Hippolyte Girardot

Cast

Hippolyte Girardot

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1955-10-10

From

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Biography

Hippolyte Girardot (born Frédéric Girardot; 10 October 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. A loner, Hippolyte Girardot set out to be an illustrator. He dreamt of working as production designer on the film set and tempted his chance at the entrance exam to the Arts Déco. While there, he was offered the project of a series of shorts working with a group of adolescents from the suburbs in a workshop setting. Even if he made his first appearance on the silver screen as the son of actor Claude Rich in "John's Wife" by Yannick Bellon, who was a friend of his mother's, he still had no intention of becoming an actor and continued to take on the various jobs proposed. Hippolyte Girardot developed a taste for acting while filming "The Destiny of Juliette" (1983) by Aline Issermann, and again with the same director for "L'Amant magnifique". He got his first nods from the profession when he was nominated for Most Promising Young Actor in 1985 for "Le Bon Plaisir", continuing his career with Godard ("First Name: Carmen") and other A film projects, notably in "Fort Saganne" and "Jean de Florette II" in which he plays a school teacher in love with Emmanuelle Beart. His film acclaim arrived in 1990 with "A World Without Pity", a disenchanted observation of society by Eric Rochant; his character Hippo resonated with an entire generation: ironically aimless yet charming. The following year, Girardot landed the lead role playing a photographer taken hostage in Lebanon in "Out of Life" by Maroun Bagdadi. He incarnated the mysterious seducer ("After Love", "The Scent of Yvonne"), but more often found himself performing in comedies: completely crazy in "Barjo" and unemployed in "Long Live the Republic" (1997) by close collaborator, Eric Rochant. After working for the television for a few years, his return to film was acclaimed in "Rashevski's Tango" in 2003. Joining the Desplechin film universe, Hippolyte Girardot gave notable performances as a business man in "Playing 'In the Company of Men'", a crooked lawyer involved in drugs in "Kings and Queen" (2004) and Anne Consigny's husband in "A Christmas Tale". Other renowned directors with whom he has collaborated include Pascal Bonitzer and Pascale Ferran ("Lady Chatterley"), and in 2006, he juggled a formidable acting career, appearing in no less than six films. After his role as a shaddy doctor in "Crime Is Our Business", his roles began to become more and more original: the alter ego of Jerome Clement in "Later" by Amos Gitai and Nanni Moretti's partner in "Quiet Chaos". He had a spell at co-directing with Nobuhiro Suwa for the film "Yuki & Nina", a touchy look at childhood that was presented at the Directors' Fortnight in 2009. Continuing to accept roles in films with a political message, he will appear in "Les Mains en l'air", which denounces Italian fascism in the year 2067, and take the lead in the dark comedy "Dernier étage gauche gauche" in which he plays a bailiff taken hostage in a housing projects building, both films to be released in 2010.

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
★7.0
MOVIE2021

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

as Chou-fleur

Paris Je T'aime
★6.8
MOVIE2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Le pĂšre (Place des Victoires)

Elisa
★6.3
MOVIE2025

Elisa

as Director

Manon of the Spring
★7.6
MOVIE1986

Manon of the Spring

as Bernard Olivier, teacher

Trois Couples en quĂȘte d'orages
★5.6
MOVIE2005

Trois Couples en quĂȘte d'orages

as Jean-Xavier

The Girl King
★6.2
MOVIE2015

The Girl King

as Ambassador Pierre Hector Chanut

House of 9
★5.1
MOVIE2005

House of 9

as Francis

Two Pianos
★5.0
MOVIE2025

Two Pianos

as Max

Lady Chatterley
★6.2
MOVIE2006

Lady Chatterley

as Clifford

Capital
★6.1
MOVIE2012

Capital

as Raphaël Sieg

IncontrĂŽlable
★4.0
MOVIE2006

IncontrĂŽlable

as Roger

Modigliani
★7.0
MOVIE2004

Modigliani

as Maurice Utrillo

Fort Saganne
★6.0
MOVIE1984

Fort Saganne

as Courette

Mama Weed
★5.9
MOVIE2020

Mama Weed

as Philippe

The Patriots
★6.6
MOVIE1994

The Patriots

as Daniel

Haute Cuisine
★6.2
MOVIE2012

Haute Cuisine

as David Azoulay

First Name: Carmen
★6.0
MOVIE1983

First Name: Carmen

as Fred

Descent Into Hell
★4.8
MOVIE1986

Descent Into Hell

as Philippe Devignat

Le Bon Plaisir
★5.8
MOVIE1984

Le Bon Plaisir

as Pierre

The Target
★6.3
MOVIE1997

The Target

as Stan

Ismael's Ghosts
★5.5
MOVIE2017

Ismael's Ghosts

as Zwy

Love After Love
★5.5
MOVIE1992

Love After Love

as Tom

A Christmas Tale
★6.8
MOVIE2008

A Christmas Tale

as Claude Dédalus

Inspector Blunder
★6.3
MOVIE1980

Inspector Blunder

as Friend of Michel Clément (uncredited)

