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Aliases: Éric Savin

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 9


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Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Murders in...
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8

Murders in...

(2013) Jean-Guy Doumenc
The Deep House
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6

The Deep House

(2021) Pierre Montégnac
Marseille
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6

Marseille

(2016) Pharamond
Vicky and Her Mystery
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7

Vicky and Her Mystery

(2021) Jean-Paul
Elle
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7

Elle

(2016) Inspector
Ladies of the Law
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6

Ladies of the Law

(2000) Yves Nicosserian
Secret Agents
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5

Secret Agents

(2004) Tony
Caged
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5

Caged

(2010) Mathias

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Xavier Berg
2022 Denis Perrac
Cédric Rouget
2021 Jean-Paul
Pierre Montégnac
2020 Colonel Gilles Dambreuse
Richard Louvain
Sébastien
Luc Thomassot
Luc Thomassot
Boris Raikov
2019 Joseph Cadier
2018 Guy Riverti
Etienne Genesta
Gerbert
2017 Un éducateur
2016 Inspector
Pharamond
2015 Jacques Pelletier
Thierry
Police officer
Fred
Florian
2014 Robic
Patrick Guillemin
2013 Jean-Guy Doumenc
Philippe Grangier
2012 Jean-Jacques Tilche
2011 Le gratteur/Comédon
Jean-Marie
Alexandre German
Léopold
2010 N/A
Mathias
José
Damien
2009 Maurizio
Jean
Pierre
2008 N/A
Raphaël
2007 Jean
Le sergent tortionnaire
Vincent
2006 Le procureur
Charles
Jean-Noël
2005 Jean
Alex's lover
Tony
Vincent
Armand
2004 Brigadier Beaupré
Olivier
Tony
N/A
2003 Uncle Georges
2002 Gilles, le premier gendarme
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Charles
Julien
Eric
2001 Francis
2000 Yves Nicosserian
Richard
Le copain d'Annick
Chef de la police
1999 Marc
Thierry
Christian (uncredited)
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1998 Tony
1997 Alex
1996 le militant onze de pique
1995 Giordano
1993 Pilou
1992 Lefort
Eric
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Year Character Movie/Tv

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