Eric Savin

Also Known As: Éric Savin

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 3.0.

Department: Acting

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

Birthday: November 14, 1964

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Squash
When the Cat's Away
The Color of Lies
Happenstance
Intimate Enemies
State Affairs
Fair Play
Fausses alertes
I Hate My Best Friends' Kids
Before You Leave
The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil
I Hate Love
Caged
My Way
The Libertine
Bâtards
Teacher in a Bikini
Vicky and Her Mystery
Lady Bar 2
Mirages
Les Mystères de la duchesse
Lady Bar
Quartier V.I.P.
Emmène-moi
Bloody Christmas 2 : La révolte des sapins
Secret Agents
La Fulgurée
Sitting on the Fence
Les Volets
For My Son
Alex
Blood Red
L'enfant éternel
Crime dans le Larzac
Le Secret de la grotte
Mon cher petit village
A Perfect Man
Life After All
Anna M.
Totally Nuts
Les oreilles sur le dos
Underground Time
A Minute of Silence
Sidestroke
Elle
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
Tell No One
Le Temps du silence
The Wedding Cake
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
Edy
Lundi CDI
By Blood
The Ideal Palace
L.627
César Wagner
Charlotte Link - The Decision
Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
Sans mentir
The Other Side
Come Undone
Cold Lands
Le bal des célibataires
Natural Enemy
High Pain Management
Do it Right
Les Baumettes
Par accident
The Deep House
Stolen Holidays
Brasier
La part des anges
À l'instinct - La mort en marche
Elyas