Laghat - Un sogno impossibile
★8.1
MOVIE2025

Laghat - Un sogno impossibile

The Moustache
★6.1
MOVIE2005

The Moustache

as Bruno

Made in Paris
★5.2
MOVIE2006

Made in Paris

as Antoine Carré

An Open Heart
★5.2
MOVIE2012

An Open Heart

as Marc

Flight of the Red Balloon
★6.3
MOVIE2007

Flight of the Red Balloon

as Marc

The Astronaut
★7.1
MOVIE2023

The Astronaut

as Monsieur Dominique, Jim's superior at Arianespace

Out of Life
★5.9
MOVIE1991

Out of Life

as Patrick Perrault

The Perfume of Yvonne
★5.6
MOVIE1994

The Perfume of Yvonne

as Victor Chmara

Follow My Gaze
★6.2
MOVIE1986

Follow My Gaze

as Le reporter en Afrique

Quiet Chaos
★6.5
MOVIE2008

Quiet Chaos

as Jean Claude

Bird People
★5.9
MOVIE2014

Bird People

as Vengers

Kings & Queen
★6.9
MOVIE2004

Kings & Queen

as MaĂźtre Marc Mamanne

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
★6.6
MOVIE2012

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

as Dulac

L'Amour nu
★5.0
MOVIE1981

L'Amour nu

as Hervé

Life of Riley
★5.2
MOVIE2014

Life of Riley

as Colin

Le Destin de Juliette
★7.0
MOVIE1983

Le Destin de Juliette

as Pierre

Sleeping Sickness
★6.4
MOVIE2011

Sleeping Sickness

as Gaspard Signac

The Dinner Guest
★5.5
MOVIE2007

The Dinner Guest

as Pontignac

The Conquest
★5.9
MOVIE2011

The Conquest

as Claude Guéant

Love Without Pity
★7.1
MOVIE1989

Love Without Pity

as Hippo

Off and Running
★5.4
MOVIE2008

Off and Running

as L'homme Ă  la chemise blanche

Kidon
★5.1
MOVIE2013

Kidon

as Monsieur Garnier

One Day You'll Understand
★5.8
MOVIE2008

One Day You'll Understand

as Victor

Crime Is Our Business
★5.9
MOVIE2008

Crime Is Our Business

as le docteur François Lagarde

Barjo
★4.9
MOVIE1992

Barjo

as Barjo

Badinter
MOVIE2026

Badinter

as François Mitterand

La face
★5.8
MOVIE2016

La face

as Serge Vauban

My Place in the Sun
★5.0
MOVIE2007

My Place in the Sun

as François

Jump Tomorrow
★6.3
MOVIE2001

Jump Tomorrow

as Gérard

Spy(ies)
★5.5
MOVIE2009

Spy(ies)

as Simon

It Will Happen Tonight
MOVIETBA

It Will Happen Tonight

Nos amis les flics
★5.0
MOVIE2004

Nos amis les flics

as Fatouche

An Irrepressible Woman
★5.3
MOVIE2020

An Irrepressible Woman

as Léon Blum

Toxic Affair
★4.8
MOVIE1993

Toxic Affair

as Georges

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis
★4.5
MOVIE2014

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis

as Le Commissaire

1914 the Glorious Summer
★4.8
MOVIE1996

1914 the Glorious Summer

as Pierre Mercadier

Park Benches
★5.5
MOVIE2009

Park Benches

as Executive # 1

La Chartreuse de Parme
★6.9
MOVIE2012

La Chartreuse de Parme

as Count Mosca

To Life
★5.2
MOVIE2014

To Life

as Henri

L'Affaire Ben Barka
★1.0
MOVIE2008

L'Affaire Ben Barka

as Georges Figon, voyou au cƓur du complot, ami du rĂ©alisateur Georges Franju

Le Voyage en pyjama
★4.4
MOVIE2024

Le Voyage en pyjama

as Vladimir Desrosiers

Paradise Calling
★3.5
MOVIE1988

Paradise Calling

as Mark

The Black Book
★8.0
MOVIE2020

The Black Book

as (voice)

