Pierre
Louis-Calixte

524e sociétaire

Pierre Louis-Calixte was trained at the École-Théâtre de la Belle de Mai ran by Jean-Christian Grinevald, and made his debut as part of the Carcara Company, which was run by Hélène Ninérola. There he was most prominent in Dissident, il va sans dire by Michel Vinaver; Un riche, trois pauvres by Louis Calaferte; Berlin fin du monde and Papa Mama by Lothar Trolle; and in L’Opéra du dragon and Les Voyages du Dieu Bonheur by Heiner Müller. In 2001, he played the title role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth directed by Sylvain Maurice. He interpreted Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi’s eponymous work under the direction of Nicolas Fleury at the CDN Poitou-Charentes, run by Claire Lasne-Darcueil, who directed him in Chekhov’s The Wood Demon (L'Homme des bois) in 2002, and later in Molière’s Dom Juan. Pierre Louis-Calixte also worked with Joël Jouanneau, first in 2001 on Jacques Serena’s Gouaches at the Théâtre ouvert, and then in 2003 on Dickie after Shakespeare’s Richard III at the Théâtre de Sartrouville. That same year he made Cairn by Enzo Cormann, directed by Claudia Stavisky at the Théâtre des Célestins.

Pierre Louis-Calixte has been pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since September 2006. He had made his debut as Cléante in Molière’s Tartuffe staged by Marcel Bozonnet. He was subsequently appointed the 524th sociétaire in January 2013. He has been lauded for his interpretation of Mercutio in Éric Ruf’s staging of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in 2015; of Arlequin in Marivaux’s Le Jeu de l’amour et du hasard directed by Galin Stoev in 2011; of Le Bret in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Jeppo in Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia, both directed by Denis Podalydès; of La Flèche in Catherine Hiegel’s version of Molière’s The Miser (L’Avare) in 2009, and of Alcibiade in Plato’s Banquet by Jacques Vincey in 2010. Pierre Louis-Calixte has worked with numerous directors, such as Jean-Pierre Vincent in Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, La Dame aux jambes d’azur by Labiche and Dom Juan or the Feast with the Statue (Dom Juan ou le festin de pierre) by Molière; Jacques Lassalle in Figaro Gets a Divorce (Figaro divorce) by Ödön von Horvàth; and Arnaud Desplechin in The Father (Père) by Strindberg. As part of the contemporary repertoire, Pierre Louis-Calixte most notably played Louis in Juste la fin du monde by Jean-Luc Lagarce as directed by Michel Raskine, Dick in L’Ordinaire written and directed by Michel Vinaver, the Doctor in La Maladie de la famille M. written and directed by Fausto Paravidino, Thompson in Edward Bond’s The Sea (La Mer) directed by Alain Françon, and as the Guard in Jean Genet’s Deathwatch (Haute Surveillance) as envisioned by Cédric Gourmelon. Pascal Rambert wrote for him the role of the Devil in the play Une vie, which he directed it for the stage. At the Festival d’Avignon in July 2015, he was part of the cast of The Damned (Les Damnés), an adaptation of Visconti’s screenplay by director Ivo van Hove. The show was taken over by the Salle Richelieu.

The filmography of Pierre Louis-Calixte includes That Old Dream that Moves (Ce Vieux rêve qui bouge) by Alain Guiraudie in 2001 and Time has Come (Voici venu le temps) in 2005; The Refuge (Le Refuge) by François Ozon in 2010; and Bad Girl (Mauvaise Fille) by Patrick Mille in 2012.

During the 2018/2019 season, Pierre Louis-Calixte will be playing in Jack London’s Construire un feu by Marc Lainé and in the rerun of Visconti’s The Damned by Ivo van Hove.

