Christian
Hecq
525e sociétaire
As a teenager, Christian Hecq was passionate about physics and for a while dreamed of specializing in alternative energy sources. At the same time, he was also already active in amateur theatre, and finally enrolled in the Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle de Bruxelles. In 1987, Isabelle Pousseur directed him in Marivaux’s Les Acteurs de bonne foi at the Théâtre national de Belgique. George Bernard Shaw’s Cesar and Cleopatra; Claude Mauriac’s Le Cirque and Kafka’s Metamorphosis directed by Steven Berkoff followed. In 1989, he won the Eve Award for Belgian best young actor. He began working with director Daniel Mesguich in 1992, with Boulevard du boulevard at the Théâtre de la Métaphore in Lille, a play that was taken over by the Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris in 2006. Their collaboration continued in 1994 with L’Histoire qu’on ne connaîtra jamais by Hélène Cixous at the Théâtre de la Ville and again, in 2001, with Molière’s Dom Juan at the Théâtre de l’Athénée. In 1997, he directed Achille et Léonie, a comedy duo selected to represent Belgium at the 20th Festival du cirque de demain. In 2000, he won the Molière Award for Best Newcomer in Theatre for playing in Feydeau’s La Main passe directed by Gildas Bourdet. As part of the Compagnie Philippe Genty, he performed in shows combining visual arts and puppetry.
Christian Hecq has been pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since 2008, where he made his debut in Beaumarchais’s Le Mariage de Figaro directed by Christophe Rauck. He was appointed the 525th sociétaire of the Company on the 1st of January 2013. Whether Gubetta in Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia directed by Denis Podalydès; Nonancourt in Labiche’s An Italian Straw hat (Un chapeau de paille d'Italie) by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti; Sosie in Molière’s Amphitryon by Jacques Vincey; Monsieur Orgon in Marivaux’s Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Galin Stoev; or Mathieu in Feydeau’s Free Exchange Hotel (L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange) by Isabelle Nanty, Christian Hecq performs them in such a singular way so as to make each a landmark role. In 2010, Muriel Mayette-Holtz staged him in Mystère Bouffe et Fabulages de Dario Fo, while Philippe Meyer directed him in the cabaret Chansons des jours avec et chansons des jours sans. His hilarious interpretation of Bouzin in Feydeau’s Un fil à la patte directed by Jérôme Deschamps earned him a Molière Award for Best Actor in 2011. He was equally acclaimed in 2015 for playing an extreme and surrealist Lunardo in Goldoni’s The Boors (Les Rustres) staged by Jean-Louis Benoit.
In 2016, Christian Hecq and Valérie Lesort adapted and directed Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (20 000 lieues sous les mers), in which he also played Nemo and for which he was nominated for four Molière Awards. He won the Award for Visual Creation.
His filmography includes The Eighth Day (Le Huitième Jour) by Jaco Van Dormaël; Nine Month Stretch (9 mois ferme) by Albert Dupontel; Cézanne and I (Cézanne et moi) by Danièle Thompson; Knock by Loraine Lévy and Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape (Pourquoi j’ai pas mangé mon père) by Jamel Debbouze. On television, he appeared in La Parure by Claude Chabrol, Crimes en série by Patrick Dewolf and Spiral (Engrenages).
Christian Hecq is Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres). He first appeared in Le Petit Larousse dictionary in 2017.
During the 2018/2019 season, Christian Hecq will perform in the rerun of Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia by Denis Podalydès, in the rerun of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea written and directed with Valérie Lesort and in the rerun of Feydeau’s Free Exchange Hotel by Isabelle Nanty.
Currently in
At the Comédie-Française
2020-2021
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by Molière directed by Claude Stratz
Monsieur Diafoirus et Monsieur Purgon (alternately)
Théâtre Marigny
2018-2019
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Mathieu
Richelieu
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20,000 Leagues under the Sea after Jules Verne Directed by Christian Hecq and Valérie...
Le Capitaine Nemo et manipulation de marionnettes
Vx-Colombier
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Gubetta (Alternating)
Richelieu
2017-2018
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by David Lescot Directed by David Lescot
Boulack, ingénieur du son de Radio Quoi ; Antonio Furioso, homme à rien faire de Radio...
Vx-Colombier
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by Goethe Adapted and directed by Valentine Losseau and Raphaël Navarro
Méphistophélès ; manipulation magique et de marionnette
Vx-Colombier
2016-2017
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
Cuigy, Cadet, Précieux
Richelieu
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Mathieu (en alternance)
Richelieu
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African poetry
Vx-Colombier
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20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne (adapted by Christian Hecq and Valérie...
le Capitaine Nemo et manipulation de marionnettes
Vx-Colombier
2015-2016
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
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An Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche Directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
Nonancourt, pépiniériste
Richelieu
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Le grand XXe / Cent ans de poésie
Richelieu
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Gubetta
Richelieu
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The Boors by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit
Lunardo, négociant
Vx-Colombier
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20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne Adapted and directed by Christian Hecq and...
Le capitaine Nemo, et manipulation
Vx-Colombier
2014-2015
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Gubetta
Richelieu
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Obéron
Richelieu
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An Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche Directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
Nonancourt, pépiniériste
Richelieu
2013-2014
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Gubetta
Richelieu
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An Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche Directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
Nonancourt, pépiniériste
Richelieu
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Obéron
Richelieu
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
2012-2013
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by Molière DIrected by Jacques Vincey
Sosie
Vx-Colombier
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
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An Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel Directed by Giorgio Barberio...
Nonancourt, pépinieriste
Théâtre éphémère
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La Critique de l'école des femmes
The Critique of the School for Wives by Molière Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Lysidas
Studio
2011-2012
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by Molière DIrected by Jacques Vincey
Sosie
Vx-Colombier
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Actor School
Vx-Colombier
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
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Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
The Game of Love and Chance by Marivaux Directed by Galin Stoev
Mr Orgon
Richelieu
2010-2011
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Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare Directed by Andrés Lima
M. Duflot
Richelieu
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La Critique de l'École des femmes
The Critique of the School for Wives by Molière Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Lysidas
Studio
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Bouzin
Richelieu
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Chansons des jours avec et chansons des...
by Philippe Meyer Directed by Philippe Meyer
Studio
2009-2010
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Le Mariage de Figaro ou la Folle Journée
The Marriage of Figaro or The Mad Day by Beaumarchais Directed by Christophe Rauck
Le Comte (en alternance)
Richelieu
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
Cuigy, Cadet, précieux (en alternance)
Richelieu
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Mystère bouffe et fabulages (version 2)
Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Richelieu
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Mystère bouffe et fabulages (version 1)
Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Richelieu
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Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare Directed by Andrés Lima
M. Duflot
Richelieu
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by Georges Feydeau Directed by Gian Manuel Rau
Baptiste (Amour et Piano), Ernest (Un monsieur qui n'aime pas les monologues), Joseph...
Vx-Colombier
2008-2009
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Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Le Comte (en alternance)
Richelieu
Gallery
L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange 16/17
Christian Hecq
Les Rustres 15/16
Bruno Raffaelli, Christian Hecq and Gérard Giroudon
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard 11/12
Suliane Brahim, Christian Hecq
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été 14/15
Louis Arene, Christian Hecq, Martine Chevallier