Pierre-Loup Rajot
Born: 1958-02-09 in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pierre-Loup Rajot (born 9 February 1958) is a French stage, television and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is a 1985 César Award recipient for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1984 comedy film Souvenirs, Souvenirs. Born in Ambert, Pierre-Loup Rajot later studied environmental science and technology at university. Following his graduation from university, he was a pupil of Francis Huster at the Cours Florent and attended Patrice Chéreau's theater courses at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in Nanterre where Chéreau directed him in roles of four Shakespeare's plays (Love's Labours Lost; As You Like It; Much Ado About Nothing; Twelfth Night). He made his screen debut in the 1982 Maurice Pialat directed film À Nos Amours. In 1985 Rajot won the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 10th César Awards for his performance in the 1984 comedy film Souvenirs, Souvenirs, directed by Ariel Zeitoun. He has appeared in films opposite Yves Montand in Garçon! (1983), Jeanne Moreau in La nuit de l'océan (1987), Michel Aumont in Le petit Marguery (1995) and Audrey Tautou in Voyous voyelles (2000). Rajot has also appeared in a number of French television films and serials. He is possibly best known for his leading role as Hugo Chalonges on the TF1 crime-drama series R.I.S, police scientifique from 2005 to 2010. He also appeared as the character Fiaux in the television mini-series The Blue Bicycle alongside Laetitia Casta (2000) and again with Casta, playing her father in the 2008 comedy-drama film Nés en 68. In addition to acting, Rajot has worked as a director, producer and screenwriter. Pierre-Loup Rajot is married to actress Céline Rajot (née Guignard) and is the father of three children: Mathis, Alma and Orfeo. Source: Article "Pierre-Loup Rajot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2017
- Dans sa bulle ... (Director)
2011
- French Affairs ... (Director)
- Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa as Baron de Courcel
2010
- All Girls Cry as Le père de Lucie
- Family Tree as Charles
2008
- Born in 68 as Catherine's father
2006
- Exes as Benjamin
- R.I.S, police scientifique as Hugo Chalonges
2005
- When I'm a Star as Roland
2004
- Leclerc, a dream of Indochina as Pierre
2003
- Moi et mon blanc as Franck
2002
- Jean Moulin as Barres
- Le Puits as Louis
- Action justice as Paul Mercier
2001
- Replay as Conseiller ambassade
- Signs of Life as Tomas
2000
- Pretty Devils as Le photagraphe
- Adventures of Félix as Daniel
1999
- Our Happy Lives as L'inspecteur
- The New Eve as Alexis
1998
- Open Bodies as Marc
- Lucy's Revenge as Father Edouard
1996
- Jeunes gens ... (Producer)
- Les frères Gravet
1995
- Au petit Marguery as Perle, le clochard
- Le bus
1993
- Boulevard des hirondelles as Raymond Aubrac
1992
- La nuit de l'océan as Martin
- Sale temps pour un voyou as Stef
1991
- Cheb as Ceccaldi
- Valentino! I love you
1989
- Jour après jour as Charlie Langman
1988
- The Bengali Night as Harold
- La croisade des enfants as Le curé de Cloyes
- Les guérisseurs as Tony
1986
- La Galette du roi as Léopold 'Léo' Tallier
- Cent francs l'amour as Jérémy Cardiff
1985
- Next Summer as Farou
- Bras de fer as Potier
1984
- Souvenirs souvenirs as Antoine Boccara
1983
- Scarlet Fever as Nino
- A Nos Amours as Bernard
- Waiter! as Maurice