Damien Bonnard is a French actor known as Leo from Stand Right. For this work, Bonnard received the Lumiere award as the most promising actor. In total, Damien has fifty film roles.
Biography and creativity
Damien Bonnard was born on July 22, 1978 (according to some sources, on July 4, 1978). He was born in a picturesque place near the Gardon River at the foot of the Cévennes Mountains on the southern outskirts of the Cévennes National Park, in the town of Ales.
The public does not know anything about Damien's family, his wife and children. The actor does not advertise his personal life, relationships and hobbies. He can be seen in films by Bertrand Blier, Pascal Chaumet and Christopher Nolan.
Career
The actor began acting in 2008 with the historical series "Nicolas le Floc". His partners on the set were Jérôme Robar, Mathia Mlecuse, François Caron, Mikael Abitboul, Vincent Winterter and Jean-Marie Vinlin. The events unfold during the era of King Louis XV. The main character is a detective, a provincial young man who is sent to Paris by service.
Then he played in the crime war drama "Outlaw". In this film, Bonnard got a small role. The plot tells the story of the life of a separated family, consisting of a mother and three sons. The film was nominated for an Oscar and a Palme d'Or. The next bit part was received by Damien in the comedy "Rustle of Ice Cubes". In the center of the plot is a writer with a heavy addiction to alcoholic beverages. As a result of his addiction, the main character is faced with medical problems.
Bonnard played one of the passengers in the Awesome Flight comedy. The film was directed and written by Maurice Barthélemy. The film was shown not only in France, but also in the USA, Belgium, Japan, Hungary and Russia. In 2012, Alice Vinokur invited Damien to the historical drama Augustine. In the same year, the actor starred in the short drama Sylvain Deklou "The World Upside Down", the drama "Orleans" and the adventure comedy with Diane Kruger and Dani Boone "Married for 2 Days".
Filmography
In 2013, Bonnard began working on the series Murders in …. He got the role of Gabriel. So far 5 seasons of this crime detective have been released. The series covers the tragic events of various French cities. They are investigated by different detectives, but one thing unites these crimes: they use legends and old traditions. The following year, he starred in 2 short dramas - "Detention" and "I Love Speed" - and took part in the creation of the drama "The Missing Document".
Again like Gabrielle from the TV series, Bonnard appears in the full-length thriller Murders at St. Ouen Abbey. Then he could be seen in the drama "Merculialia". In 2015, Bonnard got the role of Danny in the TV series Paris. According to the plot, during one day, the destinies of completely different people intersect in an interesting way. Of course, the action takes place in the capital of France.
In the period from 2014 to 2015, Damien starred in 8 short films. Among them are "My Hero" and "Girls". He also starred in the drama "Air Resistance" about the rifle champion and the crime drama "Astragalus" about the relationship between a young rebel and a bandit. The actor got the main role in 2016 in the comedy drama "Stand Right Up". He played a screenwriter looking for inspiration in the south of France. There he falls in love with a shepherdess, and the couple has a child. In a state of postpartum depression, Leo's passion leaves both him and the child.
2016 and 2017 were very fruitful years for the actor. He starred in the drama Stop on the Road, a co-production of France and Greece. Bonnard's partners on the set were Stephanie Sokolinsky, Ariana Labed, Karim Leklou, Andreas Constantinou and Makis Papadimitru. The film tells about the life of French contract soldiers who, after serving in Afghanistan, are rehabilitated in Crete. Psychologists are engaged with them using a virtual reality helmet.
Frederick Scotland has invited Damien to play in the TV series Far From Home. Then Bonnard played in the short crime drama Les Miserables. Director and screenwriter Nathan Silver offered Bonnard the role of Jerome in the melodrama Street of Thirst. The film tells how a girl, after a difficult breakup, imagined a whirlwind romance with a familiar guy, and begins to haunt him.
Bonnard played a small role in the co-production film “Based on a True Story” by France, Poland and Belgium. In the center of the plot is a famous writer who is bombarded with anonymous letters accusing her of betraying loved ones. Then the actor could be seen in the military historical drama "Dunkirk". The film tells the wonderful story of the rescue of a group of soldiers. The next role of the actor took place in the adventure drama "Nine Fingers". His partners on the set were Pascal Greggory, Gaspard Ulliel, Diogo Doria, Lisa Hartmann and Alexis Manenti.
In 2018, he played Louis in a crime melodrama with elements of the comedy The Tender Hand of the Law. Among Bonnard's latest works are the action movie Call of the Wolf, the drama Les Miserables about the life of desperate people in a disadvantaged area near Paris, the historical thriller The Officer and the Spy, produced in France and Italy, the crime film Magic of the Beast with actors such as Denis Menoche, Laure Calamy, Nadia Tereshkevich and Bastien Bullon.
