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Jean-Louis Garçon

Actor | Creator | Bilingual Performer

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An image of Jean-Louis Gar çon in Astrid

Jean-Louis Garçon is a French actor working across theatre, television, and film.

He has led national theatre tours in France in productions directed by Alexis Michalik and has appeared as a series regular on Astrid (PBS/BritBox), as well as in projects for Netflix, BBC, and Canal+.

His film work includes collaborations with Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano.

Trained at Cours Florent and the Lecoq School, Jean-Louis works fluently in French, English, and Spanish, and moves between stage and screen with a focus on character-driven, prestige storytelling.


THEATRE

Passeport (Premiere) — Issa (Lead)
Director: Alexis Michalik | National Tour

Intra Muros — Kevin (Lead)
Director: Alexis Michalik | National Tour

Sizwe Banzi Is Dead — Styles & Buntu (Lead)
By Athol Fugard | Regional Theatre

The Misanthrope — Alceste (Lead)
By Molière | 13th Art Theatre (Paris)

Morning — Updike (Lead)
By Israel Horovitz | Regional Theatre

The Line — Dolan (Lead)
By Israel Horovitz | Regional Theatre

Madiba the musical— nelson mandela (Lead)
By pyd | olympia hall (paris)


TV SHOWS / NEW MEDIA

Lost Media — Guest Star
CANAL+

Astrid — Recurring
France Télévisions / PBS / Acorn TV

Sex (Re) Education — Series Regular
OCS

The Reunion — Recurring
BBC One

Family Business — Co-Star
Netflix


FILM

Fantômas — Supporting
Director: Frédéric Tellier

All of a Sudden — Supporting
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

A Difficult Year — Supporting
Directors: Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache

EDUCATION

Cours Florent (Paris) — CONSERVATORY PROGRAM, HONORS

Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq — Mask & Physical Theatre Program

TRAINING

Scene Study — Jack Waltzer

Scene Study — Jordan Beswick, NYC Producers Club

Scene Study — John Strasberg Studio (NYC)

SKILLS

Languages / Accents:
French (fluent), English - General American (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Music / Movement:
Piano, Keyboards, General Dance

Other:
Boxing, Fencing, International Driver’s License, Motorcycle License

PERSONAL STATS

Height: 6’1’’ or 186 cm
Weight: 190’ lbs or 86 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black

Press

Featured on

Article in The New York Times
Article in Le Parisien

Contact

REPRESENTATION:
UBBA
Agent: Lizzie SEBBAN

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