Melvil Poupaud
Birthday: 1973-01-26 | Place of Birth: Paris, FranceMelvil Poupaud was born in 1973, he was named after Herman Melville by his screenwriter mother. He appeared in his first film when he was 10, under the direction of Raoul Ruiz. Since then he has acted in more than 30 films by such directors as Eric Rohmer, Jacques Doillon, Benoît Jacquot, Danielle Dubroux, James Ivory, and Raoul Ruiz with whom he has made a dozen features. 20 years ago, with the money from his first role, Poupaud bought himself a video camera and began to shoot short movies in his bedroom. Since then, he has continued to make fiction films inspired by his professional and personal experiences, a blend of horror movie, existential road movie, fantasies and immoral comedies. Melvil is his first feature film.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Lazare
as Yonathan Cobb
as Jean Fournier
as Melvil
as Narrator (voice)
as Paul Francoeur
as Clément
as Grégoire Lamoureux
as Le Comte Du Barry
as Jean-Claude
as Louis Vuillard
as Pierre Escande
as Didier Mathure
as Mr. Lefèvre
as Alexandre Guérin
as Hubert Robert
as Maître Labori
as Marc
as Paul Brodsky
as Jean Denis Attiret
as Vincent Kossarski
as François
as Le curé (the Priest)
as Pierre Blum
as Samy
