Francis Leplay
Known for Acting · 55 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)
The Sentinels
2025
as Le Ministre de la Guerre, Millerand
Voltaire High
2021
as Rene Hermen
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
2007
as plaignant / l'ex-animateur
Cristóbal Balenciaga
2024
as Lucien LeLong
Frotter, frotter
2025
as Lazare Masurel
Mitterrand confidentiel
2026
as Pierre Pingeot
L'État de Grace
2006
as Cédric Pierrot
The Cosmopolitans
2014
as Philippe
Movies (47)
Marie Antoinette
2006
as Doctor Delivery Provence
The Money Maker
2026
as Victor
3 Hearts
2014
as Le médecin
Brother and Sister
2022
as André Borkman
The Good Teacher
2024
as Mr. Musil
Farewell, My Queen
2012
as Le comte d'Artois
Time Regained
1999
as Employee Jupien
The Cosmopolitans
2014
as Philippe
Mixte 1963
2021
as Rene Herman
Bright Days Ahead
2013
as Le prof d'oenologie
Youth
2013
as Frédéric
Love Bites
2001
as Photographer
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
2012
as Le Maître de philosophie
Who You Think I Am
2019
as Serge
Kings & Queen
2004
as Christian, le félon
Kill Skills
2016
as Our Friend
Looking for Hortense
2012
as Marco
My Best Part
2020
Les Cowboys
2015
as Train man
The Price to Pay
2007
as Agent immobilier
Rai
1995
Only Girls
2003
as Philippe Jean
Modern Love
2008
as Hervé
Jealous
2017
as Nathalie's doctor
Nelly
2017
as Mathieu
Imogène McCarthery
2010
as Gowen Ross
Zim and Co
2005
as Inspecteur commissariat
Intrusions
2008
as Maître Pierre Marsac
Not My Type
2022
as Le cadre Sacem
I Hate Love
1997
as Association Member
The Clearstream Affair
2015
as Lawyer Denis Robert & Les Arènes
Cerfa
2025
Ma caméra et moi
2002
as Le jeune homme
Le Mental de l'équipe
2008
Rien dans les poches
2008
as 'Le lézard' #1
Robespierre
2024
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
2018
as Fouqier
Ce que vivent les roses
2018
as Yahn Quemener
Jamel Show
1999
as Self
Clémence
2003
as Alain Dorcières
Prime Rush
2025
as Guy
The Resistance: Live Free or Die
2008
as Gilbert Lesage
Tomorrow and Thereafter
2017
as Monsieur Lesieur
Seule
2008
as Antoine Nardier
Opération Finot
2019
as Philippe Rivera
The End of the Iron Age
2025
as Le Président de la République
A Violent Desire for Joy
2018
as The Abbot
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 55 credits spanning from 1995 to 2026, Francis Leplay has appeared in 47 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Marie Antoinette (2006) — as Doctor Delivery Provence
- The Money Maker (2026) — as Victor
- 3 Hearts (2014) — as Le médecin
- Brother and Sister (2022) — as André Borkman
- The Good Teacher (2024) — as Mr. Musil
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