Francis Leplay
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1967-07-25 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
- Also known as
- Francis Leple
Biography
Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist.
An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro. His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997.
His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the television series Spiral.
Leplay has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues including Lincoln Center, the Mossovet Theatre, and the Bouffes du Nord.
The Éditions du Seuil published two of his novels, 2006's Après le spectacle, a work of autofiction comparing intermittent acting work and romantic uncertainty, and 2009's Samuel et Alexandre, which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Voltaire High
2021
as Rene Hermen
The Sentinels
2025
as Le Ministre de la Guerre, Millerand
Cristóbal Balenciaga
2024
as Lucien LeLong
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
2007
as plaignant / l'ex-animateur
The Cosmopolitans
2014
as Philippe
L'État de Grace
2006
as Cédric Pierrot
Frotter, frotter
2025
as Lazare Masurel
Mitterrand confidentiel
2026
as Pierre Pingeot
Movies (46)
Marie Antoinette
2006
as Doctor Delivery Provence
The Money Maker
2026
as Victor
Brother and Sister
2022
as André Borkman
Who You Think I Am
2019
as Serge
Farewell, My Queen
2012
as Le comte d'Artois
Time Regained
1999
as Employee Jupien
The Good Teacher
2024
as Mr. Musil
Bright Days Ahead
2013
as Le prof d'oenologie
Les Cowboys
2015
as Train man
Prime Rush
2025
as Guy
My Best Part
2020
Jamel Show
1999
as Self
The Clearstream Affair
2015
as Lawyer Denis Robert & Les Arènes
Jealous
2017
as Nathalie's doctor
3 Hearts
2014
as Le médecin
Love Bites
2001
as Photographer
Looking for Hortense
2012
as Marco
Kings & Queen
2004
as Christian, le félon
Rien dans les poches
2008
as 'Le lézard' #1
Only Girls
2003
as Philippe Jean
Rai
1995
Nelly
2017
as Mathieu
Clémence
2003
as Alain Dorcières
Tomorrow and Thereafter
2017
as Monsieur Lesieur
Modern Love
2008
as Hervé
The Price to Pay
2007
as Agent immobilier
Not My Type
2022
as Le cadre Sacem
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
2018
as Fouqier
Imogène McCarthery
2010
as Gowen Ross
Seule
2008
as Antoine Nardier
Kill Skills
2016
as Our Friend
Robespierre
2024
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
2012
as Le Maître de philosophie
A Violent Desire for Joy
2018
as The Abbot
Intrusions
2008
as Maître Pierre Marsac
I Hate Love
1997
as Association Member
Opération Finot
2019
as Philippe Rivera
Zim and Co
2005
as Inspecteur commissariat
The Cosmopolitans
2014
as Philippe
Youth
2013
as Frédéric
Cerfa
2025
Ce que vivent les roses
2018
as Yahn Quemener
Le Mental de l'équipe
2008
The End of the Iron Age
2025
as Le Président de la République
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
2008
as Gilbert Lesage
Ma caméra et moi
2002
as Le jeune homme
About Francis Leplay
Francis Leplay is a French actor, film director and novelist. An alumnus of France's National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po, Leplay began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro. His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's J'ai horreur de l'amour (I Hate Love) in 1997. His career took off in the 2000s, and he soon started acting in films by directors including Sofia Coppola, Noémie Lvovsky, Arnaud Desplechin, and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the television series Spiral. L… With 54 credits spanning from 1995 to 2026, Francis Leplay has appeared in 46 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Marie Antoinette (2006) — as Doctor Delivery Provence
- The Money Maker (2026) — as Victor
- Brother and Sister (2022) — as André Borkman
- Who You Think I Am (2019) — as Serge
- Farewell, My Queen (2012) — as Le comte d'Artois
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