Éric Savin
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1964-11-14 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France
- Also known as
- Eric Savin
Biography
Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor.
Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today.
He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenzaccio (written by Alfred de Musset) directed by Francis Huster. Bertrand Tavernier entrusted him with his first cinema role in 1992, as Inspector Lefort in L.627. He then alternated between theater, television and cinema. His first theatre successes came with Durringer's shows like La Petite Entaille in 1991, or Sureur in 1997, presented at the Avignon Festival.
In 1993, he starred with actress Karin Viard in La nage indienne (the Indian Swim), in the first feature film by Durringer. Then he had several supporting roles including Giordano in Emmène-moi (Take me) by Michel Spinosa, distinguished at the Berlin International Film Festival and Captain Conan again with Tavernier in 1996, followed by I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa in 1997 then in 1998 social film Une minute de silence ('One minute of silence') the first film of Florent Emilio Siri. He returned to work with Durringer on J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (I'll go to heaven because hell is here) in 1997, film is about gangsters.
He gets a nomination to the Sept d'or for his portrayal of a divorced father who kidnaps his daughter in the TV movie Vacances volées (or Stolen Vacation), it was directed by Olivier Panchot. He also accompanies many filmmakers and directors from short to feature film, such as Laurent Firode (Les astres (The Stars) in 1998, Happenstance (The Butterfly's Wing Flapping) in 2000), with Pierre-Erwan Guillaume in Bonne résistance à la douleur, (Good resistance to pain) in 1999 and L'Ennemi naturel (The Natural Enemy) in 2004. Then with Lyčče Boukhitine for which he takes the character in her short film La Vielle barrière (The old barrier), which won a 'jury prize' at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand in 1998. Finally in 2002, he plays in the famous short film Squash directed by Lionel Bailliu, which was multi-award-winning in several festivals around the world, including the interpretation prize in Clermont-Ferrand. Lionel Bailliu won an Oscar nomination in 2004 for Best Live Action Short Film. This performance leads Éric Savin to take the leading role of the compulsive domineering boss in the feature film adaptation in 2006 entitled Fair Play where he shares the poster with Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel. ...
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Slow Horses
2022
as Victor
Murders in...
2013
as Jean-Guy Doumenc / Walter Castelnau
Candice Renoir
2013
as Philippe Grangier
Face à face
2022
as Cédric Rouget
Ladies of the Law
2000
as Yves Nicosserian
Marseille
2016
as Pharamond
Nina
2015
as Thierry
The Wagner Method
2020
as Luc Thomassot
Under a Dark Sun
2025
as Thierry
Blue Gold
2026
as Julien Daumas
The Fear Index
2022
as Maurice Genoud
The Chalet
2018
as Etienne Genesta
Accusé
2015
as Fred
Enquête parallèle
2023
as Jacques
Dead Beautiful
2011
as Hofman
Scalp
2008
as Raphaël
Les Edelweiss
2011
as Léopold
La Faute
2018
as Guy Riverti
Temps mort
as Romain
Movies (79)
Elyas
2024
as Durante
Tell No One
2006
as Prosecutor
Elle
2016
as Inspector
The Deep House
2021
as Pierre Montégnac
Secret Agents
2004
as Tony
Captain Conan
1996
as Armurier
Caged
2010
as Mathias
Intimate Enemies
2007
as Torture sergeant
Vicky and Her Mystery
2021
as Jean-Paul
Fair Play
2006
as Charles
L.627
1992
as Lefort
The Libertine
2000
as Chef de la police
César Wagner
2020
as Luc Thomassot
Alex
2005
as Alex's lover
A Perfect Man
2015
as Police officer
Bâtards
2002
as Gilles, le premier gendarme
My Way
2012
as Jean-Jacques Tilche
State Affairs
2009
as Maurizio
The Ideal Palace
2019
as Joseph Cadier
Come Undone
2000
as Annick's Boyfriend
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
2002
as Julien
Les Mystères de la duchesse
2022
as Denis Perrac
The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin
2011
as Le gratteur / Comédon
When the Cat's Away
1996
as le militant onze de pique
Happenstance
2000
as Richard
Totally Nuts
2004
as Max
Queens of the Ring
2013
as Laurent
Le bal des célibataires
2005
as Armand
Les Volets
2006
as Jean-Noël
The Wedding Cake
2010
as Damien
Sidestroke
1993
as Pilou
Mon cher petit village
2015
as Florian
Edy
2005
as Jean
Teacher in a Bikini
2002
as Eric
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil
2009
as Pierre
Cold Lands
1999
as Marc
The Color of Lies
1999
as Christian (uncredited)
Natural Enemy
2004
as Brigadier Beaupré
Blue Away to America
1999
as Soubirou
Anna M.
2007
as Father of the little girls
Lundi CDI
2010
as José
I Hate My Best Friends' Kids
2007
as Vincent
Stolen Holidays
2007
as Eric
Lightning-Struck
2024
as Félix Guyon
Blood Red
2014
as Robic
For My Son
2020
as Colonel Gilles Dambreuse
Lady Bar 2
2009
as Jean
Emmène-moi
1995
as Giordano
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
1997
as Doumé
Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
2001
as Francis
High Pain Management
1999
as Thierry
The Other Side
2020
as Sébastien
Underground Time
2015
as Jacques Pelletier
Squash
2002
as Charles
Quartier V.I.P.
2005
as Tony
Les Baumettes
2014
as Patrick Guillemin
Brasier
2005
as Pierre Larmont
Do it Right
2017
as Educator
Before You Leave
2005
as Vincent
Sitting on the Fence
1998
as Eric
A Minute of Silence
1998
as Tony
Fausses alertes
1999
Life After All
2003
as Uncle Georges
Le Secret de la grotte
2023
as Xavier Berg
Crime dans le Larzac
2020
as Richard Louvain
Le Temps du silence
2011
as Jean-Marie
Par amour
2012
Les oreilles sur le dos
2002
as Van Gaals
L'enfant éternel
2002
as Vincent
Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb
2026
as Curé Mermoz
Par accident
2004
as Olivier
By Blood
2018
as Gerbert
Lady Bar
2007
as Jean
La part des anges
2011
as Torso
I Hate Love
1997
as Alex
Charlotte Link - The Decision
2020
as Boris Raikov
Bloody Christmas 2 : La révolte des sapins
2010
Sans mentir
2008
Mirages
2011
as Alexandre German
About Éric Savin
Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor. Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today. He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenz… With 98 credits spanning from 1992 to 2026, Éric Savin has appeared in 79 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Éric Savin Movies
- Elyas (2024) — as Durante
- Tell No One (2006) — as Prosecutor
- Elle (2016) — as Inspector
- The Deep House (2021) — as Pierre Montégnac
- Secret Agents (2004) — as Tony
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