Félix Maritaud | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
Félix Maritaud (born 12 December 1992) is a French actor notable for his roles in French queer cinema.
Maritaud began to garner recognition after starring in a string of French independent films, most notably BPM (Beats per Minute). The French LGBT magazine Têtu dubbed him "the new hero of French queer cinema". [1]
In 2018, Maritaud attracted further attention for his role in the independent film Sauvage, in which he played a homeless sex worker. [2] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Maritaud’s performance has power". [3] Tara Brady of The Irish Times wrote, "Félix Maritaud is a heartbreaking revelation as a sex worker seeking intimacy in France". [4] Dazed called his performance a "raw, delicate depiction". [5] He won the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation at the 24th Lumières Awards, for his performance in Sauvage. [6]
In 2019, Maritaud was featured in Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. [7]
In 2020, Maritaud starred in a French short film titled Dustin, which was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, [8] but was not able to be screened due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, [9] where it was named the winner of the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | Max | Robin Campillo | |
2018 | Sauvage | Leo | Camille Vidal-Naquet | Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation |
Knife+Heart | Thierry | Yann Gonzalez | ||
Jonas | Jonas (as an adult) | Christophe Charrier | ||
2019 | Lux Æterna | Félix | Gaspar Noé | |
2020 | La vita nuova | The Fauna | Colin Solal Cardo | Music video |
Dustin | Félix | Naïla Guiguet | Short film | |
L'ennemi | Pablo Pasarela de la Peña Prieta y Aragon | |||
2022 | You Won't Be Alone | Yovan | Goran Stolevski | |
Tom | Samy | Fabienne Berthaud | Post-production | |
2023 | Solo | Olivier | Sophie Dupuis | [12] |
Félix Maritaud | |
---|---|
Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
Félix Maritaud (born 12 December 1992) is a French actor notable for his roles in French queer cinema.
Maritaud began to garner recognition after starring in a string of French independent films, most notably BPM (Beats per Minute). The French LGBT magazine Têtu dubbed him "the new hero of French queer cinema". [1]
In 2018, Maritaud attracted further attention for his role in the independent film Sauvage, in which he played a homeless sex worker. [2] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Maritaud’s performance has power". [3] Tara Brady of The Irish Times wrote, "Félix Maritaud is a heartbreaking revelation as a sex worker seeking intimacy in France". [4] Dazed called his performance a "raw, delicate depiction". [5] He won the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation at the 24th Lumières Awards, for his performance in Sauvage. [6]
In 2019, Maritaud was featured in Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. [7]
In 2020, Maritaud starred in a French short film titled Dustin, which was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, [8] but was not able to be screened due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, [9] where it was named the winner of the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | Max | Robin Campillo | |
2018 | Sauvage | Leo | Camille Vidal-Naquet | Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation |
Knife+Heart | Thierry | Yann Gonzalez | ||
Jonas | Jonas (as an adult) | Christophe Charrier | ||
2019 | Lux Æterna | Félix | Gaspar Noé | |
2020 | La vita nuova | The Fauna | Colin Solal Cardo | Music video |
Dustin | Félix | Naïla Guiguet | Short film | |
L'ennemi | Pablo Pasarela de la Peña Prieta y Aragon | |||
2022 | You Won't Be Alone | Yovan | Goran Stolevski | |
Tom | Samy | Fabienne Berthaud | Post-production | |
2023 | Solo | Olivier | Sophie Dupuis | [12] |