Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue and Nocturne Indien, and won Best Supporting Actor for La Reine Margot. In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Early life

Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. His father was a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, where he attended classes with Antoine Vitez. This allowed him, in particular, to make his first appearance on television in 1980 in an adaptation by Michel Favart of La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.

Career

Anglade has acted in many films, TV series and on stage.
He plays a major role in the TF1 2022 French TV series Visions, which premiered at Canneseries that year. The series, directed by directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Soufiane Guerrab, and Julien Boisselier.
In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Personal life

Anglade was married, from 1996 to 2000, to Mauritian actress Pamela Soo. He is the father of two sons, born in 2001 and 2002, from his union with Mali Lecomte.
On the 21st of August 2015, Anglade was a passenger on board the Paris-bound Thalys train that suffered an attempted attack. However, the assailant was subdued by other passengers. The event resulted in injuries to four passengers, including Anglade. He cut his hand while breaking the glass on the emergency alarm.