Éric Savin
Acting • Born 1964-11-14
Biography
Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor. Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today. He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenzaccio (written by Alfred de Musset) directed by Francis Huster. Bertrand Tavernier entrusted him with his first cinema role in 1992, as Inspector Lefort in L.627. He then alternated between theater, television and cinema. His first theatre successes came with Durringer's shows like La Petite Entaille in 1991, or Sureur in 1997, presented at the Avignon Festival. In 1993, he starred with actress Karin Viard in La nage indienne (the Indian Swim), in the first feature film by Durringer. Then he had several supporting roles including Giordano in Emmène-moi (Take me) by Michel Spinosa, distinguished at the Berlin International Film Festival and Captain Conan again with Tavernier in 1996, followed by I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa in 1997 then in 1998 social film Une minute de silence ('One minute of silence') the first film of Florent Emilio Siri. He returned to work with Durringer on J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (I'll go to heaven because hell is here) in 1997, film is about gangsters. He gets a nomination to the Sept d'or for his portrayal of a divorced father who kidnaps his daughter in the TV movie Vacances volées (or Stolen Vacation), it was directed by Olivier Panchot. He also accompanies many filmmakers and directors from short to feature film, such as Laurent Firode (Les astres (The Stars) in 1998, Happenstance (The Butterfly's Wing Flapping) in 2000), with Pierre-Erwan Guillaume in Bonne résistance à la douleur, (Good resistance to pain) in 1999 and L'Ennemi naturel (The Natural Enemy) in 2004. Then with Lyčče Boukhitine for which he takes the character in her short film La Vielle barrière (The old barrier), which won a 'jury prize' at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand in 1998. Finally in 2002, he plays in the famous short film Squash directed by Lionel Bailliu, which was multi-award-winning in several festivals around the world, including the interpretation prize in Clermont-Ferrand. Lionel Bailliu won an Oscar nomination in 2004 for Best Live Action Short Film. This performance leads Éric Savin to take the leading role of the compulsive domineering boss in the feature film adaptation in 2006 entitled Fair Play where he shares the poster with Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel. ... Source: Article "Éric Savin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
96 credits
Squash
Movie • 2002
Charles
When the Cat's Away
Movie • 1996
le militant onze de pique
The Color of Lies
Movie • 1999
Christian (uncredited)
Happenstance
Movie • 2000
Richard
Intimate Enemies
Movie • 2007
Torture sergeant
State Affairs
Movie • 2009
Maurizio
Fair Play
Movie • 2006
Charles
Fausses alertes
Movie • 1999
I Hate My Best Friends' Kids
Movie • 2007
Vincent
Before You Leave
Movie • 2005
Vincent
The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin
Movie • 2011
Le gratteur / Comédon
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil
Movie • 2009
Pierre
I Hate Love
Movie • 1997
Alex
Caged
Movie • 2010
Mathias
My Way
Movie • 2012
Jean-Jacques Tilche
The Libertine
Movie • 2000
Chef de la police
Bâtards
Movie • 2002
Gilles, le premier gendarme
Teacher in a Bikini
Movie • 2002
Eric
Vicky and Her Mystery
Movie • 2021
Jean-Paul
Lady Bar 2
Movie • 2009
Jean
Mirages
Movie • 2011
Alexandre German
Les Mystères de la duchesse
Movie • 2022
Denis Perrac
Lady Bar
Movie • 2007
Jean
Quartier V.I.P.
Movie • 2005
Tony
Emmène-moi
Movie • 1995
Giordano
Bloody Christmas 2 : La révolte des sapins
Movie • 2010
Secret Agents
Movie • 2004
Tony
Lightning-Struck
Movie • 2024
Félix Guyon
Sitting on the Fence
Movie • 1998
Eric
Les Volets
Movie • 2006
Jean-Noël
For My Son
Movie • 2020
Colonel Gilles Dambreuse
Alex
Movie • 2005
Alex's lover
Blood Red
Movie • 2014
Robic
L'enfant éternel
Movie • 2002
Vincent
Crime dans le Larzac
Movie • 2020
Richard Louvain
Le Secret de la grotte
Movie • 2023
Xavier Berg
Mon cher petit village
Movie • 2015
Florian
A Perfect Man
Movie • 2015
Police officer
Life After All
Movie • 2003
Uncle Georges
Anna M.
Movie • 2007
Father of the little girls
Totally Nuts
Movie • 2004
Max
Les oreilles sur le dos
Movie • 2002
Van Gaals
Underground Time
Movie • 2015
Jacques Pelletier
A Minute of Silence
Movie • 1998
Tony
Sidestroke
Movie • 1993
Pilou
Elle
Movie • 2016
Inspector
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
Movie • 1997
Doumé
Tell No One
Movie • 2006
Prosecutor
Le Temps du silence
Movie • 2011
Jean-Marie
The Wedding Cake
Movie • 2010
Damien
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
Movie • 2002
Julien
Edy
Movie • 2005
Jean
Lundi CDI
Movie • 2010
José
By Blood
Movie • 2018
Gerbert
The Ideal Palace
Movie • 2019
Joseph Cadier
L.627
Movie • 1992
Lefort
César Wagner
Movie • 2020
Luc Thomassot
Charlotte Link - The Decision
Movie • 2020
Boris Raikov
Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
Movie • 2001
Francis
Sans mentir
Movie • 2008
The Other Side
Movie • 2020
Sébastien
Come Undone
Movie • 2000
Annick's Boyfriend
Cold Lands
Movie • 1999
Marc
Le bal des célibataires
Movie • 2005
Armand
High Pain Management
Movie • 1999
Thierry
Natural Enemy
Movie • 2004
Brigadier Beaupré
Do it Right
Movie • 2017
Educator
Les Baumettes
Movie • 2014
Patrick Guillemin
Par accident
Movie • 2004
Olivier
The Deep House
Movie • 2021
Pierre Montégnac
Stolen Holidays
Movie • 2007
Eric
Brasier
Movie • 2005
Pierre Larmont
La part des anges
Movie • 2011
Torso
Elyas
Movie • 2024
Durante
Captain Conan
Movie • 1996
Armurier
Blue Away to America
Movie • 1999
Soubirou
Queens of the Ring
Movie • 2013
Laurent
Nina
TV • 2015
Thierry
Murders in...
TV • 2013
Jean-Guy Doumenc
Face à face
TV • 2022
Cédric Rouget
The Chalet
TV • 2018
Etienne Genesta
The Fear Index
TV • 2022
Maurice Genoud
Accusé
TV • 2015
Fred
Scalp
TV • 2008
Raphaël
La Faute
TV • 2018
Guy Riverti
Dead Beautiful
TV • 2011
Hofman
Candice Renoir
TV • 2013
Philippe Grangier
Ladies of the Law
TV • 2000
Yves Nicosserian
Les Edelweiss
TV • 2011
Léopold
Marseille
TV • 2016
Pharamond
The Wagner Method
TV • 2020
Luc Thomassot
Slow Horses
TV • 2022
Victor
Murders in...
TV • 2013
Walter Castelnau
Enquête parallèle
TV • 2023
Jacques
Blue Gold
TV
Under a Dark Sun
TV • 2025
Thierry