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Alexandre Astier

Acting 51 years old Lyon, Rhône, France ★ 0.6
Born: June 16, 1974

Biography

Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974) is a French writer, director, editor, scriptwriter, humorist, actor and composer.

Astier is most known as the creator, director, writer, editor, composer, and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur.

Alexandre Astier was born in Lyon on June 16, 1974, to Joëlle Sevilla and Lionnel Astier, both actors and producers mostly in Lyon's theatre scene.

Alexandre Astier studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music of Paris. He also studied acting and screenwriting.

Four of Astier's seven children have featured in Kaamelott, and both his parents are main characters in the series. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne Astier play respectively Mehben and Mehgan, the daughters of Karadoc and Maevanwi (in the episodes Pupi and Exiles). His son Neil (who also appears as Karadoc and Mevanwi's son in Pupi) plays young Arthur in the season Book V, and in the final scene of Book VI. His son Ethan plays Arthur's dream heir in Book V. Moreover, the mother of his first five children, Anne-Gaëlle Daval, is head of the costume designs on Kaamelott and the short film Dies Irae.

In 2012, he plays Johann Sebastian Bach in his humorous show "Que ma joie demeure !" at the theater.

In 2014, his comic show "L'Exoconférence" begins at the theater in September.

Passionate of technologies, he confirms in 2018 on twitter, that Kaamelott's film adaptation has been written with a bepo keyboard on a raspberry pi, running Wordgrinder text-editor software.

He also owns a castle in Ardèche area, where he can store lot of his music instruments into a specific room.

Alexandre Astier first got attention from the Lyon's public thanks to the play Le Jour du froment. He also acted in Nous crions grâce, a play written and directed by Jacques Chambon, to whom he gave the role of Merlin in Kaamelott.

In 2001, he was the co-screenwriter and the songwriter of the short movies Soyons sport and Un soupçon fondé sur quelque chose de gras.

In 2002 he was the director of Dies Irae, a 14-minute short movie that is also the first draft of the Kaamelott TV show.

In 2006, he featured in Hey Good Looking!, a French movie by Lisa Azuelos. The same year, he appeared in Asterix at the Olympic Games by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and in Home Sweet Home by Didier Le Pêcheur.

In 2009, he played the role of the ex-husband of Sophie Marceau in LOL (Laughing Out Loud), another comedy by Lisa Azuelos.

In 2012, he presented his first feature film as a director, David et Madame Hansen, in which he played the main protagonist alongside Isabelle Adjani.

In 2014, he was the co-director and the screenwriter of Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods.

In 2015, he appeared in the film All Three of Us, directed by Kheiron.

In 2018, he wrote an original screenplay for a new Asterix movie: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion. Like Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, he co-directed it with Louis Clichy.

In 2025, he plays the role of a drunken shrink in the second season of Bref. He had already appeared as a cameo in the first season. ...

Source: Article "Alexandre Astier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Acting Credits (59)

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) Arthur Pendragon 2026
Iron Boy
Iron Boy (voice) 2026
LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour
LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour Alain 2026
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock Self 2025
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) Arthur Pendragon 2025
Super Plan
Super Plan Self - Guest 2025
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight Ordralfabétix (voice) 2025
History Told by Socks!
History Told by Socks! Le Temps (voix) 2023
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix Self : Director 2023
The Grand Restaurant IV
The Grand Restaurant IV 2022
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self - Guest 2022
Enchevêtrement : Le Making-of de KV1
Enchevêtrement : Le Making-of de KV1 Self 2021
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Kaamelott: The First Chapter Arthur Pendragon 2021
Un bon moment
Un bon moment Self - Guest 2020
Exoplanètes : les chasseurs de mondes
Exoplanètes : les chasseurs de mondes Self 2019
Chasseurs de Mondes
Chasseurs de Mondes Self 2019
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Le centurion Oursenplus / Huiledolix / Blodimérix (voice) 2018
Quotidien
Quotidien Self - Guest 2016
Pandas in the Mist
Pandas in the Mist (voice) 2016
All Three of Us
All Three of Us Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 2015
Einstein et la Relativité Générale, une histoire singulière
Einstein et la Relativité Générale, une histoire singulière Albert Einstein (voix off) 2015
Alexandre Astier - L'Exoconférence
Alexandre Astier - L'Exoconférence Self 2015
Ne rien trouver, c'est faire une découverte
Ne rien trouver, c'est faire une découverte Self 2015
Alexandre Astier - Nous sommes loin de tout
Alexandre Astier - Nous sommes loin de tout Self 2015
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods Le centurion Oursenplus (voice) 2014
Quantum Love
Quantum Love Eric 2014
14 Million Screams
14 Million Screams Le père 2014
La potion Astérix
La potion Astérix Self 2014
Louis de Funès Forever
Louis de Funès Forever Self 2013
Clique
Clique Self - Guest 2013
Pop Redemption
Pop Redemption le Chef de la SR 2013
Baptiste Lecaplain et ses potes
Baptiste Lecaplain et ses potes Alexandre 2013
Zygomatiques
Zygomatiques Doctor Paul Lamarade 2013
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach 2012
David et Madame Hansen
David et Madame Hansen David 2012
28 minutes
28 minutes Self 2012
Bref
Bref Alexandre Astier 2011
Bref
Bref Psy bourré 2011
The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin
The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin Clotindre 2011
C à vous
C à vous Self - Guest 2009
Alexandre Astier - La Physique Quantique
Alexandre Astier - La Physique Quantique Conférencier 2009
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
LOL (Laughing Out Loud) Alain 2009
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home Joubert 2008
14-18: The Noise & the Fury
14-18: The Noise & the Fury narrator 2008
Hero Corp
Hero Corp Araignée Man 2008
Coluche
Coluche Jean-Marc Reiser 2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Asterix at the Olympic Games Obstinatus 2008
Suck My Geek!
Suck My Geek! Self 2007
Off Prime
Off Prime 2007
Recrue d'essence
Recrue d'essence Maxime 2007
Comme t'y es belle !
Comme t'y es belle ! Gilles 2006
Kaamelott
Kaamelott Roi Arthur 2005
Anaconda
Anaconda Vincent 2005
Dies irae
Dies irae Le roi Arthur 2003
Le jour du froment
Le jour du froment Le capitaine Munoz 2002
Soyons sport
Soyons sport Francis 2002
Burger Quiz
Burger Quiz Présentateur 2001
Burger Quiz
Burger Quiz Self 2001
Double regard
Double regard Arthur / Réalisateur

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