Jalil Lespert
Lespert in Nominee Luncheon for the 2015 César Awards
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1995–present

Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."[1]

Early life and education

Lespert was born in Paris to a pied-noir father, actor Jean Lespert, and a Kabyle Algerian mother,[2] who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert initially studied law to please his mother.

Career

Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in Laurent Cantet's film Jeux de plage, alongside his father.[3] His first major role came in 1999, in Jacques Maillot's film Our Happy Lives. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, Human Resources, which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2001.[4]

Jalil Lespert at the 2000 César Awards ceremony

Lespert's career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in Sade,[5] a body builder addict in Vivre me tue,[1] a boxer in Virgil,[6] an pretentious artist in Alain Resnais's Not on the Lips,[7] and a journalist in Robert Guédiguian's The Last Mitterand.

Lespert directed his first film in 2007, 24 mesures, featuring Benoît Magimel and Sami Bouajila.[8] His second feature as director, Headwinds (2011), featured Magimel alongside Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Carré.[9]

In 2010, he appeared in French television series Pigalle, la nuit.[10]

Personal life

In 2009, Lespert married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France. The couple had one child named Kahina (born 2010), and separated in 2018.[11] He also has two other children, Jena and Aliosha, from a previous relationship.[12]

Selected filmography

As actor

As director and writer

Awards and accolades

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vivre me tue - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. ↑ "JALIL LESPERT – "Le réalisateur doit s'effacer derrière l'histoire !"". lepetitjournal.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ↑ Média, Prisma (2023-03-24). "Jalil Lespert - La biographie de Jalil Lespert avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. 1 2 "That's a wrap for Jalil Lespert's Iris". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  5. 1 2 "FILM REVIEW; The Marquis de Sade in a More Complex Guise (Published 2002)". 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. ↑ "«Virgil», joli coup de fougue". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  7. ↑ Russell, Jamie (April 21, 2004). "Pas Sur La Bouche! (2004)". BBC. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. 1 2 Weissberg, Jay (2007-09-02). "24 Bars". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  9. 1 2 Gray, Victoria (2012-11-06). "Headwinds". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  10. ↑ "« Pigalle, la nuit »". LEFIGARO (in French). 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  11. ↑ Média, Prisma (2023-02-11). "Sonia Rolland : pourquoi s'est-elle séparée de Jalil Lespert ? - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  12. ↑ "Jalil Lespert et Sonia Rolland, la rupture". parismatch.com (in French). 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  13. ↑ "Les Sanguinaires - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  14. ↑ "Human Resources". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  15. ↑ ""Inch Allah dimanche" : La grande douleur de l'arrivée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2001-12-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  16. ↑ "Bêta «Ciao»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  17. ↑ "«Albert est méchant» «Les Amateurs»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  18. ↑ Kehr, Dave (March 22, 2005). "New DVD's (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  19. ↑ "L'ENNEMI NATUREL - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  20. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (2006-09-08). "A Cop Confronts Some Hard Cases, Including His Own Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  21. ↑ "The Last Mitterrand (Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars)". The Guardian. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  22. ↑ "Guédiguian s'aventure de l'autre côté du mont Ararat - Le Temps" (in French). 2006-06-28. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  23. ↑ Nicoud, Anabelle (2008-08-02). "24 mesures/Jalil Lespert : tout pour le cinéma". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  24. ↑ "Lignes de front : dans l'enfer du génocide rwandais". Afrik (in French). 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  25. ↑ "« De guerre lasse » : Jalil Lespert, soldat perdu ***". Le Parisien (in French). 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  26. 1 2 Hoeij, Boyd van (2016-11-16). "'Iris': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  27. ↑ Debruge, Peter (2023-01-22). "'Infinity Pool' Review: How Many Alexander Skarsgård Clones Does It Take to Screw Up Your Vacation Plans?". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  28. ↑ "Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion on film". BBC News. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  29. 1 2 "Qui est Jalil Lespert, le nouvel homme de Læticia Hallyday ?". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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