Jacques Bonnaffé


Jacques Bonnaffé is a French actor and stage director. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1980.

Debut

Jacques Bonnaffé was formed at the Lille Conservatory after his high school years in Douai where he practiced amateur theater.
At 20, he started in the film Anthracite directed by Édouard Niermans.
In 1995, he is the French voice of actor Kevin Spacey in the film The Usual Suspects.
He is also dedicated to poetry and readings of Arthur Rimbaud, Jules Mousseron or other authors such as Ludovic Janvier, Valérie Rouzeau, or. He directs plays with contemporary authors like Joseph Danan, Jean-Christophe Bailly in Nature loves to hide. Since September 2015 he is everyday on France Culture for his column "Jacques Bonnaffé read Poetry".

Theater

Filmography

Awards and nominations

[César Award]

YearAwardFilmResult
1986Most Promising ActorLa tentation d'Isabelle
1990Best Supporting ActorBaptême

[Molière Award]

YearAwardFilmResult
1991Best Supporting ActorLa Fonction
2009Best CompanyL'Oral et Hardi
2009Best ActorL'Oral et Hardi

Audio books

He also recorded several audio books: