486e sociétaire
While preparing for his agrégation at the Liège Institut Supérieur des Arts Plastiques, Thierry Hancisse trained at the Liège Académie théâtrale prior to enrolling at the Cours Florent in Paris. In 1985, he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as a supporting artist in Goldoni’s The Impressario from Smyrna directed by Jean-Luc Boutté. He became a pensionnaire the following year and was appointed the 486th sociétaire on the 1st of January 1993. He has interpreted Alonso in Shakespeare’s The Tempest staged by Robert Carsen, Theseus in Seneca’s Phaedra by Louise Vignaud, Ernesto Roma in Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Katharina Thalbach and Mathieu in Feydeau’s The Free Exchange Hotel (L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange) by Isabelle Nanty. He reunited with Jean-Luc Boutté several times, notably on Molière’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme; Racine’s Britannicus where he carried the title role; Beaumarchais’ The Barber of Seville (Le Barbier de Séville); Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse; as well as on two comedies by Molière: L’Impromptu de Versailles and Les Précieuses Ridicules. His career has been marked by encounters with renowned directors. Alexander Lang cast him as his Prince of Homburg in Heinrich von Kleist’s play of the same name, his Mephistopheles in Goethe’s Faust and a young Templar knight in Lessing’s Nathan the Wise. Jacques Lassalle directed him in Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth, Don Juan or the Feast with the Statue (Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre) and The School for Wives (L'École des femmes) allby Molière; Lukas Hemleb cast him in Le Dindon by Georges Feydeau and The Misanthrope by Molière; Anatoli Vassiliev directed him in Amphitryon by Molière and in La Musica, La Musica deuxième (1965-1985) by Marguerite Duras; whereas Alain Françon cast him in Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Having directed him in Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, Laurent Pelly offered him the title role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Théâtre national de Toulouse. As a director, Thierry Hancisse has staged The School for Husbands (L’École des maris) and The Imaginary Cuckold (Sganarelle ou le Cocu imaginaire) both by Molière, L’Inattendu by Fabrice Melquiot and the Cabaret Georges Brassens.
Outside the Comédie-Française, he completed direction, scenography and costumes for Michel de Ghelderode’s Escurial presented in Namur in 1983. José Luis Gomez directed him in Calderón’s Life is a Dream at the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, and he played the title role in Paul Claudel’s Tête d’Or, firstunder the direction of Marianne Lewandowski, and later, in 2006, in Anne Delbée’s staging at the Comédie-Française.
His most notable appearances on film have been for: Danièle Thompson in Season’s Beatings (La Bûche); Costa-Gavras in The Ax (Le Couperet); Patrice Chéreau in Gabrielle; Niels Arestrup in Le Candidat; Zoe Cassavetes in Broken English; Bernard Bellefroid in The Boat Race (La Régate); Woody Allen in Midnight in Paris; Joann Sfar in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil) andWalid Mattar in Northern Wind (Vent du Nord).
In 1994, Thierry Hancisse won the Grand Prix Gérard Philipe de la Ville de Paris. He is Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (officier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres).
During the 2018-2019 season, Thierry Hancisse plays in Bergman’s Fanny and Alexandre directed by Julie Deliquet and in the reruns of Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia staged by Denis Podalydès and of Feydeau’s The Free Exchange Hotel (L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange) staged by Isabelle Nanty.
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Portrait d'acteur : Thierry Hancisse
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Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Éric Ruf
le Cardinal Inquisiteur et Marchand
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
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by Sénèque Directed by Louise Vignaud
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La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
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La Résistible Ascension d'Arturo Ui
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
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The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
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Si le Palais-Royal m'était conté
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by Paul Claudel Directed by Anne Delbée
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The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Mr Purgon
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Premier Médecin, un Avocat, un Suisse
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by Georges Feydeau Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Tiburce
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by Jean-Claude Grumberg Directed by Jean-Michel Ribes
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The School for Husbands by Molière Directed by Thierry Hancisse
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by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Lopakhine
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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Directed by Alexander Lang
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Le cuisinier
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by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Lopakhine
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by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Lopakhine
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by Jacques Offenbach Directed by Daniel Mesguich
Raoul de Gardefeu
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Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraïm Lessing Directed by Alexander Lang
un Jeune Templier
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by Pierre Corneille Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
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Clitandre
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The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
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The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist Directed by Alexander Lang
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The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist Directed by Alexander Lang
le Prince de Hombourg
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Take care of Amélie by Georges Feydeau Directed by Roger Planchon
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The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist Directed by Alexander Lang
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by William Shakespeare Directed by Georges Lavaudant
Laërte (en alternance)
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The Affected Young Ladies by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
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The Versailles Impromptu by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Molière
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Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre
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Dom Carlos (alternating)
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by Sophocle Directed by Otomar Krejca
Hémon
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The Affected Young Ladies by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Mascarille
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The Versailles Impromptu by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Molière
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by Victor Hugo Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
M. de Gordes
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by Albert Camus Directed by Youssef Chahine
Scipion (en alternance)
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by Victor Hugo Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
M. de Gordes (en alternance)
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The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire Directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo
Métellus
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by Beaumarchais Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Figaro
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The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire Directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo
Métellus
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by Beaumarchais Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Figaro (en alternance)
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by Alfred de Musset Directed by Georges Lavaudant
Pierre Strozzi (en alternance)
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by Beaumarchais Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent
le Chevalier Léon
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by Jean Racine Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Britannicus
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by William Shakespeare Directed by Lluis Pasqual
Silvius
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The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Acaste
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by Alfred de Musset Directed by Georges Lavaudant
Julien Salviati
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by William Congreve Directed by André Steiger
Benjamin
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by William Congreve Directed by André Steiger
Benjamin
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The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Acaste
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by Jean Racine Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Britannicus
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La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu
The Trojan War Shall not Be by Jean Giraudoux Directed by Raymond Gérôme
le Gabier
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by Eugène Labiche and Edouard Martin Directed by Pierre Mondy
le Tapissier
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by Molière Directed by Pierre Mondy
Eraste
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Jorge Lavelli
Snug
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La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu
The Trojan War Shall not Be by Jean Giraudoux Directed by Raymond Gérôme
le Gabier
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by Molière Directed by Pierre Mondy
Eraste
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by Alain-René Lesage Directed by Yves Gasc
le Chevalier
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by Pierre Corneille Directed by Jorge Lavelli
Néarque
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by Pierre Corneille Directed by Jorge Lavelli
Fabian
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by Alain-René Lesage Directed by Yves Gasc
le Chevalier
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Jorge Lavelli
Une fée
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The Bourgeois Gentleman by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
le Garçon tailleur
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by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
le Gondolier ; un Page
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