Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin was born in the country town Grinville, on the bank of the English Channel, on the 16th of November, 1957. He started his work in arts as an odd-job man in the theater, where he found himself and discovered his love for stage. He learned acting technique in the theater school of Cann city (not Cannes). His first parts he played in the beginning of 80th: he performed in Molier’s, Klaudel’s, Marivaux’s plays. His first considerable parts were played in the end of 80th: he drew the attention of producer Claude Lelouch, who offered him four parts in four different works, one of them – «Les Misérables» by Viktor Hugo.

He performes the parts one after another and Gamblin’s theatrical character was built up very soon – his characters are high-strug, broken, sensitive - those who experience hard times.

He bacame famous after he played the main part in «The children of bogs» («Deti bolot») by Jean Becker («The children of nature»). His traits - appealing timidity and awkwardness, that inheres in his way of acting were suitable enough for the role of demobilized soldier of the World War the First, who took care of his infantile friend and his large family. The international career started with his part in «Doctor Akagi» by Japanese classic author Shohei Imamura.

Gamblin plays jazz, draws and creates the plays, favourably allowed by critics.

Awards:

Berlin - 2002

The Silver Bear – “The best actor” in “Laissez-passer’’ by Bertrand Tavernoer.

Сezar - 1997

The best male part of the background in "Pedale douce".

FILMOGRAPHY

1989  PЕRIGORD NOIR by Nicolas Ribowski

          ADIEU PRINCESSE by Jorge Paixão da Costa

1990  IL Y A DES JOURS ET DES LUNES by Claude Lelouch

1992  LA BELLE HISTOIRE by Claude Lelouch

1993  TOUT СA… POUR СA by Claude Lelouch

          LA FEMME А ABATTRE by Guy Pinon

          FAUSTO by Rémy Duchemin

1994  LES BRAQUEUSES by.Jean-Paul Salome

1995  ES MISЕRABLES by Claude Lelouch 

          А LA VIE, А LA MORT by Robert Guediguian

          AU PETIT MARGUERY by Laurent Benegui

          PЕDALE DOUCE by Gabriel Agion

          UNE HISTOIRE D'AMOUR А LA CON by Henri-Paul Korchia

1996  MON HOMME by Bernard Blier

1997  TENUE CORRECTE EXIGЕE by Philippe Lioret

          MAUVAIS GENRE by Laurent Benegui

1998  KANZO SENSEI by Shohei Imamura

1999  AU CОЕUR DU MENSONGE by Claude Chabrol

          LES ENFANTS DU MARAIS by Jean Becker

2001  MADEMOISELLE by Philippe Lioret 

          BELLA CIAO by Stéphane Giusti

          LAISSEZ-PASSER by Bertrand Tavernoer

2002  CARNAGES by Delphine Gleize

2004  A LA PETITE SEMAINE by Sam Karmann

          25 DEGRES EN HIVER by Stephane Vuillet

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