Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker.[1] He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent),[2] and his directorial debut film My Best Part (Garçon chiffon), which was a César Award nominee for Best First Feature Film at the 46th César Awards in 2021.[3]
Nicolas Maury | |
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| Born | October 18, 1980 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
| Notable work | Call My Agent!, My Best Part |
Maury had his first acting role in Patrice Chéreau's 1998 film Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train).[4]
He is out as gay.[5] He served as the president of the Queer Palm jury at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and stated his support for the program becoming an official festival award.[6]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) | ||
| 2005 | Regular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers) | Gauthier | |
| 2005 | Backstage | a fan | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Jeff | segment Quartier des Enfants-Rouges |
| 2007 | Heartbeat Detector (La Question humaine) | Tavera | |
| 2007 | Let's Dance (Faut que ça danse !) | le chargé de clientèle | |
| 2009 | The French Kissers (Les Beaux Gosses) | the French professor | |
| 2010 | Dear Prudence (Belle Épine) | Daniel Cohen | |
| 2011 | My Little Princess | Louis | |
| 2011 | Let My People Go! | Ruben | |
| 2012 | I'm Not Dead (Je ne suis pas mort) | Antoine Deloÿs | |
| 2013 | A Castle in Italy (Un château en Italie) | the director | |
| 2013 | You and the Night (Les Rencontres d'après minuit) | Udo | |
| 2014 | Jacky in Women's Kingdom (Jacky au royaume des filles) | Second speaker | |
| 2015 | Portrait of the Artist (Le Dos rouge) | Young Journalist | |
| 2015-2020 | Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent) | Hervé | Series regular |
| 2016 | La folle histoire de Max et Léon | Eugène | |
| 2018 | The Magic Tuche (Les Tuche 3) | Barna Bé | |
| 2018 | Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur) | Archibald Langevin | |
| 2019 | Perdrix | Julien Perdrix | |
| 2019 | Spellbound (Les Envoûtés) | Sylvain | |
| 2020 | My Best Part (Garçon chiffon) | Jérémie Meyer | also director |
| 2020 | C'est la vie | Dr Antoine Moretti |
References edit
- ^ Jérôme Lachasse, "'C’est la vie': la revanche de Nicolas Maury, le garçon chiffon de 'Dix pour cent'". BFM TV, 27 July 2021.
- ^ Robert Lloyd, "How French comedy of manners ‘Call My Agent’ became an American sensation". Los Angeles Times, 9 February 2021.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy, "Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Love Affairs’ Leads France’s Cesar Nominations". Variety, 10 February 2021.
- ^ Stéphane Gobbo, "Nicolas Maury, itinéraire d’un enfant doué". Le Temps, 12 May 2021.
- ^ Anne-Marie Kraus, "Nicolas Maury : 'J'ai encore peur d'être frappé parce que je suis homosexuel'". Marie Claire, 22 November 2018.
- ^ "La Queer Palm mériterait d'être au palmarès du Festival de Cannes, selon Nicolas Maury". Ici Radio-Canada, 15 July 2021.
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