Hervé Pierre (actor)
Hervé Pierre (born 22 April 1955) is a French actor and theatre director.[1] He joined the Comédie-Française in 2007 and became a member in 2011.[2]
Hervé Pierre | |
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Born | Les Fins, France | 22 April 1955
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
On 14 June 2009, Pierre was awarded the title of Best French Actor by critics. In 2011, he was promoted chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 2011, Knight of the French Legion of Honour.[2]
Theatre career
Hervé Pierre began to play in theatre troupes first in Les Fins, where he was born, then in the Pontarlier lycee. He followed, from 1974 to 1977, the teachings of Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, and Jean-Louis Hourdin at the National Theatre of Strasbourg.[3][4]
In 1977, he formed the Théâtre du Troc with his TNS promotion company, leading it until 1981.[5][6]
Personal life
Pierre is married to French actress Clotilde Mollet.[7]
Selected list of performances
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The Horseman on the Roof | Brig. Maugin | |
1998 | Lautrec | Zidler | |
1999 | Karnaval | Verhoeven | |
2001 | Day Off | Socoa's lawyer | |
2005 | Mon petit doigt m'a dit... | Doctor Mauroy | |
2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Doctor | "Montmartre" segment |
2007 | Towards Zero | Ange Werther | |
2011 | 18 Years Old and Rising | Delphine's father | |
2012 | Superstar | Doctor Barreinbhom | |
Haute Cuisine | Perrières | ||
2013 | Me, Myself and Mum | Army psychiatrist | |
The Ultimate Accessory | Exhibition curator | ||
2015 | Diary of a Chambermaid | Monsieur Lanlaire | |
The Sense of Wonder | Jules | ||
2019 | An Officer and a Spy | Charles-Arthur Gonse | |
2021 | Benedetta | Paolo Ricordati | |
2022 | Maigret | Doctor Paul |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Edward II | Lancaster / Leicester | TV movie |
2010 | The Counterfeiters | Mr. Profitendieu | TV movie |
2011 | À la recherche du temps perdu | Mr. Verdurin | Two-part TV movie |
2014 | Spin | Marjorie's prime minister | 2 episodes |
2021 | Lupin | Hubert Pellegrini | 10 episodes |
References
- "INTERVIEW - Hervé Pierre, comédien comblé" (in French). Premiere. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Hervé Pierre". Comédie-Française. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
He has been pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since the 1st of February 2007, and has among others played in Jean-Luc Lagarce's Le Voyage à La Haye by François Berreur; Molière's Le Malade imaginaire by Claude Stratz; (...) In 2009, the Professional Association of Theatre, Music and Dance Critics (Syndicat professionnel de la critique de théâtre, de musique et de danse), presented him with the award for best actor for his role in Eduardo de Filippo's La Grande Magie, directed by Dan Jemmett (...) On the 1st of January 2011, he became the 522nd sociétaire of the Comédie-Française (...) He has been awarded the honor of Chevalier of the order of Arts and Letters and that of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
- "Le portrait confiné de Hervé Pierre, comédien doubien à la Comédie Française" [Miniature portrait of Hervé Pierre, Doubian actor at the Comédie Française] (in French). France Bleu. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Hervé Pierre : "D'où je viens ? Du théâtre de l'abbé Querry"" [Hervé Pierre: "Where do I come from? From Abbé Querry's theater"] (in French). L'Est Républicain. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
L'homme est un "p'tit gars" des Fins, fidèle à ses racines. Josette et Hubert, acteurs, metteurs en scène de la troupe finoise, l'ont mis à 9 ans sur les planches posées par le curé et ses paroissiens
[The man is a "little guy" from the Fins, faithful to his roots. Josette and Hubert, actors, directors of the Finnish troupe, put him at the age of 9 on the boards laid by the priest and his parishioners] - "Hervé Pierre". Comédie-Française. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
Having been on the stage from a very young age, Hervé Pierre decided to enroll at the École du Théâtre National de Strasbourg in 1974. Three years later, together with his graduating class, he founded the Théâtre de Troc.
- "Hervé Pierre". agencesartistiques.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
1974 – 1977 Formation à l'école du Théatre National de Strasbourg avec Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. 1977 – 1981 Fonde avec l'ensemble de promotion la compagnie, le théatre de Troc : réalisation de deux spectacles : 'Haut Les Mains, Peaux de Lapins' et 'Victor s'en Mêle'
[1974 – 1977 Training at the National Theater of Strasbourg school with Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. 1977 – 1981 He founded, with the promotion ensemble, the company the Theater of Troc: production of two shows: 'Haut Les Mains, Peaux de Lapins' et 'Victor s'en Mêle'] - "Hervé Pierre". www.theatre-contemporain.net. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
Franc-Comtois de souche, il découvre l'art de la comédie en jouant depuis son plus jeune âge au Théâtre de Les Fins (petit village du Haut-Doubs où il naquit le 22 avril 1955) puis à Pontarlier avec son Lycée. Il suit ensuite, de 1974 à 1977, les cours de l'école du Théâtre National de Strasbourg avec Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. De 1977–1981 Il fonde, avec l'ensemble de la promotion du TNS, le Théâtre du Troc. Il est marié avec la comédienne française Clotilde Mollet.
[Originally from Franc-Comtois, he discovered the art of comedy by playing from an early age at the Théâtre de Les Fins (a small village in Haut-Doubs, where he was born on 22 April 1955) then in Pontarlier with his high school. He then took, from 1974 to 1977, lessons at the National Theater School in Strasbourg with Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. From 1977 to 1981 he founded, with the entire promotion of the TNS, the Théâtre du Troc. He is married to French actress Clotilde Mollet.]