Stéphane Cornicard is a multilingual actor and director (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian), who trained in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

with François David, French director and writer, at

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, United States. Founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, it was renamed Waterville College in 1821. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner ...

U.S. The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...

and at

Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by ...

, UK.

Career

Cornicard's many credits include Jean in ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks) ...

'' by

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...

;

Liquid Snake Liquid Snake is a fictional character from the ''Metal Gear'' franchise. Along with protagonist Solid Snake, he is a product of ''Les Enfants Terribles'', a top-secret government project to artificially create soldiers by cloning the legendary s ...

in ''

Metal Gear is a Media franchise, franchise of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear (video game), Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX, MSX home computers. The player often takes con ...

'' and Gabe Logan in ''

Syphon Filter ''Syphon Filter'' is a third-person shooter video game series created by Bend Studio (formerly Eidetic) and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP ...

''; the evil Count Raum in '' Primal''; enigmatic profiler Gerd Hanke in '' Evidence: The Last Ritual'' by Eric Viennot; the narration for

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

in the video game '' Napoleon: Total War'' in English, French, German and Spanish;

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

in the later Total War: Attila; Riordan in

BioWare BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1995 by newly graduated Doctor of Medicine, medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip. Since 2007, the company has been owned by American ...

's '' Dragon Age: Origins''; Stroud in ''

Dragon Age II ''Dragon Age II'' is a 2011 Action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA). It is the second major game in the ''Dragon Age'' series and the successor to ''Dragon Age: Origins ...

'' and '' Dragon Age: Inquisition''; and necromancer Rasial in ''

RuneScape ''RuneScape'' is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. ''RuneScape'' was originally a browser game built with the Java (programming language), Java progr ...

''. He gave his voice to the

French Red Cross The French Red Cross (), or the CRF, is the national Red Cross Society in France founded in 1864 and originally known as the ''Société française de secours aux blessés militaires'' (SSBM). Recognized as a public utility since 1945, the Frenc ...

for their anti-personnel

landmine A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon often concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets as they pass over or near it. Land mines are divided into two types: anti-tank mines, whi ...

s campaign. He also played the character Lonesome Gavlan in

FromSoftware FromSoftware, Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Founded by Naotoshi Zin on November 1, 1986 as a business software developer, the company released their first video game, '' King's Field'', for the PlayStation in 1994. Its s ...

's ''

Dark Souls II is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. The second installment of the ''Dark Souls'' series, it is set in the kingdom of Drangleic and follows an undead traveler searching for a cure to th ...

'' (English version). Cornicard appeared in the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' audio drama '' The Next Life''. He also presents Ma France, web based French classes and podcasts for

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

. Stéphane Cornicard stars as hapless truffle hunter Jean Dubois in Tom Tagholm's '' A Bout de Truffe'', winner of TCM Classic Shorts Film Competition 2007, Best Film, Best UK Short at

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove ...

2007, Grand Jury Award at Dances with Film Festival 2007.

Partial filmography

*''

'' (1998) - Jean *''

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' (often shortened to ''Sky Captain'') is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law a ...

'' (2004) - French Broadcaster *''

Brideshead Revisited ''Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder'' is a novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of Charles Ryder, esp ...

'' (2008) - Doctor Henri *''

Spirit of the Forest ''Spirit of the Forest'' is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records. ''Exclaim!'' remarked about the album, "Despite the odd iffy moment Spirit of the Forest is fun and bal ...

'' (2008) - Twins (voice) *''

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart ''Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart'' is a 2013 French animated musical fantasy film based on the novel '' La Mécanique du cœur'' written by musician Mathias Malzieu and the concept album by French rock band Dionysos, which he is the frontman ...

'' (2013) - Georges Méliès (English version, voice) *''

Spectre Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writt ...

'' (2015) - Head of Nation #3

Television

*'' Human Body: Pushing the Limits'' (2008) - Caver (1 episode - Brain Power) *'' Come Fly With Me'' (2011) - French passenger (1 episode)

Video games

*''

Metal Gear Solid is a franchise of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually S ...

'' (1998) - Liquid Snake *''

Driver 3 ''Driver 3'' (stylized as ''DRIV3R'') is a 2004 action-adventure game, the third installment in the ''Driver'' series. It was developed by Reflections Interactive, published by Atari, and released on PlayStation 2, Xbox and mobile phones in Jun ...

'' (2004) - Henri Vauban *''

'' (1999 - 2007) - Gabriel Logan *'' Medieval II: Total War'' (2006) - French general *'' Dragon Age: Origins'' (2009) - Riordan *'' Napoleon: Total War'' (2010) -

*''

'' (2011) - Stroud/Hubert *'' Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai'' (2012) - French veteran *'' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' (2014) - Stroud *'' Total War: Attila'' ''Age of Charlemagne'' expansion (2015) -

*''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' (abbreviated as OW) is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' was released in 2016 with a success ...

'' (2016) - Maximilien *'' Total War: Warhammer'' (2016) - Louen Leonceour *''

Dark Souls III is a 2016 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the game is the third and final entry in the ''Dark Souls'' series and f ...

'' (2016) - Greirat of the Undead Settlement *'' Bohemian Killing'' (2016) - Alfred Ethon *'' Total War: Warhammer II'' (2017) - Louen Leonceour *''

Horizon Zero Dawn ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. A port to Windows was released in 2020 as the first in a series of PlayStation exclusi ...

'' (2017) - Patrick Brochard-Klein *'' A Plague Tale: Innocence'' (2019) - Vitalis Benevent *''

Control Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization * Controlling ...

'' (2019) - Ahti *'' Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition'' (2019) - Guy Josselyne, additional voices *'' Expeditions: Rome'' (2022) - Syneros *'' Total War: Warhammer III'' (2022) - Louen Leonceour *''

'' (2023) - Rasial, the First Necromancer * ''Overwatch 2'' (Launched 2023, voiced 2024) - Maximilien

References

External links

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« Les Rendez-vous d'Eva » starring Christine Hasne & Stephane Cornicard

BBC languages

A bout de truffe

Domestic Violence TV Spot

Compilation

Napoleon: Total War
Living people Male actors from Normandy French male film actors French male television actors French male voice actors French male video game actors Colby College alumni Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-voice-actor-stub