Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais , (pseudonym of Patrick Chenais ), Realizer, Actor, dialogist, French scenario writer was born the March 18th 1947 with the Garenne-Doves, in Hauts-de-Seine in France

Patrick Chesnais enters at 18 years to the Conservatoire higher national of dramatic art of Paris where it obtains in 1968 the First Price of Comedy.

He devotes himself then during ten years to the Théâtre.

He makes to his beginnings in front of the camera of Jacques Rozier in the Shipwrecked men of the island of the Tortoise in 1976. He connects then many roles of atypical characters, that it is in the Print of the giants of Robert Enrico, Provincial the of Claude Goretta or in Sacrificed the of Okacha Touita in 1983.

In 1989, Patrick Chesnais gains the César of the best actor in a supporting role for his composition in the Reader of Michel Deville at the sides of Miou-Miou. At the end of the Eighties, it is illustrated in popular comedies such the Storks make any only at their head and Promotion settee both carried out by Didier Kaminka.

In 2000, it carries out Charmant boy , film for which it obtains to the price Alain Poiré Better realizer with the Festival of St Jean-with-Luz. Since, it turns with a new generation of scenario writers such Manuel Pear tree for Te Quiero , Remi Waterhouse Thousand thousandth , imagination real in 2002 or Philippe Harel with You will laugh but I leave you in 2004.

In 2005, he with the poster of is very noticed I am not there to be liked of Stephan Brizé which brings a nomination with the César to him 2006 of the best actor.

His/her son, Ferdinand, 20 years, also actor, die in a Car accident the October 13rd 2006.

Catalog of films

Actor, Realizer, scenario writer and dialogist

agitated Well! (2004, TV) - Lieutenant Lescaro
Charming boy (2000) - Octave

Actor

the Diving-suit and the Butterfly (2006, from Julian Schnabel - Doctor Lepage
the Price to pay (2006, of Alexandra Leclère) - Gregoire the lover
Hero (2006, from Bruno Merle) - Clovis Costa
I invent anything (2005, of Michel Leclerc) - Armand
One will like (2005, of Ivan Calbérac) - the detective
I am not there to be liked (2004, from Stephan Brizé) - Jean-Claude Delsart
I will spit on your tongs (2004, of Michel Toesca) - the father
You will laugh but I leave you (2004, of Philippe Harel) - Norbert
Bien agitated! (2004, of Patrick Chesnais, TV) - Lieutenant Lescaro
Casablanca Driver (2003, of Maurice Barthelemy) - coll mixed Murray
Marriage (2003, of Alexandre Arcady) - Jean-Yves
Thousand thousandth, real imagination (2002, of Rémy Waterhouse) - Gerard
the Belly of Juliette (2001, of Martin Provost) - Abel
very opposite Sexes (2001, of Eric Assous) - Fernand
Irene (2001, of Ivan Calbérac) - Gazet
Set of idiots (2000, of Jean-Michel Verner) - Police chief Aguerre
Te quiero (2000, of Manual Pear tree) - Franck
Charming boy (2000, of Patrick Chesnais) - Octave
Kennedy and me (1999, of Sam Karmann) - Paul Gurney
the Man of my life (1999, of Stephan Kurc) - Charles
Children century (1999, of Diane Kurys) - Gustave Board
Words of men (1997, of Philippe Dem) - Fabien
Post coitum, sad animal (1996, of Brigitte Roüan) - Philippe Clovier
With small happinesses (1993, of Michel Deville) - Bertrand
Looks at me when I leave you (1993, of Philippe de Broca - " Pierre"
Funny of birds! (1992, of Peter Kassovitz) - Police chief Voitot
the Beautiful story (1992, of Claude Lelouch) - Pierre Lhermitte
No love without love (1992, of Evelyne Dress) - Michel
All my husbands (1992, of Andre Farwagi) - Philippe Simonin
Plywood (1990, of Georges Lautner) - Nicolas
the Disorder (1990, of Pascal Thomas) - Jean-Jacques
Netchaïev is of return (1990, of Jacques Deray) - Leloy
Promotion settee (1990, of Didier Kaminka) - André
the Sixth finger (1990, of Henri Duparc) - Simon
Feu on the candidate (1990, of Agnès Delarive) - Jean-Marcel Mazzetti
There are days… and the moons (1989, of Claude Lelouch) - the doctor
Austrian the (1989, of Pierre Granier-Remove iron) - Hermann
Thank you Satan (1988, of Andre Farwagi) - Alain
Embraces to me (1988, of Michele Rosier) - the father
the Storks make any only at their head (1988, of Didier Kaminka) - Jérémie
the Reader (1988, of Michel Deville) - P.D.G.
the Years sandwiches (1988, of Pierre Boutron) - Arnaud
Corentin (1986, of Jean Marboeuf)
White and Marie (1984, of Jacques Fox) - Germinal
Women of anybody (1984, of Christopher Frank) - Dirty Marc
Cape (1983, of Juliet Berto) - Sacrificed Wim
the (1982, of Okacha Touita) - Gino
Snow (1981, of Jean-Henri Roger) - a police officer
Provincial the (1980, of Claude Goretta) - Pascal Chatel
Close-cropped the heart (1980, of Daniel Colas) - the police officer Sliding gauge
First voyage (1979, of Nadine Trintignant) - Yan Lambert
the Print of the giants (1979, of Robert Enrico) - Martial Dromner
the Eye of the Master (1979, of Stephan Kurc) - Marc Dumas
Kingpin (1979, of Diane Kurys) - the truck driver
Nothing goes more (1979, of Jean-Michel Ribes) - Jeffy, the inspector Putlog-hole, Mr. Poitronneau
At the end of the end of the bench (1978, of Peter Kassovitz) - Billy
File 51 (1978, of Michel Deville) - Hadès
Poker liar and revolver morning (1978, of Christine Van de Putte) - the subscriber with " Détective"
Mr Albert (1976, of Jacques Fox) - François
Shipwrecked men of the island of the Tortoise (1974, of Jacques Rozier)

