Samuel Le Bihan
{{Short description|French actor}}
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{{ infobox actor
| name = Samuel Le Bihan
| image = Samuel Le Bihan 2015.jpg
| caption = Samuel Le Bihan in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Avranches, France
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 1988–present
}}
Samuel Le Bihan (born 2 November 1965) is a French actor, known for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf and TV series Alex Hugo. He was awarded a knighthood in the Legion of Honour in 2024 for his work on behalf of children with autism and their families.{{cite news |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/tv/ca-m-emeut-enormement-samuel-le-bihan-va-recevoir-la-legion-d-honneur-pour-son-engagement-pour-l-autisme_AN-202404010410.html |title="ÇA M'ÉMEUT ÉNORMÉMENT": SAMUEL LE BIHAN, VA RECEVOIR LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR POUR SON ENGAGEMENT POUR L'AUTISME |work=BFMTV|last=Rangin |language=fr-ID|first=Magali |date=2024-04-01 |accessdate=2024-08-07}}
Personal Life
Le Bihan has three children from different relationships. His daughter Angia's mother is Daniela Beye. His son Jules' mother is Patricia Franchino. His daughter Emma-Rose was born in 2018 during his relationship with DJ Angie Vu Ha.{{cite news|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/tes-progres-forcent-mon-respect-le-message-emu-de-samuel-le-bihan-a-sa-fille-autiste_AN-202001140051.html |title="TES PROGRÈS FORCENT MON RESPECT": LE MESSAGE ÉMU DE SAMUEL LE BIHAN À SA FILLE AUTISTE |work=BFMTV|last=Pierret |first=Benjamin |language=fr-ID |date=2020-01-14 |accessdate=2024-08-07}}
The actor was inspired by his daughter Angia, who is autistic, to start the Autisme Info Service website, which gives information and advice to families with autistic children. He is the site's co-president.{{cite news|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/conseils-medicaux-soutien-moral-samuel-le-bihan-pere-d-une-fillette-autiste-evoque-autisme-info-service_AV-202004020274.html | title=CONSEILS MÉDICAUX, SOUTIEN MORAL... SAMUEL LE BIHAN, PÈRE D'UNE FILLETTE AUTISTE, ÉVOQUE AUTISME INFO SERVICE |last=Pierret |first=Benjamin |language=fr-ID |work=BFMTV | date=2020-02-04|accessdate=2024-08-07}}
Selected filmography
=Film=
- 1993: {{lang|fr|{{ill|Promenades d'été|fr}}}}, directed by René Féret
- 1993: {{lang|fr|{{ill|La place d'un autre|fr|La Place d'un autre}}}}, directed by René Féret
- 1993: {{lang|fr|Trois Couleurs: Rouge}} (Three Colours: Red), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- 1994: {{lang|fr|Une femme française}}, directed by Régis Wargnier
- 1996: {{lang|fr|Capitaine Conan}}, directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- 1997: {{lang|fr|Le Cousin}}, directed by Alain Corneau
- 1997: {{lang|fr|À vendre}}, directed by Laetitia Masson
- 1997: {{lang|fr|Restons groupés}}, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
- 1998: {{lang|fr|Les années volées}}, directed by Fernando Colomo
- 1998: {{lang|fr|Vénus beauté (institut)}} (Venus Beauty Institute), directed by Tonie Marshall
- 1999: {{lang|fr|Peau neuve}}, directed by Émilie Deleuze
- 1999: {{ill|TotalWestern|fr|Total Western}}, directed by Éric Rochant
- 2000: Jet Set, directed by Fabien Onteniente
- 2001: {{lang|fr|Le Pacte des loups}} (Brotherhood of the Wolf), directed by Christophe Gans
- 2001: {{lang|fr|À la folie... pas du tout}} (He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not), directed by Laetitia Colombani
- 2001: {{lang|fr|{{ill|lt=3 Zéros|Trois Zéros|fr}}}}, directed by Fabien Onteniente
- 2001: The Code, directed by {{ill|Manuel Boursinhac|fr}}
- 2002: A Private Affair, directed by Guillaume Nicloux
- 2002: {{lang|fr|Fureur}}, directed by Karim Dridi
- 2003: {{lang|fr|Les clés de bagnole}}, directed by Laurent Baffie
- 2004: {{lang|fr|{{ill|lt=Pour le plaisir|Pour le plaisir (film)|fr}}}}, directed by Dominique Dureddere
- 2004: The bridge of San Luis Rey, directed by Mary Mac Guckian
- 2005: The Last Sign, directed by Douglas Law
- 2006: {{lang|fr|{{ill|Le passager de l'été|fr|Le Passager de l'été}}}}, directed by {{ill|lt=Florence Moncorge Gabin|Florence Moncorgé-Gabin|fr}}
- 2006: Cars, Studio Pixar / Disney
- 2006: {{lang|fr|Frontière(s)}} (Frontier(s)), directed by Xavier Gens
- 2006: {{lang|fr|L’homme de sable}}, directed by Jose-Manuel Gonzalez
- 2008: Disco, directed by Fabien Onteniente
- 2008: {{lang|fr|{{ill|Des poupées et des anges|fr}}}}, directed by {{ill|Nora Hamdi|fr}}
- 2008: {{lang|fr|L’ennemi public N°1}}, directed by Jean-François Richet
- 2011: {{ill|lt=Cornuaille|Cornouaille (2012 film)|fr|Cornouaille (film, 2012)}}, directed by Anne Le Ny
- 2014: {{lang|fr|Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles}}, directed by {{ill|Cécile Telerman|fr}}
=Television=
- 1988: La Chaîne, directed by Claude Faraldo
- 1988: Tempête sur la manche directed by Edouard Logereau
- 1993: L'Homme du banc, directed by Etienne Périer
- 1997: L'Amour à vif, directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris
- 2004: 93, Rue Lauriston, directed by Denys Granier-Deferre
- 2014 -2023 : Alex Hugo TV series. In the US "The Mountain Detective."
Theatre
- 1993 La mégère apprivoisée, Mise en scène : Jérôme Savary de William Shakespeare
- 1999 Un tramway nommé Désir, Mise en scène: Philippe Adriende Tennessee Williams
- 2005 Brooklyn boy, Mise en scène : Michel Fagadau de Donald Margulies
- 2009 Paroles et Guerison, Mise en scene: Didier Long
- 2011 Hollywood, Mise en scene: Daniel Colas
=Music videos=
- 2004: "Qui suis-je?" Kool Shen (actor: Jo Prestia) Directed by J.G Biggs .
Additional activities
Le Bihan was the main sponsor of the French charity organization called "November in Childhood." He is also a supporter of the international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger.
References
{{Reflist}}
- Source : biographie officielle (frelon productions)
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0494078|name=Samuel Le Bihan}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219025633/http://www.novembre-en-enfance.org/ Site officiel de l'opération Novembre En Enfance]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070904124031/http://www.frelon.tv/ Site officiel de Frelon productions]
- [http://www.samuellebihan.com/ Site officiel de Samuel Le Bihan]
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Category:French male film actors
Category:Male actors from Normandy
Category:Troupe of the Comédie-Française
Category:French people of Breton descent
Category:French male stage actors
Category:French male television actors
Category:French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni