Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974) is a French writer, director, editor, scriptwriter, humorist, actor and composer.
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| Born | Alexandre Astier 16 June 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
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.[1]
Life and career
editAlexandre 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.[2] 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.[3]
In 2012, he plays Johann Sebastian Bach in his humorous show "Que ma joie demeure !" at the theater.[4]
In 2014, his comic show "L'Exoconférence" begins at the theater in September.
Passionate of technologies, he confirms in 2018 on twitter, that Kaamelott's film adaptation has been written with a bepo keyboard[5] on a raspberry pi, running Wordgrinder text-editor software.[6]
He also owns a castle in Ardèche area,[7] where he can store lot of his music instruments into a specific room.[8]
Debut at the theatre
editAlexandre 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.
Cinema
editIn 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 2012, he presented his first feature film as a director, David et Madame Hansen, in which he played the hero alongside Isabelle Adjani.
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.
Kaamelott
editAlexandre 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.[9] 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.
In June 2010, invited on the set of the show "J'irai LOLer sur vos tombes", he unveiled his project to publish a series of graphic novels titled Kaamelott Resistance as a transition between the TV format and the future cinema films.
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Un soupçon fondé sur quelque chose de gras | N/A | Short |
| Soyons sport | Francis | ||
| 2002 | Dies Irae | King Arthur | |
| 2006 | Hey Good Looking! | Gilles | |
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Mordicus | |
| Coluche, l'histoire d'un mec | Reiser | ||
| Home Sweet Home | Joubert | ||
| 2009 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | Alain | |
| 2011 | Les Aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau | Clotindre d'Artois | |
| 2012 | David et Madame Hansen | David | |
| 2013 | Pop Redemption | Traffic Police Chief | |
| 2014 | Quantum Love | Eric | |
| All Three of Us | The Shah of Iran | ||
| Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods | Centurion Somniferus | Voice | |
| 2015 | What We Do in the Shadows | Vladislav the Poker | French dub |
| 2018 | Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | Centurion Somniferus | Voice |
| 2021 | Kaamelott: The First Chapter | King Arthur |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Belle Grand-Mère 2 : La Trattoria | Marcello | TV movie |
| 2002 | Lyon Police Spécial | Café Owner | Episode: "Apprivoisement" |
| 2005–2009 | Kaamelott | King Arthur | TV series Main role, 446 episodes |
| 2007 | Elie Annonce Semoun | Eric Reptile | Miniseries Direct-to-video |
| Off Prime | Himself | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Mademoiselle | N/A | |
| 2009 | Hero Corp | Araignée Man | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | La Commanderie | Inquisitor | |
| 2012 | Bref | Undisguised Party Guest | Episode :"Bref, y'a des gens qui m'énervent" |
| Adventure Time | Prince Gumball | French dub | |
| 2012-2013 | Le Golden Show | Cosette/M.Bison/Alan Mysterious | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Scènes de ménages | José's Biker Friend | Episode: "Entre amis" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mass Effect Andromeda | Lieutenant August Bradley | French dub |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Michallon, Clémence (14 July 2019). "How France's equivalent of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' taught me the sweet loneliness of TV in a foreign language". independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Alexandre Astier". American School of Modern Music. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Astier (Author of Kaamelott, Tome 1 )". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Alexandre Astier". TV Tropes. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "canard pc bépo".
- ^ "Astier's confirms of software usage on twitter".
- ^ "Cinéma. Isère, Drôme, Ardèche… ces lieux que vous pouvez reconnaître dans le film Kaamelott". 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Astier : a tout quitté pour son château en Ardèche". 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Astier to Write and Co-Direct ASTERIX Animated Sequel in 3D; 2014 Release Planned". Collider.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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