Grégoire Colin | |
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Born |
Châtenay-Malabry, France |
27 July 1975
Occupation | Actor, filmmaker |
Years active | 1990–present |
Grégoire Colin (born 27 July 1975) is a French actor, producer, screenwriter, and director.
Grégoire started acting on the French stage at age 12. He first caught the eye of critics in the 1992 Agnieszka Holland's psychological family drama Olivier, Olivier when he was just 17. He co-starred in Adela (2000), Beau travail (1999) and the Macedonian film Before the Rain (1994), among many others. Colin is set for the lead role in the French thriller film Proie.
In 1998, he participated in the internationally celebrated "La Vie Rêvée Des Anges", better known to international audiences as The Dreamlife of Angels, in which he played a ruthless club owner. In 2009, Colin's first short film 'La Baie Du Renard' was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, he started his own production company Tsilaosa Films.
Grégoire won the Best Actor Award at the Locarno International Film Festival for his role in the film Nénette et Boni.