Félix Maritaud

Félix Maritaud (born December 12, 1992) is a French actor notable for his roles in French queer cinema.

Félix Maritaud
Born (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992
Nevers, Nièvre, France
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Career

Maritaud began to garner recognition after starring in a string of French independent films, most notably BPM (Beats per Minute). The French LGBT magazine Têtu dubbed him “the new hero of French queer cinema”.[1]

In 2018, Maritaud attracted further attention for his role in the independent film Sauvage, in which he played a homeless sex worker.[2] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Maritaud’s performance has power."[3] Tara Brady of The Irish Times wrote, "Félix Maritaud is a heartbreaking revelation as a sex worker seeking intimacy in France".[4] Dazed called his performance a "raw, delicate depiction".[5] He won the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor at the 24th Lumières Awards, for his performance in Sauvage.[6]

In 2019, Maritaud was featured in Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2020, Maritaud starred in a French short film titled Dustin, which was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival,[8] but was not able to be screened due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[9] where it was named the winner of the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film.[10]

Personal life

He is openly gay.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes
2017 BPM (Beats per Minute) Max Robin Campillo
2018 Sauvage Leo Camille Vidal-Naquet Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor
Knife+Heart Thierry Yann Gonzalez
Jonas Jonas (as an adult) Christophe Charrier
2019 Lux Æterna Félix Gaspar Noé
2020 Dustin Félix Naïla Guiguet Short film
L'ennemi Pablo Pasarela de la Peña Prieta y Aragon
2022 You Won't Be Alone Yovan Goran Stolevski
Tom Samy Fabienne Berthaud Post-production

References
  1. Brady, Tara. "Félix Maritaud: The hottest young actor on the planet you've never heard of". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  2. Bradshaw, Peter (27 February 2019). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. Bradshaw, Peter (2019-02-27). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. Brady, Tara. "Sauvage review: A powerful and upsetting experience". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  5. Dazed (2019-04-25). "Félix Maritaud creates a new kind of freedom on screen". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  6. "Prix Lumières 2019 : un palmarès sans surprise". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  7. "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. Zack Sharf, "Cannes Announces 2020 Official Lineup: ‘French Dispatch,’ ‘Ammonite,’ New McQueen and Ghibli". IndieWire, June 3, 2020.
  9. Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
  10. Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
  11. "'Sauvage' star Félix Maritaud: 'I don't want to play gay all my life - I'm gay already'". March 2019.
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