Theater

2005 - One hour and half of delay, J. Dell & G. Sibleyras (Msc: Bernard Murat)
2005 - the Guest, of D. Pharao (Msc: Jean-Luc Moreau)
2002 - Coils, of Murray Schisgal (Msc: Michel Fagadau)
2002 - Whore of evening, of and Msc: Daniel Colas
2000 - To dine between friends, of Donald Margulies (Msc: Michel Fagadau)
1998-1999 - Skylight of David Hare (Msc: Michel Fagadau)
1997 - Molly S, of Brian Friel (Msc: Jorge Lavelli)
1994-1995 - the Return, of Harold Pinter (Msc: Bernard Murat)
1998 - Joe Egg, of Peter Nichols (Msc: Michel Fagadau)
1998 - Burn all, of Lanford Wilson (Msc: Stephan Meldegg)
1986 - the Misanthropist, of Molière (Msc: Francoise Small)
1986 - Finally what, of Philippe Madral (Msc: Patrick Chesnais)
1986 - Adriana Monti, of Natalia Ginzburg (Msc: Maurice Bénichou)
1984 - Coils, of Murray Schisgal (Msc: Michel Fagadau)
1983 - This foreign animal, of Gabriel Arout (Msc: Jean Bouchaud)
1982 - the Blue of , brandy Carmen Maura (Msc: Roger Blin)
1982 - the Advantage of being constant, of Oscar Wilde (Msc: Pierre Boutron)
1981 - the Thirty million gladiators, Eugene Labiche (Msc: Francoise Small)
1980 - the Marriage of Barber, Beaumarchais (Msc: Francoise Petit)
1978 - Dissident it goes without saying, of Michel Vinaver
1978 - Nina it is other thing, of Michel Vinaver
1978 - Turista, of Sam Shepard (Msc: Henri Pillisbury)
1978 - the Large bird, of Jean Bouchaud (Msc: Jean-Michel Ribes)
1977 - Laughable loves, of Milan Kundera (Msc: Jacques Lassalle)
1977 - Across the chestnut trees, of and Msc: Jean-Michel Ribes
1976 - in love, of Carlo Goldoni (Msc: Caroline Huppert)
1975 - A.A. Théâtre of Arthur Adamov (Msc: Roger Planchon)
1975 - middle-class Madnesses (Msc: Roger Planchon)
1975 - Without title (Msc: Robert Girones)
1975 - Regeneration or the comedy, of Italo Svevo
1974 - Who strikes here so early?, of Philippe Madral (Msc: Philippe Madral)
1974 - a strange afternoon, of A. Doriadis (Msc: Guy Lauzin)
1973 - Cheatings of Scapin, Molière (Msc: Jacques Weber)
1973 - Two and two only makes, of P. Madral (Msc: Philippe Madral)
1972 - the Young man, of J. Audureau (Msc: Pierre Discharges)
1971 - the Cherry orchard, of Anton Tchekhov (Msc: Pierre Discharges)
1971 - the Poor wretches, of Victor Hugo
1970 - Barberine, of Alfred de Musset (Msc: Patrick Chesnais)
1970 - the Night of the kings, William Shakespeare (Msc: Denis Lorca)
1969 - Ninny, of J. Auclair
1968 - the Lady of Chicago, Frederic Dart (Msc: Jacques Charon)
1967 - Poor Bitos, of ey Msc: Jean Anouilh
1965 - the Convention of Belzebir, Marcel Aymé
1964 - the Lark, of Jean Anouilh

Rewards

1989 : César of the best actor in a supporting role - the Reader
2007: officer in the order of Arts and Letters

Bonds

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