Julien
Frison
pensionnaire
Joined the Comédie-Française on the 27th of April 2016
Following his secondary education in Belgium, Julien Frison began his theatrical training at the Cours Florent in Paris in 2012. The following year, he trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique under the supervision of Sandy Ouvrier, Nada Strancar and Xavier Gallais. There he played in Alessandro Barrico’s Novecento directed by Emmanuel Besnault. In 2015, he played in De l’ambition, a piece by Yann Reuzeau presented at the Théâtre du Soleil.
He joined the Comédie-Française as a pensionnaire on the 27th of April 2016, and made his debut as Bobin, Nonancourt’s nephew, in a rerun of Eugène Labiche’s An Italian Straw Hat (Un chapeau de paille d’Italie) directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti. In 2017, he took on the roles of Maffio Orsini in Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia, the Marquis in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Octave in Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin, all three directed by Denis Podalydès. Isabelle Nanty entrusted him with the role of Maxime, Paillardin’s nephew, in her staging of Georges Feydeau’s The Free Exchange Hotel (L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange). Véronique Vella directed him in Le Cerf et le Chien, adapted from Marcel Aymé’s Contes du chat perché at the Studio-Théâtre. He was cast in Bertolt Brecht’s Resistible Ascension of Arturo Ui directed by Katharina Thalbach and in Frank Wedekind’s The Awakening of Spring directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger.
In 2006, Julien Frison began his film career alongside Albert Dupontel, inOdette Toulemonde by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Following this, he played in Big City by Djamel Bensalah, Un monde à nous by Frédéric Balekjan, Sommeil blanc by Jean-Paul Guyon and Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont. In 2010, he starred opposite Jean-Pierre Marielle in Rondo, a feature film directed by Olivier Van Maelderghem. In 2016, he was on the cast of The Canterville Ghost (Le Fantôme de Canterville) by Yann Samuell. Between 2007 and 2016, he appeared in numerous television films, including L’Épervier by Stéphane Clavier shown on France 3, and Bataille navale by Anne Deluz on M6. He was also part of the regular cast of the TF1 series Nos chers voisins and in 2008 he appeared in the television series Revivre by Haim Bouzaglo, broadcast on ARTE.
During the 2018/2019 season, Julien Frison plays in Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night (La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez) by Thomas Ostermeier, Andersen’s Little Mermaid by Géraldine Martineau, Bergman’s Fanny et Alexandre by Julie Deliquet as well as in the reruns of Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia and Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin, both plays staged by Denis Podalydès and in Feydeau’s The Free Exchange Hotel by Isabelle Nanty.
His public reading session, Grenier des acteurs, is dedicated to Alessandro Barrico.
At the Comédie-Française
2019-2020
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La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous...
"Twelfth Night or What you will" by William Shakespeare Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
Sébastien, frère jumeau de Viola
Richelieu
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"Scapin The Schemer" by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Octave (alternately)
Richelieu
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Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Éric Ruf
Ludovico Marsili et Moine (alternately)
Richelieu
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The Little Mermaid after Hans Christian Andersen Adapted and directed by Géraldine...
le Prince
Studio
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A Flea in her ear by Georges Feydeau Directed by Lilo Baur
Rugby (alternately)
Richelieu
2018-2019
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Julien Frison / Alessandro Baricco
The Actors’ Attic
Richelieu
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Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Éric Ruf
Ludovico Marsili et Moine (alternately)
Richelieu
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Maxime, neveu de Paillardin
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Octave (Alternating)
Richelieu
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The Little Mermaid after Hans Christian Andersen Directed by Géraldine Martineau
Le Prince
Studio
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Maffio Orsini (Alternating)
Richelieu
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La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous...
Twelfth Night or What you will by William Shakespeare Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
Sébastien, frère jumeau de Viola
Richelieu
2017-2018
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The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Hans Rilow
Richelieu
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La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Katharina Thalbach
Le Jeune Inna et l’Avocat de la défense
Richelieu
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The Stag and the Dog from Les Contes du chat perché (The Wonderful Farm) by Marcel...
Le Chien (en alternance)
Studio
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Les Journées particulières (Special...
Into the Repertoire time machine
Vx-Colombier
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The Rules of the Game based on the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane...
Invité
Richelieu
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Maxime, neveu de Paillardin
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Octave
Richelieu
2016-2017
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
le Marquis, l’Apprenti, Cadet, Précieux
Richelieu
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Maxime, neveu de Paillardin
Richelieu
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Readings of contemporary authors
Vx-Colombier
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La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Katharina Thalbach
le jeune Inna et l’accusé Fish
Richelieu
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
Maffio Orsini
Richelieu
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The Rules of the Game after the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane Jatahy
Invité
Richelieu
2015-2016
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Readings of contemporary authors
Vx-Colombier
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An Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche Directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
Bobin, neveu de Nonancourt
Richelieu
Gallery
L'Éveil du printemps 17/18
Julien Frison
Les Fourberies de Scapin 17/18
Gaël Kamilindi, Benjamin Lavernhe, Julien Frison
La Résistible Ascension d’Arturo Ui 16/17
Julien Frison
L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange 16/17
Michel Vuillermoz, Anne Kessler, Christian Hecq, Julien Frison, Jérôme Pouly and Bruno Raffaelli