Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."[1]

Early life and education

Lespert was born in Paris to a pied-noir father, actor Jean Lespert, and a Kabyle Algerian mother,[2] who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert initially studied law to please his mother.

Career

Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in Laurent Cantet's short film Jeux de plage, alongside his father.[3] His first major role came in 1999, in Jacques Maillot's film Our Happy Lives. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, Human Resources, which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2001.[4]

Jalil Lespert at the 2000 César Awards ceremony

Lespert's career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in Sade,[5] a body builder addict in Vivre me tue,[1] a boxer in Virgil,[6] a pretentious artist in Alain Resnais's Not on the Lips,[7] and a journalist in Robert Guédiguian's The Last Mitterrand.[8]

Lespert directed his first film in 2007, 24 mesures, featuring Benoît Magimel and Sami Bouajila.[9] His second feature as director, Headwinds in 2011, featured Magimel alongside Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Carré.[10]

In 2010, he appeared in the French television series Pigalle, la nuit.[11]

Personal life

In 2009, Lespert married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France. The couple had one child (born 2010), and separated in 2018.[12] He also has two other children from a previous relationship.[13]

Filmography

As actor

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Jeux de plage Éric Short film; directed by Laurent Cantet
Credited as Djellil Lespert
[3]
1997 Les Sanguinaires Stéphane Credited as Djallil Lespert
[14]
1999 Our Happy Lives Etienne French: Nos vies heureuses
Human Resources Franck French: Ressources humaines
[15]
A Major Inconvenience Laurent French: Un dérangement considérable
2000 Sade Augustin
[5]
2001 Inch'Allah Dimanche Le chauffeur de bus English: Sunday God Willing
[16]
Bella ciao Oreste Mancini Directed by Stéphane Giusti
[17]
2002 L'idole Philippe English: The Idol
Vivre me tue Daniel Smaïl English: Life Kills Me
[1]
2003 Les Amateurs Jamel Mezaoui "J.P." Directed by Martin Valente
[18]
Not on the Lips Charley French: Pas sur la bouche
[19]
2004 L'ennemi naturel Lieutenant Luhel Directed by Pierre Erwan Guillaume
[20]
2005 The Last Mitterrand Antoine Moreau French: Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars
[8]
Virgil Virgil
Le Petit Lieutenant Antoine Derouère English: The Young Lieutenant
[21]
2006 Le voyage en Arménie Simon Directed by Robert Guédiguian
[22]
Tell No One Yaël Gonzales French: Ne le dis à personne
[23]
2008 Pa-ra-da Miloud
[24]
2009 Ligne de Front Antoine Directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz
[25]
2011 Chez Gino Oncle Giovanni
A Butterfly Kiss Paul French: Un baiser papillon
Love and Bruises Giovanni
[26]
2013 Landes Txomin Iban
Post partum Ulysse
2014 De guerre lasse Alex Directed by Olivier Panchot
[27]
2015 First Growth Charlie Maréchal French: Premiers crus
[28]
2016 Orphan Darius French: Orpheline
[29]
Iris Antoine Doriot
[30]
2017 The Escape Philippe
[31]
2018 Magical Nights Jean-Claude Bernard Italian: Notti magiche
[32]
2019 Mon frère Igor English: Brother
2020 Dreamchild François French: L'enfant rêvé
[33]
Beasts Sylvain Rousseau French: La terre des hommes
[34]
2021 Tralala Benjamin Trescazes
[35]
With or Without You Mathieu Italian: Una relazione
2023 Infinity Pool Alban Bauer
[36]
2024 GTMax Elyas
[37]

As director and writer

Awards and accolades

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vivre me tue - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Jalil Lespert – "Le réalisateur doit s'effacer derrière l'histoire !"". Le Petit Journal. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Média, Prisma (24 March 2023). "Jalil Lespert - La biographie de Jalil Lespert avec Gala.fr". Gala (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "That's a wrap for Jalil Lespert's Iris". Cineuropa. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Film Review; The Marquis de Sade in a More Complex Guise (Published 2002)". 26 April 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "«Virgil», joli coup de fougue". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ Russell, Jamie (21 April 2004). "Pas Sur La Bouche! (2004)". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (21 July 2008). "The Last Mitterrand (Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars)". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b Weissberg, Jay (2 September 2007). "24 Bars". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b Gray, Victoria (6 November 2012). "Headwinds". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ^ "" Pigalle, la nuit "". LEFIGARO (in French). 2 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  12. ^ Média, Prisma (11 February 2023). "Sonia Rolland : pourquoi s'est-elle séparée de Jalil Lespert ? - Gala". Gala (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Jalil Lespert et Sonia Rolland, la rupture". Paris Match (in French). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Les Sanguinaires - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Human Resources". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. ^ ""Inch Allah dimanche" : La grande douleur de l'arrivée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 December 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Bêta «Ciao»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  18. ^ ""Albert est méchant» «Les Amateurs"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  19. ^ Kehr, Dave (22 March 2005). "New DVD's (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  20. ^ "L'Ennemi Naturel - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  21. ^ Dargis, Manohla (8 September 2006). "A Cop Confronts Some Hard Cases, Including His Own Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Guédiguian s'aventure de l'autre côté du mont Ararat - Le Temps" (in French). 28 June 2006. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. ^ Nicoud, Anabelle (2 August 2008). "24 mesures/Jalil Lespert : tout pour le cinéma". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  24. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (8 November 2009). ""Pa-ra-da": A grim but hopeful tale from the streets of Romania". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  25. ^ "Lignes de front : dans l'enfer du génocide rwandais". Afrik (in French). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Love and Bruises". The Guardian. 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  27. ^ "« De guerre lasse » : Jalil Lespert, soldat perdu ***". Le Parisien (in French). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Buyers drink-up SND's 'First Growth'". Screen Daily. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  29. ^ Pianezza, Pamela (11 September 2016). "Toronto Film Review: 'Orphan'". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  30. ^ a b Hoeij, Boyd van (16 November 2016). "'Iris': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  31. ^ Linden, Sheri (9 May 2018). "'The Escape': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  32. ^ Young, Deborah (27 October 2018). "'Magic Nights' ('Notti magiche'): Film Review Rome 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  33. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (5 September 2019). "France TV Distribution launches sales on love triangle drama 'Dreamchild', releases first look (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  34. ^ "Beasts". Arras Film Festival. 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  35. ^ Romney, Jonathan (14 July 2021). "'Tralala': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  36. ^ Debruge, Peter (22 January 2023). "'Infinity Pool' Review: How Many Alexander Skarsgård Clones Does It Take to Screw Up Your Vacation Plans?". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  37. ^ "GTMax - A motorized thriller with Ava Baya and Jalil Lespert in November 2024 on Netflix". Sortira Paris. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  38. ^ "Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion on film". BBC News. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  39. ^ Lespert, Jalil (20 November 2024), Dakar Chronicles (Adventure), Nasser Al-Attiyah, Sainz Carlos, Mason Klein, Red Bull Studios, The Red Ceiling, retrieved 25 January 2025
  40. ^ a b "Qui est Jalil Lespert, le nouvel homme de Læticia Hallyday ?". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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