Born 1964 (age 61) · Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Appears in 55 titles

Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and Pierre Vial. He has appeared on stage regularly in works directed by Olivier Py and he also worked with Olivier Desbordes, Jean Sébastien Rajon, Pierre Guillois, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Laurent Gutmann, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jacques Weber, Sandrine Kiberlain, Léa Drucker, Gaspard Ulliel, Julie Depardieu, Charlotte de Turckheim, Chantal Ladesou, Catherine Frot, Samir Guesmi, ... In cinema, he worked with directors like Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gilles Bourdos, Albert Dupontel, Dominik Moll, François Ozon, Benoît Jacquot, Noémie Lvovsky, Nina Companeez, Jean-Michel Ribes, Xavier Giannoli, Christophe Honoré, Josée Dayan, André Téchiné, ... He occasionally directs an interpretation workshop at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the Night of the 2011 Molière Award, he made a cover of Carla Bruni's song Quelqu'un m'a dit in a parody of classical singer. Source: Article "Michel Fau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Cyrano de Bergerac
7.3
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990
as Ragueneau's 2nd Poet
Swimming Pool
6.5
Swimming Pool
2003
as First Man
9 Month Stretch
6.4
9 Month Stretch
2013
as Gynécologue
The Crime Is Mine
6.5
The Crime Is Mine
2023
as Attorney General
Marguerite
6.4
Marguerite
2015
as Atos Pezzini / Divo
With a Friend Like Harry...
6.8
With a Friend Like Harry...
2000
as Eric
Borgo
6.8
Borgo
2024
as Le commissaire
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
Paris Pigalle
5.3
Paris Pigalle
2018
as Maurice Vogel
Requiem for a Killer
5.0
Requiem for a Killer
2011
as Le Chef d'orchestre
Open at Night
6.1
Open at Night
2017
as Directeur bar branché
The Great Arch
7.1
The Great Arch
2025
as François Mitterrand
Le Créateur
6.7
Le Créateur
1999
as Nicolas
Golden Years
5.5
Golden Years
2017
as Samuel
Arletty: A Guilty Passion
5.9
Arletty: A Guilty Passion
2015
as Sacha Guitry
I Love You Coiffure
3.8
I Love You Coiffure
2020
as Patrick (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
Brèves de comptoir
4.5
Brèves de comptoir
2014
as L'écrivain
Alien Crystal Palace
2.8
Alien Crystal Palace
2018
as Hambourg
Habib
4.4
Habib
2023
as Director
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
4.1
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
2023
as Honoré de Balzac