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Aliases: Александр Астье

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Lyon, Rhône, France

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Movie Involvements: 48

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974) is a French writer, director, editor, scriptwriter, humorist, actor and composer. Astier is most known as the creator, director, writer, editor, composer, and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur. Alexandre Astier was born in Lyon on June 16, 1974, to Joëlle Sevilla and Lionnel Astier, both actors and producers mostly in Lyon's theatre scene. Alexandre Astier studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music of Paris. He also studied acting and screenwriting. Four of Astier's seven children have featured in Kaamelott, and both his parents are main characters in the series. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne Astier play respectively Mehben and Mehgan, the daughters of Karadoc and Maevanwi (in the episodes Pupi and Exiles). His son Neil (who also appears as Karadoc and Mevanwi's son in Pupi) plays young Arthur in the season Book V, and in the final scene of Book VI. His son Ethan plays Arthur's dream heir in Book V. Moreover, the mother of his first five children, Anne-Gaëlle Daval, is head of the costume designs on Kaamelott and the short film Dies Irae. In 2012, he plays Johann Sebastian Bach in his humorous show "Que ma joie demeure!" at the theater. In 2014, his comic show "L'Exoconférence" begins at the theater in September. Alexandre Astier first got attention from the Lyon's public thanks to the play Le Jour du froment. He also acted in Nous crions grâce, a play written and directed by Jacques Chambon, to whom he gave the role of Merlin in Kaamelott. In 2001, he was the co-screenwriter and the songwriter of the short movies Soyons sport and Un soupçon fondé sur quelque chose de gras. In 2002 he was the director of Dies Irae, a 14-minute short movie that is also the first draft of the Kaamelott TV show. In 2006, he featured in Hey Good Looking!, a French movie by Lisa Azuelos. The same year, he appeared in Asterix at the Olympic Games by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and in Home Sweet Home by Didier Le Pêcheur. In 2009, he played the role of the ex-husband of Sophie Marceau in the comedy LOL (Laughing Out Loud). In 2014, he was the co-director and the screenwriter of Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. In 2015, he appeared in the film All Three of Us, directed by Kheiron. In 2018, he wrote an original screenplay for a new Asterix movie: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion. Like Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, he co-directed it with Louis Clichy. Alexandre Astier became famous as the writer, director and actor in the TV show he produced. Kaamelott is inspired by the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This humorous series is broadcast on the French channel M6. The episodes lasted three and a half minutes until 2007. Then, the format changed to seven minutes and finally reached fifty-five minutes per episode in the last season Book VI. He also composes the music of the series. He has the ambition to extend the TV show to the cinema as a trilogy, but not before 2012, since Alexandre Astier plans to work as a director on another movie before launching Kaamelott on the big screen. ... Source: Article "Alexandre Astier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

Quantum Love
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6

Quantum Love

(2014) Eric
Pandas in the Mist
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8

Pandas in the Mist

(2016) (voice)
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
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8

Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix

(2023) Self - Director
Suck My Geek!
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7

Suck My Geek!

(2007) Self
La potion Astérix
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5

La potion Astérix

(2014) Self
14-18: The Noise & the Fury
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8

14-18: The Noise & the Fury

(2008) narrator
Louis de Funès Forever
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7
14 Million Screams
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14 Million Screams

(2014) Le père

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2026 Arthur Pendragon
2025 Arthur Pendragon
2023 Le Temps (voix)
Self - Director
2022 N/A
Self - Guest
2021 Arthur Pendragon
2020 Self - Guest
2019 Self
Self
2018 Le centurion Oursenplus / Huiledolix / Blodimérix (voice)
2016 Self
(voice)
2015 Le Shah
Albert Einstein (voix off)
Le conférencier
Self
Self
2014 Le centurion Oursenplus (voice)
Eric
Le père
Self
2013 Self
le Chef de la SR
Doctor Paul Lamarade
2012 Alexandre
Johann Sebastian Bach
David
Self
2011 Alexandre Astier
Clotindre
2009 Ancien ami Biker de José (avec Virginie Ledoyen)
Conférencier
Alain
2008 Joubert
narrator
Araignée Man
Jean-Marc Reiser
Obstinatus
2007 Self
2006 Gilles
2005 Roi Arthur
2003 Le roi Arthur
2002 Le capitaine Munoz
Francis
2001 Self
Présentateur
Arthur / Réalisateur
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Directing

Writing

Sound

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Editor
2002 Editor
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Production

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Compositors
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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