Eric Savin
Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor. Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today. He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenzaccio (written by Alfred de Musset) directed by Francis Huster. Bertrand Tavernier entrusted him with his first cinema role in 1992, as Inspector Lefort in L.627. He then alternated between theater, television and cinema. His first theatre successes came with Durringer's shows like La Petite Entaille in 1991, or Sureur in 1997, presented at the Avignon Festival. In 1993, he starred with actress Karin Viard in La nage indienne (the Indian Swim), in the first feature film by Durringer. Then he had several supporting roles including Giordano in Emmène-moi (Take me) by Michel Spinosa, distinguished at the Berlin International Film Festival and Captain Conan again with Tavernier in 1996, followed by I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa in 1997 then in 1998 social film Une minute de silence ('One minute of silence') the first film of Florent Emilio Siri. He returned to work with Durringer on J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (I'll go to heaven because hell is here) in 1997, film is about gangsters. He gets a nomination to the Sept d'or for his portrayal of a divorced father who kidnaps his daughter in the TV movie Vacances volées (or Stolen Vacation), it was directed by Olivier Panchot. He also accompanies many filmmakers and directors from short to feature film, such as Laurent Firode (Les astres (The Stars) in 1998, Happenstance (The Butterfly's Wing Flapping) in 2000), with Pierre-Erwan Guillaume in Bonne résistance à la douleur, (Good resistance to pain) in 1999 and L'Ennemi naturel (The Natural Enemy) in 2004. Then with Lyčče Boukhitine for which he takes the character in her short film La Vielle barrière (The old barrier), which won a 'jury prize' at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand in 1998. Finally in 2002, he plays in the famous short film Squash directed by Lionel Bailliu, which was multi-award-winning in several festivals around the world, including the interpretation prize in Clermont-Ferrand. Lionel Bailliu won an Oscar nomination in 2004 for Best Live Action Short Film. This performance leads Éric Savin to take the leading role of the compulsive domineering boss in the feature film adaptation in 2006 entitled Fair Play where he shares the poster with Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel. ... Source: Article "Éric Savin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2024 · La Fulgurée as Félix Guyon
- 2023 · Enquête Parallèle as Jacques
- 2023 · Le Secret de la grotte as Xavier Berg
- 2022 · Les Mystères de la duchesse as Denis Perrac
- 2022 · Slow Horses as Victor
- 2022 · Face à face as Cédric Rouget
- 2022 · The Fear Index as Maurice Genoud
- 2021 · Vicky and Her Mystery as Jean-Paul
- 2021 · The Deep House as Pierre Montégnac
- 2020 · For My Son as Colonel Gilles Dambreuse
- 2020 · Crime dans le Larzac as Richard Louvain
- 2020 · The Other Side as Sébastien
- 2020 · The Wagner Method as Luc Thomassot
- 2020 · César Wagner as Luc Thomassot
- 2020 · Charlotte Link - The Decision as Boris Raikov
- 2019 · The Ideal Palace as Joseph Cadier
- 2018 · La Faute as Guy Riverti
- 2018 · The Chalet as Etienne Genesta
- 2018 · By Blood as Gerbert
- 2017 · Do it Right as Un éducateur
- 2016 · Elle as Inspector
- 2016 · Marseille as Pharamond
- 2015 · Underground Time as Jacques Pelletier
- 2015 · Nina as Thierry
- 2015 · A Perfect Man as Police officer
- 2015 · Accusé as Fred
- 2015 · Mon cher petit village as Florian
- 2014 · Blood Red as Robic
- 2014 · Les Baumettes as Patrick Guillemin
- 2013 · Murders in... as Jean-Guy Doumenc
- 2013 · Murders in... as Walter Castelnau
- 2013 · Candice Renoir as Philippe Grangier
- 2012 · My Way as Jean-Jacques Tilche
- 2011 · The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin as Le gratteur/Comédon
- 2011 · Le Temps du silence as Jean-Marie
- 2011 · Mirages as Alexandre German
- 2011 · Dead Beautiful as Hofman
- 2011 · Les Edelweiss as Léopold
- 2010 · Bloody Christmas 2 : La révolte des sapins as
- 2010 · Caged as Mathias
- 2010 · Lundi CDI as José
- 2010 · The Wedding Cake as Damien
- 2009 · State Affairs as Maurizio
- 2009 · Lady Bar 2 as Jean
- 2009 · La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil as Pierre
- 2008 · Sans mentir as
- 2008 · Scalp as Raphaël
- 2007 · Lady Bar as Jean
- 2007 · Intimate Enemies as Le sergent tortionnaire
- 2007 · I Hate My Best Friends' Kids as Vincent
- 2007 · Anna M. as Le père des fillettes
- 2007 · Stolen Holidays as Eric
- 2006 · Tell No One as Le procureur
- 2006 · Fair Play as Charles
- 2006 · Les Volets as Jean-Noël
- 2005 · Edy as Jean
- 2005 · Alex as Alex's lover
- 2005 · Quartier V.I.P. as Tony
- 2005 · Brasier as Pierre Larmont
- 2005 · Before You Leave as Vincent
- 2005 · Le bal des célibataires as Armand
- 2004 · Natural Enemy as Brigadier Beaupré
- 2004 · Par accident as Olivier
- 2004 · Secret Agents as Tony
- 2004 · Totally Nuts as
- 2003 · Life After All as Uncle Georges
- 2002 · L'enfant éternel as Vincent
- 2002 · Bâtards as Gilles, le premier gendarme
- 2002 · Les oreilles sur le dos as
- 2002 · Squash as Charles
- 2002 · He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not as Julien
- 2002 · Teacher in a Bikini as Eric
- 2001 · Les p'tits gars Ladouceur as Francis
- 2000 · Ladies of the Law as Yves Nicosserian
- 2000 · Happenstance as Richard
- 2000 · Come Undone as Annick's Boyfriend
- 2000 · The Libertine as Chef de la police
- 1999 · Cold Lands as Marc
- 1999 · High Pain Management as Thierry
- 1999 · The Color of Lies as Christian (uncredited)
- 1999 · Fausses alertes as
- 1998 · A Minute of Silence as Tony
- 1998 · Sitting on the Fence as Eric
- 1997 · J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici as Doumé
- 1997 · I Hate Love as Alex
- 1996 · When the Cat's Away as le militant onze de pique
- 1995 · Emmène-moi as Giordano
- 1993 · Sidestroke as Pilou
- 1992 · L.627 as Lefort