Michel Fau
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1964-12-17 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (49)
Swimming Pool
2003
as First Man
The Great Arch
2025
as François Mitterrand
The Crime Is Mine
2023
as Attorney General
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990
as Ragueneau's 2nd Poet
Paris Pigalle
2018
as Maurice Vogel
Marguerite
2015
as Atos Pezzini / Divo
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Jean-Pierre Léaud
Requiem for a Killer
2011
as Le Chef d'orchestre
With a Friend Like Harry...
2000
as Eric
9 Month Stretch
2013
as Gynécologue
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018
as André
Lorsque l'enfant paraît
2025
as Charles Jacquet
Le Créateur
1999
as Nicolas
Golden Years
2017
as Samuel
Borgo
2024
as Le commissaire
Arletty: A Guilty Passion
2015
as Sacha Guitry
Open at Night
2017
as Directeur bar branché
On refait le boulevard
2016
I Love You Coiffure
2020
as Patrick (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
Habib
2023
as Director
Foon
2005
as Miss Petchers
Brèves de comptoir
2014
as L'écrivain
Ordeal
2017
as Karl Kaplan
Le Vison voyageur
2023
as Steve Bodley
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
2023
as Honoré de Balzac
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023
as Self / Speakerine
Les Heureux
2021
as Victor Hugo
Alien Crystal Palace
2018
as Hambourg
Le petit vélo dans la tête
2002
as (voice)
Closed Eyes
2000
as Michel
Amor maman
2019
as Michel
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
2018
as Self
Gaspard le bandit
2006
as Riboux
Fleur de cactus
2017
as Julien Deforges
La Belle Hélène
2019
as Ménélas
Ciboulette
2013
as La Comtesse de Castiglione
La fuite
2020
as Uncle
Un amour qui ne finit pas
2015
as Jean
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
2025
as Self : Guest
Le Soulier de satin
2009
Les Enfants de Saturne
2010
as Ré
Jacques Offenbach - Die schöne Helena
2019
as Menelaos
L'Orestie
2010
L'échappée, à la poursuite d'Annie Le Brun
2015
as Self
Illusions comiques
2007
Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut
2024
as Self
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau
2020
as Rose
Michel Fau - Récital emphatique
2011
as Self
L'Odyssée Offenbach
2019
as Hippolyte de Villemessant
About Michel Fau
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 U… With 55 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Michel Fau has appeared in 49 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michel Fau Movies
- Swimming Pool (2003) — as First Man
- The Great Arch (2025) — as François Mitterrand
- The Crime Is Mine (2023) — as Attorney General
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) — as Ragueneau's 2nd Poet
- Paris Pigalle (2018) — as Maurice Vogel
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