Jean-Christophe Hembert

Jean-Christophe Hembert is an actor and French director, born the March 4th 1976 with Lyon (Ve district).

Theater

Jean-Christophe Hembert begins the theater at the university (Lyon 3). He puts in scene his first part in 1996, it is Blue Barbe of the Austrian poet Georg Trakl. The same year it takes the reins of the company Groupe 4 within which it will put in scene the majority of its following productions. In 1998, Jean-Christophe Hembert puts in scene Tuesday of the writer Edward Bond. In 1999, it is with the turn of the conquest of the South pole of Manfred Karge

In 2001, it puts in scene Timon of Athens of William Shakespeare. For this project, it is surrounded by many other Lyons actors of which Thomas Cousseau which helped it with the translation and Alexandre Astier. These partners are very present in his career. In 2002, it puts in scene a part written by Alexandre Astier entitled the Day of the Wheat . The part is played Lyon then in round.

In 2004, Jean-Christophe Hembert adapts two parts of authors: Jacket or the secret hand of Edward Jump and Faust 1911 of Manfred Karge.

Jean-Christophe Hembert also collaborates with other directors. After having worked with Jean-Lambert Wild and Bruno Boëglin at his exit of the university, he was a long time the assistant of Roger Planchon. Since 2002, it assists Laurent Pelly in his creations and in round. It ensures also the direction of actors for fictions which Radio France produces.

With his creations, Jean-Christophe Hembert is an important character of the Lyons and French theater.

Television

Jean-Christophe Hembert is known general public for his participation in the televised series Kaamelott (and with the pilot short-measuring of the series Dies iræ ). He interprets there Karadoc, knight of Valves. In this inpirée series of the Legend arthurienne, he camps a knight stupid and impassioned by food (he takes eleven meals per day). Jean-Christophe Hembert makes a désopilant character of it. The series is written, carried out and interpreted by Alexandre Astier with which Jean-Christophe Hembert began, and many other Lyons artists are found there with whom they worked, such Thomas Cousseau.

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