2025 FESTIVAL'S PATRON

ARNAUD BINARD

Arnaud Binard has been a familiar face in French fiction for over 20 years, as popular as he is secretive. Living far from urban centers, he has forged a discreet path, balancing his passion for art and texts, acting, and the great outdoors. A top-level surfer and French Masters champion in 2018, he is a seasoned athlete from the sea to the mountains who adheres to a year-round physical training program.

He began his career in theater. From classical texts to contemporary authors and improvisation, he continued his apprenticeship in Paris in the late 1990s, studying under Jean Darnel. At the same time, Arnaud began his career in front of the camera and quickly landed leading roles; On television: Le dernier seigneur des Balkans, Les perles du Pacifique , The Judge Is a Woman, Captain Sharif, The Murder in Valenciennes, Agathe Koltès, Murder in Pont l'Evêque, Maison close, Guidestones (Canada); and in film, notably for Gabriel Axel in Leïla and Jean-Claude Brisseau in A l'aventure. At the same time, he founded two production companies, Atelier K-plan and Incendie Films, with which he developed series and film projects.

In recent years, his career has become international. After filming the first two seasons of series Banking District, he landed a guest role in the episode "Paris" in the final season of the series: The Modern Family. He then joined the Netflix series Emily in Paris for season 2, playing the character of Laurent G. He then starred in the series Cannes Police Criminelle and then in Brocéliande, a six-episode thriller with Nolwenn Leroy. Currently on Netflix in seasons 3 and 4 of Emily in Paris, he will be back on December 18th in the new season 5. He will also be on Disney+ in the series Lucky Luke. In 2026, he will reunite with Nolwenn Leroy in a new series for TF1, Summer 36, and is currently filming season 2 of Cat's Eyes.

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