Hervé Pierre (actor) explained

Hervé Pierre
Birth Date:22 April 1955
Birth Place:Les Fins, France
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1977–present

Hervé Pierre (born 22 April 1955) is a French actor and theatre director.[1] He joined the Comédie-Française in 2007 and became a member in 2011.[2]

On 14 June 2009, Pierre was awarded the title of Best French Actor by critics. In 2011, he was promoted chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 2011, Knight of the French Legion of Honour.[2]

Theatre career

Hervé Pierre began to play in theatre troupes first in Les Fins, where he was born, then in the Pontarlier lycee. He followed, from 1974 to 1977, the teachings of Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, and Jean-Louis Hourdin at the National Theatre of Strasbourg.[3] [4]

In 1977, he formed the Théâtre du Troc with his TNS promotion company, leading it until 1981.[5] [6]

Personal life

Pierre is married to French actress Clotilde Mollet.[7]

Selected list of performances

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995The Horseman on the RoofBrig. Maugin
1998LautrecZidler
1999KarnavalVerhoeven
2001Day OffSocoa's lawyer
2005Mon petit doigt m'a dit...Doctor Mauroy
2006Paris, je t'aimeDoctor"Montmartre" segment
2007Towards ZeroAnge Werther
201118 Years Old and RisingDelphine's father
2012SuperstarDoctor Barreinbhom
Haute CuisinePerrières
2013Me, Myself and MumArmy psychiatrist
The Ultimate AccessoryExhibition curator
2015Diary of a ChambermaidMonsieur Lanlaire
The Sense of WonderJules
2019An Officer and a SpyCharles-Arthur Gonse
2021BenedettaPaolo Ricordati
2022MaigretDoctor Paul
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Edward IILancaster / LeicesterTV movie
2010The CounterfeitersMr. ProfitendieuTV movie
2011À la recherche du temps perduMr. VerdurinTwo-part TV movie
2014SpinMarjorie's prime minister2 episodes
2021LupinHubert Pellegrini10 episodes
Theatre
width=60Yearwidth=400Titlewidth=200Authorwidth=200Director
1973La Cruche casséeHeinrich von KleistPierre Louis
1974L'Île des esclavesMarivauxPierre Louis
1980Love's Labour's Lost (Festival d'Avignon)William ShakespeareJean-Pierre Vincent
1981Edward IIChristopher MarloweBernard Sobel
1983Danton's DeathGeorg BüchnerJean-Louis Hourdin
1984Les Mémoires d'un visage pâleThomas BergerJean-Paul Wenzel
1984A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareJean-Louis Hourdin
1985The TempestWilliam Shakespeare
1986Three SistersAnton ChekhovAlain Buttard
1988La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo UiBertolt BrechtGuy Rétoré
1991-1992Timon of AthensWilliam ShakespeareDominique Pitoiset
1993FaustGoetheDominique Pitoiset
1994Quai OuestBernard-Marie KoltèsMichel Froehly
1994OblomovIvan GoncharovDominique Pitoiset
1996LuluFrank WedekindJean-Luc Lagarce
1998DemonsFyodor DostoevskyRoger Planchon
1998La Dame de chez MaximGeorges FeydeauRoger Planchon
2001OthelloWilliam ShakespeareDominique Pitoiset
2001Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareDan Jemmett
2007-2008Juste la fin du mondeJean-Luc LagarceFrançois Berreur
2007The MisanthropeMolièreLukas Hemleb
2008L'Illusion ComiquePierre CorneilleGalin Stoev
2010Mistero BuffoDario FoMuriel Mayette
2010The BirdsAristophanesAlfredo Arias
2010Un fil à la patteGeorges FeydeauJérôme Deschamps
2011AgamemnonSeneca the YoungerDenis Marleau
2012Peer GyntHenrik IbsenÉric Ruf
2013HamletWilliam ShakespeareDan Jemmett
2015SummerfolkMaxim GorkyGérard Desarthe
2015George Dandin ou le Mari confondu (director)MolièreHervé Pierre
2016Cyrano de BergeracEdmond RostandDenis Podalydès
2016The SeaEdward BondAlain Françon
2016Uncle VanyaAnton ChekhovJulie Deliquet
2016Reigen (la Ronde)Arthur SchnitzlerAnne Kessler
2017-2018The TempestWilliam ShakespeareRobert Carsen
2018BritannicusJean RacineStéphane Braunschweig
2018BritannicusJean RacineStéphane Braunschweig
2018-2019La locandieraCarlo GoldoniAlain Françon
2019Fanny and AlexanderIngmar BergmanJulie Deliquet
2019Life of GalileoBertolt BrechtÉric Ruf
2020BajazetJean RacineÉric Ruf

