Jean-Jacques Le Vessier

Jean-Jacques Le Vessier

Jean-Jacques Le Vessier is a French actor with a long and diverse career spanning film, television, and extensive theatre work. While he may not be as widely known internationally as some of his co-stars, his filmography includes notable French productions such as the Oscar-nominated film Ridicule (1996) by Patrice Leconte, and the crime drama Gangsters (2001) directed by Olivier Marchal, as well as roles in numerous French TV movies and series. His true foundation lies in the theatre, where he has performed in a wide range of classic and contemporary plays, including works by Shakespeare, Molière, Victor Hugo, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, and has collaborated with prominent directors such as Chantal Morel and Jean-Claude Fall. Most recently, Le Vessier gained attention for his appearance in Richard Linklater's 2025 film, Nouvelle Vague, a tribute to the French New Wave, where he plays a cameo role as the esteemed artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau.

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