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Aliases: Djellil Lespert , جاليل لسبرت , Djallil Lespert

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris - France

Homepage: https://mubi.com/fr/cast/jalil-lespert

Movie Involvements: 49

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jalil Lespert is the son of actor Jean Lespert, born in 1942 in Rosny-sous-Bois, and Farida Azi, lawyer of Algerian origin born in 1948 in Palestro (today Lakhdaria), in Algeria. He is the older brother of actor Yaniss Lespert. Pushed by his mother, a lawyer, Jalil Lespert began studying law, but he changed his mind when in 1995, Laurent Cantet noticed him and cast him with his father in the short film Jeux de Plage. Subsequently, the young actor reunited with the director to shoot the TV film Les Sanguinaires in 1997. Two years later, Laurent Cantet offered him a new role, this time in the cinema, in the film Ressources Humaines. Thanks to the role of Franck, he was revealed to the general public and won the César for best male actor in 2001. In 2003, he won the prize for best new actor at the Cabourg Film Festival for his role in Vivre me tue by Jean- Pierre Sinapi. From then on, the actor made a series of films (Pas sur la bouche, Le Promeneur du Champ-de-Mars, Virgil, Le petit Lieutenant…). Jalil Lespert also stands out as a director. In 2007, he moved behind the camera and signed the feature film 24 measures. A few years later, he repeated the experience with the adaptation of the novel Contrary Winds, which received a good reception. In 2014, he co-wrote and directed the biopic dedicated to Yves Saint-Laurent, played by Pierre Niney. In 2015, he joined the team of directors of the series Versailles, broadcast on Canal+, which was a great success. He continued the following year with the production of the feature film Iris in which he also starred. Since then, Jalil Lespert has alternated between his career as a director and that of an actor. In 2020, he starred in La terre des hommes by Noël Marandin and L’Enfant rêve by Raphaël Jacoulot. On the private side, Jalil Lespert has shared the life of Sonia Rolland since 2009. The couple has a daughter, Kahina, born in November 2010. From his union with the actress Bérangère Allaux, the actor has two children, a boy named Aliosha and a daughter, Gena. In October 2018, he announced on social networks that he was separated from Sonia Rolland. On December 15, 2020, he formalized his relationship with the widow of Johnny Hallyday, Laeticia, on Instagram. Jalil Lespert is the ambassador of the NGO Plan International (children's rights in developing countries). In 2016, Jalil Lespert was a member of the jury for the 2016 Dinard British Film Festival.

Most Famous Work

Infinity Pool
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6

Infinity Pool

(2023) Alban Bauer
Tell No One
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7

Tell No One

(2006) Yaël Gonzales
Orphan
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5

Orphan

(2017) Darius
In the Shadow of Iris
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6

In the Shadow of Iris

(2016) Antoine Doriot
The Escape
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6

The Escape

(2018) Philippe
Brother
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7

Brother

(2019) Igor
Human Resources
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7

Human Resources

(1999) Franck
Pigalle, la nuit
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7

Pigalle, la nuit

(2009) Thomas

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Alban Bauer
2021 N/A
Sylvain
Benjamin
2020 François
2019 Igor
2018 Jean-Claude Bernard
Philippe
2017 Darius
2016 Antoine Doriot
2015 Self (Narrator)
Charlie Maréchal
2014 Alex
2013 Iban
Ulysse
2011 Giovanni
Paul
Oncle Giovanni, jeune
2010 Antoine
2009 Thomas
2008 Miloud
2006 Yaël Gonzales
2005 Virgil
Antoine Derouère
Antoine Moreau
2004 Lieutenant Luhel
Jamel Mezaoui 'J.P.'
2003 Charley
Thomas Steiner
Thomas Steiner
2002 Philippe
Daniel Smaïl
2001 Bus driver
2000 Oreste
Laurent
1999 Franck
Étienne
Laurent
1997 N/A
1995 Éric
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Co-Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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