Stéphane Rideau born 25 July 1976 is a French actor born near Agen Although intending to pursue a career in sports he was discovered in 1992 at a rugby game and then auditioned for a role in the film Wild Reeds by André Téchiné He was at the time sixteen years old He would later on play the role of a gay teenager in Come Undone by director Sébastien Lifshitz Rideau has a long acting experience that includes the films Loin Le Ventre de Juliette Le Clan and Le Cadeau dÉlena He currently lives with his girlfriend Celia and his daughter