René Simon (1898 in

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

– 1971) was a French actor and founder in 1925 of the Cours Simon drama school in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. Notable alumni of Cours Simon include

Benoît Petitjean Benoît Petitjean (born in 1982), is a French actor and a horse rider. He is a theatre and cinema actor, he initially trained under René Simon and completed several internships with director Jean Périmony to develop his acting skills. In 2005, ...

and

Jean Reno Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as ''Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...

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* 1898 births 1971 deaths French male film actors People from Troyes French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub