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Clovis Cornillac in 2014
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Born |
Lyon, France |
16 August 1968
Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1982–present |
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Children | 3 |
Clovis Cornillac (born 16 August 1968) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14.
He had his debut in cinema in 1984 in Robin Davis's Outlaws. He was noticed by Dominique Besnehard, who introduced him to Peter Brook at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Cornillac was hired in a contemporary play, Le Mahâbharata.
Cornillac was married to Caroline Proust from 1994-2010. They have twin daughters. He married actress Lilou Fogli in 2013, with whom he has a son, Nino, born in 2013.