Xavier Legrand

Biography

Xavier Legrand (born 28 March 1979; Melun) is a French actor, direcor and screenwriter. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything). His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.

Most Famous Work

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Custody

(2018) Writer

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Just Before Losing Everything

(2013) Writer

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The Successor

(2023) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	N/A	Mortel 2019-11-21 TV Show
	Matray	Escape from Raqqa 2019-03-06 Movie
2018	self	Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe 2018-12-23 Movie
2017	N/A	The Soviet Revolution Told Through its Cinema 2017-10-12 Movie
2016	N/A	Blaise 2016-08-29 TV Show
	N/A	A Night in March 2016-06-18 Movie
2010	N/A	Free Hands 2010-06-16 Movie
	N/A	Camus 2010-01-06 Movie
2009	N/A	La Ligne de fuite 2009-08-01 Movie
2007	N/A	Point de fuite 2007-08-01 Movie
	N/A	Kaojikara 2007-08-01 Movie
2005	N/A	Regular Lovers 2005-09-30 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	The Successor 2023-09-25 Movie
2018	Director	Custody 2018-02-07 Movie
2013	Director	Just Before Losing Everything 2013-01-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Screenplay	The Successor 2023-09-25 Movie
2018	Writer	Custody 2018-02-07 Movie
2013	Writer	Just Before Losing Everything 2013-01-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv