Paul Hamy (born 7 January 1982) is a French actor and model. He started his career early as a model, working for Elite Model Management before turning to cinema in 2013.[1][2]

Paul Hamy
Paul Hamy at the Lumières Awards 2014
Born (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 42)
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1998–present

Career

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He was spotted at the age of sixteen by fashion photographer Paolo Roversi. He worked with big names like Hedi Slimane for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Comme des Garçons, Christian Lacroix, poses for Vogue and travelled all over the world.[3]

He also studied drawing and sculpture and founded “POK - Pain O choKolat”, a collective of visual artists, photographers, designers, videographers, actors, dancers, DJs and musicians. In 2010, he unveiled a series of sculptures under the title Chapeau, Chimère & Forme.[4]

He made his on-screen debut with two movies in 2013 : On My Way directed by Emmanuelle Bercot and Suzanne directed by Katell Quillévéré, for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor and the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation

Life

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His father is american and his mother french. In September 2020, he married Denitza Stefanova.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2013 Suzanne Julien Katell Quillévéré Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation
On My Way Marco Emmanuelle Bercot
Vitalic - Fade Away Hitman Romain Chassaing Music video
2014 Mikado Goran Nicolas Peduzzi Short
Errance Djé Peter Dourountzis Short
La séance Pierre-Louis Pierson Edouard de La Poëze Short
Borgia Simon d'Auxerre Christoph Schrewe TV series (1 episode)
2015 Mon Roi Pascal Maïwenn
Disorder Denis Alice Winocour
French Blood Grand-Guy Diastème
Fort Buchanan Steve Benjamin Crotty
Louis Louis Stéphanie Doncker Short
8 coups Axel Virginie Schwartz Short
Un regret Him Thibaut Buccellato Short
2016 Sex Doll Cook Sylvie Verheyde
Parisienne Jean-Marc Danielle Arbid
Despite the Night Louis Philippe Grandrieux
The Ornithologist Fernando João Pedro Rodrigues
2017 Le divan de Staline Oleg Iakoblevitch Danilov Fanny Ardant
Martin pleure Voice Jonathan Vinel Short
2018 9 doigts Magloire F.J. Ossang
Occidental Giorgio Neïl Beloufa
Le Cri Munch Charles Ayats &
Sandra Paugam
Short
The Unicorn Christophe Chloe Boreham Short
2019 Sibyl Étienne Justine Triet
Get In Mickey Olivier Abbou
Jessica Forever Raiden Caroline Poggi &
Jonathan Vinel
Territory of Love Olivier Romain Cogitore
Someone, Somewhere Steevy Cédric Klapisch
Calls Maxence Timothée Hochet TV series (1 episode)
2021 Villa Caprice Jérémie Bernard Stora
Madame Claude André Sylvie Verheyde
Last Journey of Paul W.R. Eliott W.R Romain Quirot
Maroni David Le Gall Olivier Abbou TV series (6 episodes)
2022 Séparation Arkhip Aurélien Achache Short
Avant la nuit Franck Hervé Freiburger Short
2023 Jusqu'ici tout va bien Alban Nawell Madani &
Lionel Smila
TV series (6 episodes)
2024 The Soul Eater Franck de Rolan Julien Maury &
Alexandre Bustillo
Post-Production
Rien ni personne Jean Gallien Guibert Post-Production
TBA Maoussi Charlotte Schioler Post-Production

Theater

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Year Title Author Director
2016 Cordelia-Requiescat Olivier Dhénin Olivier Dhénin
2016-18 Tilim-Bom Fantaisie Olivier Dhénin Olivier Dhénin
2018 Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate Laurent Gaudé Olivier Dhénin
2022-23 Souvenirs de Combray Marcel Proust Olivier Dhénin

References

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  1. ^ "Elite Paris". Elite Paris. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ AlloCine. "Paul Hamy". AlloCiné. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ "L'Ornithologue: Paul Hamy, une gueule qui s'impose". 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ http://www.lamjc.com/Paul-Hamy-Pigalle [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Paul Hamy, qui es-tu vraiment ?".
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