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW - Hervé Pierre, comédien comblé. 29 December 2010. Premiere. 12 May 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Hervé Pierre . 12 May 2021 . . He has been pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since the 1st of February 2007, and has among others played in Jean-Luc Lagarce's Le Voyage à La Haye by François Berreur; Molière's Le Malade imaginaire by Claude Stratz; (...) In 2009, the Professional Association of Theatre, Music and Dance Critics (Syndicat professionnel de la critique de théâtre, de musique et de danse), presented him with the award for best actor for his role in Eduardo de Filippo's La Grande Magie, directed by Dan Jemmett (...) On the 1st of January 2011, he became the 522nd sociétaire of the Comédie-Française (...) He has been awarded the honor of Chevalier of the order of Arts and Letters and that of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430161650/https://www.comedie-francaise.fr/en/artist/herve-pierre . 30 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Le portrait confiné de Hervé Pierre, comédien doubien à la Comédie Française . Miniature portrait of Hervé Pierre, Doubian actor at the Comédie Française . 1 May 2020 . 12 May 2021 . . fr.
  4. Web site: Hervé Pierre : "D'où je viens ? Du théâtre de l'abbé Querry" . Hervé Pierre: "Where do I come from? From Abbé Querry's theater" . 10 February 2020 . 12 May 2021 . . L'homme est un "p'tit gars" des Fins, fidèle à ses racines. Josette et Hubert, acteurs, metteurs en scène de la troupe finoise, l'ont mis à 9 ans sur les planches posées par le curé et ses paroissiens . The man is a "little guy" from the Fins, faithful to his roots. Josette and Hubert, actors, directors of the Finnish troupe, put him at the age of 9 on the boards laid by the priest and his parishioners . fr.
  5. Web site: Hervé Pierre . 12 May 2021 . . Having been on the stage from a very young age, Hervé Pierre decided to enroll at the École du Théâtre National de Strasbourg in 1974. Three years later, together with his graduating class, he founded the Théâtre de Troc..
  6. Web site: Hervé Pierre. 12 May 2021. agencesartistiques.com. "1974 – 1977 Formation à l'école du Théatre National de Strasbourg avec Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. 1977 – 1981 Fonde avec l'ensemble de promotion la compagnie, le théatre de Troc : réalisation de deux spectacles : 'Haut Les Mains, Peaux de Lapins' et 'Victor s'en Mêle'" . 1974 – 1977 Training at the National Theater of Strasbourg school with Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. 1977 – 1981 He founded, with the promotion ensemble, the company the Theater of Troc: production of two shows: 'Haut Les Mains, Peaux de Lapins' et 'Victor s'en Mêle'.
  7. Web site: Hervé Pierre . 12 May 2021 . www.theatre-contemporain.net . "Franc-Comtois de souche, il découvre l'art de la comédie en jouant depuis son plus jeune âge au Théâtre de Les Fins (petit village du Haut-Doubs où il naquit le 22 avril 1955) puis à Pontarlier avec son Lycée. Il suit ensuite, de 1974 à 1977, les cours de l'école du Théâtre National de Strasbourg avec Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. De 1977–1981 Il fonde, avec l'ensemble de la promotion du TNS, le Théâtre du Troc. Il est marié avec la comédienne française Clotilde Mollet." . Originally from Franc-Comtois, he discovered the art of comedy by playing from an early age at the Théâtre de Les Fins (a small village in Haut-Doubs, where he was born on 22 April 1955) then in Pontarlier with his high school. He then took, from 1974 to 1977, lessons at the National Theater School in Strasbourg with Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, Jean-Louis Hourdin. From 1977 to 1981 he founded, with the entire promotion of the TNS, the Théâtre du Troc. He is married to French actress Clotilde Mollet..