by

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) - Max * '' Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance'' (1998, by Merzak Allouache) - Rachid * ''

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'' (1999, by Kostas Kapakas) - Stefanos * '' Km.0'' (2000, by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda Garcia Serrano) - Gerardo * '' Stand-by'' (2000, by Roch Stéphanik) - Le client dans le parking * '' To Tama'' (World of Honor) (2001, by Andreas Pantzis) - Evagoras * '' Reflejos'' (2002, by Miguel Angel Vivas) - Jaime * '' Girls Can Get Away with Anything'' (2002, by Charlotte Silvera) - Le pompier * '' A Touch of Spice'' (“Πολίτικη Κουζίνα”) (2003, by Tassos Boulmetis) - Fanis Iakovidis * '' Chariton's Choir'' (I Horodia Tou Hariton) (2005, by Grigoris Karandinakis) - Chariton * '' Camille des Lilas et les voleurs d'enfants'' (2005, by Jean-Louis Milesi) - Alain * ''

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'' (2008, by Maurizio Scaparro) - Commandant Richard * ''

Le Bal des Actrices ''All About Actresses'' (french: Le Bal des actrices), also known as ''The Actress' Ball'', is a 2009 French mockumentary film directed by Maïwenn. The title is a reference to the film directed by Roman Polanski, ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'' ...

'' (2009, by Maïwenn Le Besco) - Réalisateur Jeanne Balibar * '' Dangerous Cooking'' (Epikindynes mageirikes) (2009, by Vassilis Tselemegos) - Damoklis * '' The Prankster'' (2010, by Tony Vidal) - Nick Karas * '' The Signature'' (2010, by Stelios Haralambopoulos) - Angelos Mavilis * ''

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'' (2011, by Nick Gaitatji) - Plato * ''

Papadopoulos & Sons ''Papadopoulos & Sons'' is a 2012 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Marcus Markou and self-distributed in the UK and Ireland by Markou's own company Double M Films through an agreement with Cineworld on 5 April 2013. Cineworld i ...

'' (2012, by Marcus Markou) - Spiros Papadopoulos * '' Joy and Sorrow of the Body'' (2013, by Andreas Pantzis) - Milen * '' Family Harmony'' (2013, by Camille de Casabianca) - Jean * '' The First Line'' (2014, by Coerte Voorhees, John Voorhees) - Michel * ''

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'' (2015, by Otar Shamatava) - Jean-Pierre Jannaud * '' Lolo'' (2015, by

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) as Sakis * ''Xamou'' (2016, by Clio Fanouraki) - Johnny * ''

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'' (2019, by Costa-Gavras) - Greek Ambassador France * '' Super Hero, in spite of himself '' (2020, by Philippe Lachau) as Alain Belmont * '' Ghosts of the Revolution '' (2020, by

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) as Demetrio Carciotti

Television

* ''Salut Champion'', (1979), by Serge Friedman. * ''The Bunker'', (1980), by George Shaeffer. * ''La Crêtoise'', (1980), by Jean-Pierre Desagnat. * ''Les Poneys Sauvages'', (1982), by Robert Mazoyer. * ''Two of Diamonds'', (1984), by Bruno Gantillon. * ''Drifting Cities'' (''Cités à la dérive''), (1884), by Robert Manthoulis. * ''La Louve'', (1987), by José Giovanni. * ''War and Remembrance'', (1988), by Dan Curtis. * ''Fly By Night'', (1991), by Bruno Gantillon. * ''Navarro'', (1991), by Patrick Jamain. * ''Runaway Bay'', (1991), by Jerry Mill. * ''

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'', (1991), by

Colin Gregg Colin Gregg (born 10 January 1947) is a British film and television director, editor and photographer. His work includes the films ''To the Lighthouse'' (1983), ''Lamb'' (1985), and ''We Think the World of You'' (1988). He has also directed episodes ...

