François-Arnoul Poisson de Roinville (15 March 1696 - 24 August 1753) was a French actor. He, Philippe Poisson and Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez were all children of the actor Paul Poisson, who tried to stop François-Arnoul becoming an actor. Born in Paris, he made his debut as Sosie in ''

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named ...

'' on 21 May 1722. He was admitted to the company in 1725, equalling his father in ''Crispin'' and surpassing him in the rest of the répertoire. He played Monsieur de Pourceaugnac in '' le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' and Lafleur in ''le Glorieux'', the marquis dans ''la Mère coquette'', Bernadille in ''la Femme juge et partie'' as well as roles in ''Turcaret''.

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* Gustave Vapereau, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 1622. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poisson de Roinville, François-Arnoul 18th-century French male actors French male stage actors Male actors from Paris category:1696 births category:1753 deaths