Jalil Lespert

Jalil Lespert is the son of actor Jean Lespert born in 1942 in RosnysousBois and Farida Azi lawyer of Algerian origin born in 1948 in Palestro today Lakhdaria in Algeria He is the older brother of actor Yaniss Lespert Pushed by his mother a lawyer Jalil Lespert began studying law but he changed his mind when in 1995 Laurent Cantet noticed him and cast him with his father in the short film Jeux de Plage Subsequently the young actor reunited with the director to shoot the TV film Les Sanguinaires in 1997 Two years later Laurent Cantet offered him a new role this time in the cinema in the film Ressources Humaines Thanks to the role of Franck he was revealed to the general public and won the César for best male actor in 2001 In 2003 he won the prize for best new actor at the Cabourg Film Festival for his role in Vivre me tue by Jean Pierre Sinapi From then on the actor made a series of films Pas sur la bouche Le Promeneur du ChampdeMars Virgil Le petit Lieutenant Jalil Lespert also stands out as a director In 2007 he moved behind the camera and signed the feature film 24 measures A few years later he repeated the experience with the adaptation of the novel Contrary Winds which received a good reception In 2014 he cowrote and directed the biopic dedicated to Yves SaintLaurent played by Pierre Niney In 2015 he joined the team of directors of the series Versailles broadcast on Canal which was a great success He continued the following year with the production of the feature film Iris in which he also starred Since then Jalil Lespert has alternated between his career as a director and that of an actor In 2020 he starred in La terre des hommes by Noël Marandin and LEnfant rêve by Raphaël Jacoulot On the private side Jalil Lespert has shared the life of Sonia Rolland since 2009 The couple has a daughter Kahina born in November 2010 From his union with the actress Bérangère Allaux the actor has two children a boy named Aliosha and a daughter Gena In October 2018 he announced on social networks that he was separated from Sonia Rolland On December 15 2020 he formalized his relationship with the widow of Johnny Hallyday Laeticia on Instagram Jalil Lespert is the ambassador of the NGO Plan International childrens rights in developing countries In 2016 Jalil Lespert was a member of the jury for the 2016 Dinard British Film Festival