Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Born to an ethnic French (

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) father, actor Jean Lespert, and an Algerian mother, who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert first studied law, to please his mother. But he was more interested in acting. He married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France, with whom he has one child named Kahina. He also has two other children, Jena and Aliosha, from a previous relationship. Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in

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's film '' Jeux de plage'', opposite his father. His first major role came in 1999, in

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's film '' Nos vies heureuses''. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, '' Ressources humaines'', which earned him a

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in 2001.

His career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in ''

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'', a body builder addict in '' Vivre me tue'', a boxer in ''

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'', an avant-garde artist in

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's '' Pas sur la bouche'', a journalist in

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's '' Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars'', etc. He is appearing in a series on French television called '' Pigalle, la nuit''. Lespert directed his first film in 2007, '' 24 mesures'', featuring

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and

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Selected filmography

As actor

* 1997 - '' Les Sanguinaires'', directed by

* 1999 - ''

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'', directed by

* 2001 - '' Inch'Allah Dimanche'', directed by

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* 2001 - ''Bella Ciao'', directed by Stéphane Giusti * 2003 - ''Les Amateurs'', directed by Martin Valente * 2003 - ''

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'' * 2004 - ''L'ennemi naturel'', directed by Pierre Erwan Guillaume * 2005 - ''

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'', directed by

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* 2006 - ''Le Voyage en Arménie'', directed by

* 2008 - ''

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'', directed by

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* 2008 - ''Ligne de Front'', directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz * 2014 - ''De guerre lasse'', directed by Olivier Panchot

As director/writer

* 2007 - '' 24 Bars'' (''24 mesures'') - Director and writer * 2011 - ''

Headwinds ''Headwinds'' (french: Des vents contraires) is a 2011 French drama film directed by Jalil Lespert. Cast *Benoît Magimel as Paul Anderen * Isabelle Carré as Josée Combe * Antoine Duléry as Alex Anderen *Ramzy Bedia as Le déménageur * Bouli ...

'' (''Des vents contraires'') - Director and writer * 2014 - '' Yves Saint Laurent'' - Director and writer * 2016 - ''

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'' - Director, writer and actor

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lespert, Jalil French male stage actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film directors Living people 1976 births Male actors from Paris French people of Algerian descent Most Promising Actor César Award winners Most Promising Actor Lumières Award winners French male television actors