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Lucrèce Borgia

by Victor Hugo
Directed by Denis Podalydès

Richelieu

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by William Shakespeare
Translated by Yves Bonnefoy
Directed by Silvia Costa

Richelieu

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2023-2024

  • Macbeth

    by William Shakespeare Translated by Yves Bonnefoy Directed by Silvia Costa

    Macduff

    Richelieu

  • Lucrèce Borgia

    by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Jeppo Liveretto

    Richelieu

  • Je reviens de loin

    by Claudine Galea Directed by Sandrine Nicolas

    Marc

    Studio

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

  • La Conférence des objets

    "The Object Conference" Written and directed by Christine Montalbetti

    Le Parapluie

    Studio

  • La Vie de Galilée

    Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Éric Ruf

    le Mathématicien, le Gros Prélat, Bellarmin, Vanni et Marchand (alternately)

    Richelieu

2018-2019

  • La Vie de Galilée

    Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Éric Ruf

    le Mathématicien, le Gros Prélat, Bellarmin, Vanni et Marchand (alternately)

    Richelieu

  • Les Damnés

    The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...

    le Commissaire et le Recteur (Alternating)

    Richelieu

  • Lucrèce Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Jeppo Liveretto (Alternating)

    Richelieu

  • Construire un feu

    To Build a Fire by Jack London Directed by Marc Lainé

    Studio

2017-2018

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Directed by Éric Ruf

    Mercutio

    Richelieu

  • Phèdre

    by Sénèque Directed by Louise Vignaud

    Le Choeur

    Studio

  • Les Damnés

    The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...

    The Captain and the Rector (alternating)

    Richelieu

  • Haute surveillance

    by Jean Genet Directed by Cédric Gourmelon

    Le Surveillant

    Studio

2016-2017

  • Une vie

    A Life by Pascal Rambert Directed by Pascal Rambert

    le Diable

    Vx-Colombier

  • Singulis / Le Bruiteur

    by Christine Montalbetti Directed by Pierre Louis-Calixte

    Studio

  • Père

    The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

    Nöjd, soldat de l’escadron du capitaine

    Richelieu

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Directed by Éric Ruf

    Mercutio

    Richelieu

2015-2016

  • La Mer

    The Sea by Edward Bond Directed by Alain Françon

    Thompson

    Richelieu

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Le Bret (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare DIrected by scène Éric Ruf

    Mercutio

    Richelieu

  • Pierre Louis-Calixte / Robert Louis...

    The Actors’ Attic

    Richelieu

  • The Readers’ Bureau

    Readings of contemporary authors

    Studio

  • Père

    The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

    Nöjd, soldat de l’escadron du capitaine

    Richelieu

2014-2015

2012-2013

2011-2012

2010-2011

2009-2010

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Le Bret

    Richelieu

  • Ubu roi

    by Alfred Jarry Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent

    Conspirateur et Cotice

    Richelieu

  • Le Banquet

    by Platon Directed by Jacques Vincey

    Eryximaque et Alcibiade

    Studio

  • Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare Directed by Andrés Lima

    Pistolet

    Richelieu

  • Juste la fin du monde

    It's Only the End of the World by Jean-Luc Lagarce Directed by Michel Raskine

    Louis

    Richelieu

  • Figaro divorce

    Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Le 3e douanier et un Client

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Catherine Hiegel

    La Flèche

    Richelieu

2008-2009

  • Ubu roi

    by Alfred Jarry Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent

    Conspirateur et Cotice

    Richelieu

  • L'Ordinaire

    by Michel Vinaver Directed by Michel Vinaver and Gilone Brun

    Dick

    Richelieu

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Le Bret

    Richelieu

  • La Mégère apprivoisée

    The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Directed by Oskaras...

    Tranio

    Richelieu

  • Figaro divorce

    Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Le 3e douanier et un Client

    Richelieu

  • Les Métamorphoses, la petite dans la...

    by Philippe Minyana Directed by Marcial Di Fonzo Bo

    une compagne de la reine

    Studio

2007-2008

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Le Bret (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Figaro divorce

    Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Le 3e douanier et un Client

    Richelieu

  • Juste la fin du monde

    It's Only the End of the World by Jean-Luc Lagarce Directed by Michel Raskine

    Louis

    Richelieu

  • La Mégère apprivoisée

    The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Directed by Oskaras...

    Tranio

    Richelieu

  • Les Sincères

    by Marivaux Directed by Jean Liermier

    Frontin

    Studio

2006-2007

  • Le Retour au désert

    Return to the desert by Bernard-Marie Koltès Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz

    Sablon, préfet du département

    Richelieu

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