Pierre-François Martin-Laval (nicknamed "PEF") is a French

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. PEF is well known in France for his acting performances in musical comedy but also in serious plays. He studied at the famous French school of acting Cours Florent. During his drama studies he met the friends with whom he formed the comedy team 'Les Robins des Bois' (The Robin Hoods) in 1996. Initially called The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, they renamed themselves after their first significant success, a play entitled ''Robins des bois''. Les Robins des Bois first appeared on television in ''La Grosse Emission'', a regular TV show on the channel Comédie! in which they presented short and utterly crazy plays. They quickly became popular and made appearances in French movies.

Filmography

* ''L'un dans l'autre'' (2016) Bruno Chiche, with Stephane De Groodt, Louise Bourgoinl, Aure Atika * ''Mon poussin'' (2016) Frederique Forestier, with Isabelle Nanty, Thomas Soliveres * '' Un jour mon prince !'' (2016) Flavia Coste, with Catherine Jacob * ''

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'' (2008) Jean-Patrick Benes, Allan Mauduit, with Marilou Berry, Chantal Lauby, Frédérique Bel * '' Modern Love'' (2008) Stéphane Kazandjian, with Alexandra Lamy, Stéphane Rousseau, Bérénice Bejo and Pierre-François Martin-Laval * ''Essaye-moi'' (2006) Pierre-François Martin-Laval, with

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and

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* ''Un ticket pour l'espace'' (2006) Éric Lartigau, with Kad et Olivier * ''Casablanca Driver'' (2004) Maurice Barthélemy * '' RRRrrrr!!!'' (2004)

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* ''Les clefs de bagnole'' (2003) Laurent Baffie * '' La Prophétie des grenouilles'' (2003) Jacques-Rémy Girerd, with

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, Anouk Grinberg, Annie Girardot * ''Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine)'' (2003) Isabelle Nanty, with Isabelle Nanty, Édouard Baer et il aime la music et le toilette * '' Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre'' (2002

, with Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu * ''La Grande Vie'' (2001) directed by Philippe Dajoux with Michel Boujenah, Patrick Bosso, Christian Charmetant * ''Le mal de mère'' (2001) directed by Édouard Molinaro, with Frédéric Diefenthal, Line Renaud * '' La tour Montparnasse infernale'' (2001) directed by Charles Némès, with Éric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Marina Foïs * '' La Vérité si je mens ! 2'' (2001) directed by Thomas Gilou, with José Garcia, Gad Elmaleh, Richard Anconina * ''Les Frères Sœur'' (2000) directed by Frédéric Jardin, with José Garcia, Denis Podalydès, Jackie Berroyer * '' Girl on the Bridge'' (1999) directed by

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, with

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, Vanessa Paradis * ''Trafic d'influence'' (1999) Dominique Farrugia, with

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, Gérard Jugnot, Aure Atika * ''Zooloo'' (1999) a short movie directed by Nicolas Bazz, with

* '' Serial Lover'' (1998) directed by James Huth, with Michèle Laroque, Albert Dupontel, Zinedine Soualem * ''Mémoires d'un jeune con'' (1996) directed by Patrick Aurignac, with Christophe Hemon, François Périer, Patrick Aurignac * ''Le collecteur'' (1992) a short movie directed by Ronan Fournier-Christol, with André Badin, Jean-Christophe Berjon, Julie Lopes-Curval and Éric Massot * French voice of Emile in ''

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studio, August 2007.

Director

* 2006 : ''Essaye-moi'' * 2009 : ''King Guillaume'' * 2013 : '' Serial Teachers'' * 2015 : '' Serial Teachers 2'' * 2018 : '

Television

*'' Capitaine Marleau'' French television crime drama series; (2018, Season 1 Episode 12, 23 October, "Double Jeu", "Double Dealing", as Paul Dalvet) *'' The Disappearance'' French television crime drama series (2015) as Julien Morel

Theatre

Actor

* ''Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas'', adapted from

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

(1997, stage director Pierre-François Martin-Laval) * ''Les caprices de Mariannes'' (1996, Jean-Paul Rouve) * ''Le goût de la Hierarchie'' (1996, directed by Édouard Baer, with

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (; born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career Nanty was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent. She then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising A ...

) * ''Mémoire et intamarre'' (1995, V. Martin) * ''L'ascenseur'' (1994, M. Henada) * ''L'arbramouche'' (stage director par V. Martin) * ''La mouette'' (stage director

) * ''Reniflard and Co.'' adapted from

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(1993, Jean-Christophe Berjon) * ''Un couple ordinaire'' (1993, R. Kuperberg) * ''On garde le moral'' (1992, A. Halimi) * ''Le bébé de Monsieur Laurent'',

Roland Topor Roland Topor (7 January 1938 – 16 April 1997) was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surrealism, surreal nature of his work. He was of Po ...

(1991, stage director: Jean-Christophe Berjon) * ''Georges Dandin'' (1991, S. Brisé)

Stage director

* ''Patrick Bosso Exagère'' (2000, in Palais des Glaces) * ''Kad et Olivier'' (1999, au Café de la Danse) * ''Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas'', adapted from

(1997, in Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse) * ''Éric et Ramzy'' (1996–1998, in the Bec Fin, the

Café de la Gare The Café de la Gare () is a dinner theater located at 41, rue du Temple in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. It lies in a square hidden between Notre Dame de Paris and the historic Marais district.Le Splendid and in the Palais des Glaces) * ''En attendant l'Olympia'' with Pascal Vincent (1995-1996 barnstorming in Switzerland) * ''Capri c'est fini'' with Kad&Olivier (1998, in Café de la Danse) * ''Presque grande'' (1997, in Théâtre Clavel)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin-Laval, Pierre-Francois 1968 births Living people Male actors from Marseille French male film actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French male stage actors French male television actors French theatre directors Cours Florent alumni