Éric Elmosnino (born May 2, 1964) is a French actor and musician. He is best known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in the film Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) for which he won the César Award for Best Actor. He studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. After leaving the Conservatory, he has worked at Theatre Nanterre-Amandiers with Jean-Pierre Vincent. In film he played Christian in 1992 Ribet, a friend of Guillaume De Tonquedec in the film Honour Roll Charles Nemes. In 2006, he played in the theater as Edward Bond, directed by Alain Francon, the Avignon Festival and the Théâtre de la Colline in Paris. In January 2008 at a show at the Theatre Antoine in Paris for the creation of Yasmina Reza, God of Carnage. Filmography 1985 : À nous les garçons by Michel Lang 1986 : États d'âme by Jacques Fansten 1992 : Tableau d'honneur by Charles Nemes - Christian Ribet 1993 : Désiré d'Albert Dupontel - Le vigile 1994 : Colonel Chabert by Yves Angelo - Desroches 1996 : Bernie d'Albert Dupontel - The video seller 1997 : Le Sujet by Christian Rouaud - Antoine 1999 : La Vie ne me fait pas peur by Noémie Lvovsky 1999 : Fin août, début septembre d'Olivier Assayas - Thomas 2000 : Mon Meilleur Amour by François Favrat short film 2001 : Électroménager by Sylvain Monod - Jean 2001 : Liberté-Oléron by Bruno Podalydès - Sergio the mechanic 2002 : Veloma by Marie de Laubier 2003 : Vert paradis by Emmanuel Bourdieu - Serge 2005 : L'Œil de l'autre by John Lvoff - Jérôme 2005 : Gentille by Sophie Fillières - Marco, le destin 2006 : La Vie d'artiste by Marc Fitoussi 2007 : Actrices by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Raymond 2008 : L'Heure d'été by Olivier Assayas - the commissioner of police 2008 : Intrusions by Emmanuel Bourdieu - François 2009 : Bancs publics (Versailles Rive-Droite) by Bruno Podalydès - the sleeper 2009 : The Father of My Children by Mia Hansen-Love - Serge 2010 : Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) by Joann Sfar - Serge Gainsbourg 2010 : Toutes les filles pleurent by Judith Godrèche - Pierre 2010 : Le Skylab by Julie Delpy 2011 : Carjacking by Lars Blumers - Heinz 2011 : The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar - professor Soliman 2011 : La guerre des boutons by Yann Samuel - Maître Merlin
