Michel Fau
Born: 1964-12-17 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and Pierre Vial. He has appeared on stage regularly in works directed by Olivier Py and he also worked with Olivier Desbordes, Jean Sébastien Rajon, Pierre Guillois, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Laurent Gutmann, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jacques Weber, Sandrine Kiberlain, Léa Drucker, Gaspard Ulliel, Julie Depardieu, Charlotte de Turckheim, Chantal Ladesou, Catherine Frot, Samir Guesmi, ... In cinema, he worked with directors like Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gilles Bourdos, Albert Dupontel, Dominik Moll, François Ozon, Benoît Jacquot, Noémie Lvovsky, Nina Companeez, Jean-Michel Ribes, Xavier Giannoli, Christophe Honoré, Josée Dayan, André Téchiné, ... He occasionally directs an interpretation workshop at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the Night of the 2011 Molière Award, he made a cover of Carla Bruni's song Quelqu'un m'a dit in a parody of classical singer. Source: Article "Michel Fau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2025
- The Great Arch as François Mitterrand
- Lorsque l'enfant paraît as Charles Jacquet
2024
- Borgo as Le commissaire
- Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema as Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut as Self
2023
- The Crime Is Mine as Prosecutor Maurice Vrai
- Habib as Director
- Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan as Honoré de Balzac
- Le vison voyageur as Steve Bodley
- Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles as Self / Speakerine
2022
- The King’s Favorite as Gabriel Antoine Le Camus
2021
- Les Heureux as Victor Hugo
2020
- La fuite as Uncle
- I Love You Coiffure as Patrick (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
- Le Postillon de Lonjumeau as Rose
2019
- Amor maman as Michel
- La Belle Hélène as Ménélas
- Jacques Offenbach - Die schöne Helena as Menelaos
- L'Odyssée Offenbach as Hippolyte de Villemessant
2018
- Paris Pigalle as Maurice Vogel
- Alien Crystal Palace as Hambourg
- The Most Assassinated Woman in the World as André
- Muriel Robin, oser être soi... as Self
2017
- Golden Years as Samuel
- Open at Night as Directeur bar branché
- Ordeal as Karl Kaplan
- Fleur de cactus as Julien Deforges
2015
- Marguerite as Atos Pezzini / Divo
- Capitaine Marleau as Marc Durieux
- Arletty: A Guilty Passion as Sacha Guitry
- L'échappée, à la poursuite d'Annie Le Brun as Self
- Un amour qui ne finit pas as Jean
2014
- Brèves de comptoir as L'écrivain
2013
- 9 Month Stretch as Gynecologist
- Ciboulette as La Comtesse de Castiglione
2011
- Requiem for a Killer as Le Chef d'orchestre
- À la recherche du temps perdu as Jupien
- Michel Fau - Récital emphatique as Self
2010
2009
2007
- La revue de presse as Self
- Illusions comiques
2006
- Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- Gaspard le bandit as Riboux
2005
- Foon as Miss Petchers
2003
- Swimming Pool as First Man
2002
- Le petit vélo dans la tête as (voice)
2000
- With a Friend Like Harry... as Eric
- Closed Eyes as Michel
1999
- Le Créateur as Nicolas
1990
- Cyrano de Bergerac as Ragueneau's 2nd Poet