Nicolas Maury

{{Short description|French actor and filmmaker}}

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| name = Nicolas Maury

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|18}}

| birth_place = Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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| nationality = French

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| occupation = Actor, film director

| years_active = 1990s-present

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| notable_works = Call My Agent!, My Best Part

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Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker.Jérôme Lachasse, [https://www.bfmtv.com/people/c-est-la-vie-la-revanche-de-nicolas-maury-le-garcon-chiffon-de-dix-pour-cent_AN-202107270048.html "'C’est la vie': la revanche de Nicolas Maury, le garçon chiffon de 'Dix pour cent'"]. BFM TV, 27 July 2021. He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent),Robert Lloyd, [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-09/call-my-agent-netflix-season-4 "How French comedy of manners ‘Call My Agent’ became an American sensation"]. Los Angeles Times, 9 February 2021. and his directorial debut film My Best Part (Garçon chiffon), which was a César Award nominee for Best First Feature Film at the 46th César Awards in 2021.Elsa Keslassy, [https://variety.com/2021/film/global/emmanuel-mourets-love-affairs-leads-frances-cesar-nominations-1234904759/ "Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Love Affairs’ Leads France’s Cesar Nominations"]. Variety, 10 February 2021.

Maury had his first acting role in Patrice Chéreau's 1998 film Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train).Stéphane Gobbo, [https://www.letemps.ch/culture/nicolas-maury-itineraire-dun-enfant-doue "Nicolas Maury, itinéraire d’un enfant doué"]. Le Temps, 12 May 2021.

He is out as gay.Anne-Marie Kraus, [https://www.marieclaire.fr/nicolas-maury-j-ai-encore-peur-d-etre-frappe-parce-que-je-suis-homosexuel,1287960.asp "Nicolas Maury : 'J'ai encore peur d'être frappé parce que je suis homosexuel'"]. Marie Claire, 22 November 2018. He served as the president of the Queer Palm jury at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and stated his support for the program becoming an official festival award.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1809417/queer-palm-palmares-du-festival-de-cannes-nicolas-maury-cinema-lgbtq "La Queer Palm mériterait d'être au palmarès du Festival de Cannes, selon Nicolas Maury"]. Ici Radio-Canada, 15 July 2021.