Un an
★7.0
MOVIE2006

Un an

as Félix

Resolution 819
★6.2
MOVIE2008

Resolution 819

as Lherbier

The Girl in the Air
★6.6
MOVIE1992

The Girl in the Air

as Philippe

When I Was 5, I Killed Myself
★7.6
MOVIE1994

When I Was 5, I Killed Myself

as Dr. Edouard Valmont

Virus au paradis
★4.6
MOVIE2003

Virus au paradis

as Le ministre de la Santé

Long Live the Republic
★4.5
MOVIE1997

Long Live the Republic

as Henri

Yuki & Nina
★6.7
MOVIE2009

Yuki & Nina

as Frédéric

Top Floor Left Wing
★5.8
MOVIE2010

Top Floor Left Wing

as François Etcheveria

La rupture
★6.0
MOVIE2013

La rupture

as Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Playing 'In the Company of Men'
★7.3
MOVIE2003

Playing 'In the Company of Men'

as Willian De Lille

Le Viol
★6.2
MOVIE2017

Le Viol

as PrĂ©sident cour d’assises

Si j'étais elle
★4.9
MOVIE2004

Si j'étais elle

as Alex

Des gens qui passent
MOVIE2013

Des gens qui passent

as Grabely

Where I've Never Lived
★5.7
MOVIE2017

Where I've Never Lived

as BenoĂźt

The Edge
★5.9
MOVIE2011

The Edge

as Sam

L'Oiseau rare
★5.7
MOVIE2001

L'Oiseau rare

as Marc

OĂč avais-je la tĂȘte ?
★2.0
MOVIE2008

OĂč avais-je la tĂȘte ?

as Paul-Vincent

L'Aurore boréale
MOVIE2013

L'Aurore boréale

as Le pĂšre

The Prominents
MOVIETBA

The Prominents

as Leon Blum

The Robin Hoods of the Poor
★6.4
MOVIE2011

The Robin Hoods of the Poor

as le commandant Viennot

Vivre c'est mieux que mourir
★6.0
MOVIE2006

Vivre c'est mieux que mourir

as Callaghan

Hands in the Air
★5.9
MOVIE2010

Hands in the Air

as Rodolphe

Parallel Parking
★7.0
MOVIE2007

Parallel Parking

as Hervé

I Got a Woman
MOVIE1997

I Got a Woman

as L'acteur

La femme de Jean
★7.0
MOVIE1974

La femme de Jean

as Rémi

On the Sly
★5.5
MOVIE2018

On the Sly

as Yves, le patron du club

Les voeux
MOVIETBA

Les voeux

Le Joueur
MOVIETBA

Le Joueur

L'amant magnifique
★4.8
MOVIE1986

L'amant magnifique

as Vincent

Les Héritiers
★5.7
MOVIE2021

Les Héritiers

as Vaillant

Just a Couple of Days
★6.1
MOVIE2024

Just a Couple of Days

as Laurent

Un moment d'inattention
★7.0
MOVIE1986

Un moment d'inattention

as Laurent

Lies
MOVIE2010

Lies

as Jean-Louis Richepois

L'Amour ou presque
★8.0
MOVIE1985

L'Amour ou presque

as Luc

Comme les doigts de la main
★6.2
MOVIE1985

Comme les doigts de la main

as The narrator

AdĂšle et Kamel
★8.0
MOVIE2005

AdĂšle et Kamel

as Antoine

Babyphone
★6.5
MOVIE2023

Babyphone

as Le Maire

The Rashevski Tango
★5.3
MOVIE2003

The Rashevski Tango

as Antoine

Le Tigre du Jardin des plantes
★9.0
MOVIE1982

Le Tigre du Jardin des plantes

as Robinson

DrĂŽle de genre
★5.3
MOVIE2003

DrĂŽle de genre

as Camille Bazin

2018 Der Ölcrash
★5.0
MOVIE2005

2018 Der Ölcrash

as Paul

Jésus
★9.5
MOVIE1999

Jésus

as Judas

Premonition
★6.1
MOVIE2006

Premonition

as Marc Bénesteau

Gustave Courbet: The Origins of His World
★6.0
MOVIE2007

Gustave Courbet: The Origins of His World

as (voice)

That's Fine
★4.8
MOVIE2021

That's Fine

as Paul

French Lovers
★5.0
MOVIE1985

French Lovers

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