Georges Corraface


Georges Corraface is a French actor of Greek descent. He performed in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the International Center for Theatre Research under the direction of Peter Brook in the Peter Brook Company. His notable film credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu, Christopher Columbus, A Touch of Spice, and a feature film debut in The Mahabharata. His most popular television appearances include La Bicyclette Bleue, L'Été Rouge in France, The [Young Indiana Jones Chronicles] in the USA and Drifting Cities in Greece.

Biography

Georges Corraface is the son of the Greek symphonic and opera conductor, and violinist, Dimitri Chorafas, Cephalonian descendant of the Neapolitan Carafa family. His multi-cultural background enables him to work in French, Greek, English, Spanish, German and Italian, in roles ranging from dramatic leads to eccentric characterizations. He is most popular in France, Greece and Spain, by virtue of box office hits, best actor awards and television celebrity he enjoys in these countries. Corraface won The International Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Film Award in 1996 for Slaughter of the Cock and the State Award for Best Actor of the Year in 2001 for To Tama. He was the president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival from 2005 to 2010.
Returning to the stage in Paris, France, in 2011, he created the role of Hook in Pan a musical adaptation of Peter Pan directed by Irina Brook. In 2012, Georges Corraface starred in British independent feature film Papadopoulos & Sons in which he played the playful and larger-than-life "Uncle Spiros". The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.
In 2013, he wrote, directed and played in Burn Your House in Paris a play based on a selection of works by Nikos Kazantzakis, he also joined the tour The Other Side of Greece, a series of concerts in Paris, Brussels, Athens, with Filippos Pliatsikas and Babis Stokas and a number of outstanding artists.
He received the Nova Award for International Achievement at the 2013 Hellenic Film Academy Awards.
He is currently pursuing his career as an actor, as well as branching out in the area of fiction and documentary film production.
He lives in Paris, France with his wife and writing partner Rosalie and their two children and works in film, television, and theatre.

Selected credits

Film

Television

  • Salut Champion,, by Serge Friedman.
  • The Bunker,, by George Shaeffer.
  • La Crêtoise,, by Jean-Pierre Desagnat.
  • Les Poneys Sauvages,, by Robert Mazoyer.
  • Two of Diamonds,, by Bruno Gantillon.
  • Drifting Cities,, by Robert Manthoulis.
  • La Louve,, by José Giovanni.
  • War and Remembrance,, by Dan Curtis.
  • Fly By Night,, by Bruno Gantillon.
  • Navarro,, by Patrick Jamain.
  • Runaway Bay,, by Jerry Mill.
  • Inspector Morse,, by Colin Gregg. As Claudio Battisti in Season 6, Episode 3: The Death of the Self
  • Palace Guard,, by George d'Amato.
  • Le Petit Milliard,, by Pierre Tchernia.
  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,, by Mike Newell.
  • Bambino Mio,, by Edward Bennett.
  • Le Château des oliviers,, by Nicolas Gessner.
  • Highlander,, by Ray Austin.
  • The Scarlet and The Black,, by Ben Bolt.
  • Esperanza,, by René Manzor.
  • Barrage sur l'Orénoque,, by Juan Buñuel.
  • Strangers,, by Eleanore Lindo.
  • Une patronne de charme,, by Bernard Uzan.
  • Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir,, by Merzack Allouache.
  • Only Love,, by John Ermin.
  • Winds of Passion,, by Henri Helman.
  • Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance - Rachid
  • Toutes les femmes sont des déesses,, by Marion Sarraut.
  • Femme d'Honneur,, by Gilles Béhat.
  • The Teacher,, by Henri Helman.
  • The Dispossessed,, by Jacques Renard.
  • The Blue Bicycle,, by Thierry Binistri.
  • L'Emmerdeuse,, by Mickael Perrotta.
  • Écoute, Nicolas,, by Roger Kahane.
  • The Red Summer,, by Gérard Marx.
  • Alex Santana, negotiator,, by José Pinheiro.
  • Disparitions,, by Bruno Gantillon and Robin Davis - 12 episodes.
  • Les Amants de l'ombre,, by Philippe Niang.
  • Les Associés,, by Alain Berliner.
  • Enquêtes Réservées,, by Laurent Carceles.
  • Section de Recherches,, by Eric Leroux.
  • One dead man too many,, by Philippe Niang.
  • The Permission,, by Philippe Niang.
  • Death in Paradise,, episode 4.3 by James O'Neill.
  • Clem,, by as Antinio.
  • Commissaire Magellan,, by as Claude.

Theatre

Producer

  • Word of Honor Associate Producer.
  • Chariton's Choir Associate Producer.
  • The Signature Associate Producer.
  • Adespota: Stray Dogs in the Heart of Athens Producer.
  • The First Line Associate Producer.
  • Xa Mou Associate Producer.