. As Claudio Battisti in Season 6, Episode 3: The Death of the Self * ''Palace Guard'', (1991), by George d'Amato. * ''Le Petit Milliard'', (1992), by Pierre Tchernia. * ''

'', (1992), by Mike Newell. * ''Bambino Mio'', (1993), by Edward Bennett. * ''Le Château des oliviers'', (1993), by Nicolas Gessner. * '' Highlander'' (Saving Grace), (1993), by Ray Austin. * ''The Scarlet and The Black'', (1993), by Ben Bolt. * ''Esperanza'', (1994), by René Manzor. * ''Barrage sur l'Orénoque'', (1995), by Juan Buñuel. * ''Strangers'', (1995), by Eleanore Lindo. * ''Une patronne de charme'', (1996), by Bernard Uzan. * ''Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir'', (1997), by Merzack Allouache. * ''Only Love'', (1998), by John Ermin. * ''Winds of Passion" (''Tramontane''), (1998), by Henri Helman. * '' Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance'' (1998, by Merzak Allouache) - Rachid * ''Toutes les femmes sont des déesses'', (1999), by Marion Sarraut. * ''Femme d'Honneur'', (1999), by Gilles Béhat. * ''The Teacher'', (2000), by Henri Helman. * ''The Dispossessed'' (''Les Déracinés''), (2000), by Jacques Renard. * ''The Blue Bicycle'', (2000), by Thierry Binistri. * ''L'Emmerdeuse'', (2001), by Mickael Perrotta. * ''Écoute, Nicolas'', (2002), by Roger Kahane. * ''The Red Summer'', (2002), by

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. * ''Alex Santana, negotiator'', (2002-2004), by José Pinheiro. * ''Disparitions'', (2008), by Bruno Gantillon and Robin Davis - 12 episodes. * ''Les Amants de l'ombre'', (2009), by Philippe Niang. * ''Les Associés'', (2009), by Alain Berliner. * ''Enquêtes Réservées'', (2011), by Laurent Carceles. * ''Section de Recherches'', (2012), by Eric Leroux. * ''One dead man too many'', (2014), by Philippe Niang. * ''The Permission'', (2014), by Philippe Niang. * '' Death in Paradise'', (2015), episode 4.3 by James O'Neill. * ''Clem'', (2017-2018), by lsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard, Nicolas Herdtas Antinio. * ''Commissaire Magellan'', (2019), by regory Ecaleas Claude.

Theatre

* ''Burn your House'' directed by Georges Corraface at The Maison de la Poésie. * ''PAN'' directed by

at the

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. * ''The Mahabharata'', by Jean-Claude Carrière, directed by

. Avignon Theatre Festival and

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, European & world tour. * ''The Tempest'', by

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, directed by

. * ''Sur le Fil'', (On The Tightrope) - by

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, directed by Pierre Constant. Avignon Theatre Festival: world premiere. * ''Sur le Fil'', (second version) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Jorge Lavelli. * ''Blood Wedding'', by

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, directed by Telmo Herrera. Lucernaire Théâtre.. * ''Antony and Cleopatra'', by William Shakespeare, directed by Michel Cacoyannis. Athens Festival, with Irène Papas. * ''Phedra'', directed by

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. Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique. * ''Much Ado About Nothing'' et ''Beatrice & Benedicte'', by William Shakespeare, The Berlioz Opera, directed by Jean-Louis Thamin. Berlioz Festival in

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. * ''Dialogue with Leuco'', by César Pavese, directed by Antoine Bourseiller. Petit Théâtre de l'Odéon . * ''In Memphis, There is a Man of Prodigious Power'', by Jean Audureau, directed by Henri Ronse. Théâtre de l'Odéon with Tania Torrens. * ''The Taming of the Shrew'', by William Shakespeare, directed by Gérard Le Breton, at the Shakespeare Festival. Georges Corraface as Petrucchio.. * ''The Merchant of Venice'', by William Shakespeare, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt. Théâtre Édouard VII & tournée. Georges Corraface as Bassanio. * ''The Just'', by

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, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt * '' Springtime Awakening'', by

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, directed by Pierre Romain. Grasse Theatre Festival. * ''Le Bleu du ciel'', by

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, directed by Serge Martin. Théâtre Malakoff à Rennes. * ''Play It Again, Sam'', by

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, directed by Bob Hranichny. * ''The Sword and the Rose (La Rose et le Fer)'', by Patrick Schmitt. * ''Hello Out There'', by William Sarroyan, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt.

Producer

* ''Word of Honor'' (2001) Associate Producer. * ''Chariton’s Choir'' (2005) Associate Producer. * ''The Signature (I Ypografi)'' (2011) Associate Producer. * ''Adespota: Stray Dogs in the Heart of Athens'' (2013) Producer. * ''The First Line'' (2014) Associate Producer. * ''Xa Mou'' (2016) Associate Producer.

Notes

References

External links

Official site
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Georges Corraface at Entertainment Creative Interface (ECI) Global Talent Management
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