Thomas Doret (born 10 December 1996)[1] is a Belgian actor, best known for playing the role of Cyril in The Kid with a Bike, and as Coco in Renoir.

Thomas Doret
Born (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)
Seraing, Belgium
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Life and career

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Doret was born in Seraing. His father is a warehouseman while his mother is a printer. He practiced karate and tennis from the age of 6. He studied at the Athénée Royal Air Pur of Seraing.[2]

In 2013 he participated as Président du jury jeune at the Festival international du film policier de Liège[3] and has also received the honor of Ambassadeur d'honneur de la province de Liège[4]

At 13, he played his first starring film role, playing the role of Cyril, in the Dardenne brothers' film The Kid with a Bike, alongside Cécile de France. In 2012, he played the role of Claude Renoir, one of the son of Pierre Renoir, alongside Michel Bouquet, in Gilles Bourdos' Renoir.

He is currently[when?] working in a television series of 6 episodes titled Paris, the series tells the story of daily 14 characters, including Doret, in the capital of France.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Kid with a Bike Cyril Catoul
2012 Renoir Claude 'Coco' Renoir
2014 Petit homme David Short film
2014 Sacré Charlemagne Jean-François Short film
2014 Three Hearts Gabriel
2014 Witnesses Jérémie Gorbier TV mini-series
2015 Paris Clément Ardent TV series
2015 Au plus près du Soleil The accused man's son
2016 Ambre Luca Short film
2016 The Unknown Girl Lucas
2017 Zone Blanche Rudy Guerin TV series

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Valladolid International Film Festival[6] Honorable Mention The Kid with a Bike Won
Cannes Film Festival[2] Grand Prix Won
Texture Film Festival (Russia)[2] Prix du meilleur acteur Won
L’artiste Liégeois de l'année 2011 Won
2012 Young Artist Awards[7] Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer The Kid with a Bike Nominated
Magritte Awards[2] Most Promising Actor The Kid with a Bike Won

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Doret sur Cine-Pedia". Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c d "Welcome to nginx eaa1a9e1db47ffcca16305566a6efba4!185.15.56.1". www.thomasdoret.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Jury Jeune | Festival International du film policier de Liège". Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=610057579023430&set=a.301305949898596.85372.219209498108242&type=1 [user-generated source]
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/Thomas.Doret/posts/622349851127536 [user-generated source]
  6. ^ "Thomas Doret". IMDb.
  7. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
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