Francis Leplay is a French actor and writer An alumnus of Frances National Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences Po he began acting on television in episodes of the French detective series Julie Lescaut and Navarro His first film role was in Laurence Ferreira Barbosas Jai horreur de lamour I Hate Love in 1997 His career took off in the 2000s and he soon started acting in films by directors Sofia Coppola Noémie Lvovsky Arnaud Desplechin and Benoît Jacquot as well as in the TV series Spiral He has also acted in theater productions with directors Denis Podalydès and Lambert Wilson in venues such as Lincoln Center the Mossovet Theatre and the Bouffes du Nord The Éditions du Seuil published two of his novels 2006s Après le spectacle a work of autofiction comparing intermittent acting work and romantic uncertainty and 2009s Samuel et Alexandre which follows two men staking out the bounds of their friendship In 2021 Leplay and FrenchAmerican filmmaker Isidore Bethel codirected the docufiction hybrid film Acts of Love which premiered at Hot Docs Source Article Francis Leplay from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30