Nicolas Maury Explained

Nicolas Maury
Birth Date:18 October 1980
Birth Place:Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Actor, film director
Years Active:1990s-present
Notable Works:Call My Agent!, My Best Part

Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker.[1] He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent),[2] 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.[3]

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).[4]

He is out as gay.[5] 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.[6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train)
2005Regular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers)Gauthier
2005 Backstagea fan
2006Paris, je t'aime Jeffsegment Quartier des Enfants-Rouges
2007Heartbeat Detector (La Question humaine)Tavera
2007Let's Dance (Faut que ça danse !)le chargé de clientèle
2009The French Kissers (Les Beaux Gosses)the French professor
2010Dear Prudence (Belle Épine)Daniel Cohen
2011My Little PrincessLouis
2011Let My People Go!Ruben
2012I'm Not Dead (Je ne suis pas mort)Antoine Deloÿs
2013A Castle in Italy (Un château en Italie)the director
2013You and the Night (Les Rencontres d'après minuit)Udo
2014Jacky in Women's Kingdom (Jacky au royaume des filles)Second speaker
2015Portrait of the Artist (Le Dos rouge)Young Journalist
2015-2020Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent)HervéSeries regular
2016La folle histoire de Max et LéonEugène
2018The Magic Tuche (Les Tuche 3)Barna Bé
2018 Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur)Archibald Langevin
2019 PerdrixJulien Perdrix
2019Spellbound (Les Envoûtés)Sylvain
2020My Best Part (Garçon chiffon)Jérémie Meyeralso director
2020 C'est la vieDr Antoine Moretti

Notes and References

  1. Jérôme Lachasse, "'C’est la vie': la revanche de Nicolas Maury, le garçon chiffon de 'Dix pour cent'". BFM TV, 27 July 2021.
  2. Robert Lloyd, "How French comedy of manners ‘Call My Agent’ became an American sensation". Los Angeles Times, 9 February 2021.
  3. Elsa Keslassy, "Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Love Affairs’ Leads France’s Cesar Nominations". Variety, 10 February 2021.
  4. Stéphane Gobbo, "Nicolas Maury, itinéraire d’un enfant doué". Le Temps, 12 May 2021.
  5. Anne-Marie Kraus, "Nicolas Maury : 'J'ai encore peur d'être frappé parce que je suis homosexuel'". Marie Claire, 22 November 2018.
  6. 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"