Stéphane Rideau
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Stéphane Rideau (July 25, 1976–) is a French actor born near Agen. After initially considering a career in sports, he was discovered in 1992 at a rugby game and then auditioned for the role of a bisexual character in film Wild Reeds by André Téchiné.
He would later on replay the role of a gay teenager in Come Undone by director Sébastien Lifshitz. Rideau has a long acting experience that includes the films Loin, Le Ventre de Juliette, Le Clan, and Le Cadeau d'Élena. He currently lives with his girlfriend Celia and his daughter.
Films & Television
2004 Le clan
2004 Dernière cigarette (court métrage)
2003 Le cadeau d'Elena
2002 La merveilleuse odysée de l'idiot toboggan
2002 Les pygmées de Carlo
2001 Le ventre de Juliette
2001 Loin
2000 Presque rien
2000 Lokarri
1999 Premières neiges
1999 Les passagers
1998 Un silence coupable (dans la série Un homme en colère)
1998 Beaucoup trop loin (court métrage)
1998 Sitcom
1996 Ca ne se refuse pas
1996 Mauvais genre
1996 A toute vitesse
1996 Drôle de jeu (dans la série Le juge est une femme)
1996 La Passion du docteur Bergh
1996 Le mensonge (dans la série Verdict)
1995 Sixième classique
1995 Revivre
1995 Never Twice
1995 La vie à rebours (court métrage)
1994 Le Banquet (court métrage)
1993 Les roseaux sauvages
1993 Le chêne et le roseau
Biography
Stéphane Rideau (Cédric) has steadily acted in features since 1994, appearing in such internationally acclaimed films as Sitcom (1999), written and directed by François Ozon and Peter Hewitt, and Gaël Morel's Full Speed (1996). Rideau is best known for his role in Wild Reeds, the 1995 National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Circle winner for Best Foreign Film
Stéphane Rideau Interview by Lawrence Ferber, May 2001
Stéphane Rideau was born in July 1976 in the Southwest of France near Agen.
How did you happen to become an actor? I was very lucky to become an actor because it certainly wasn’t anything I had planned. I had the intention of pursuing a career in sports, and it was a complete accident that I became an actor. I was discovered in 1992 for ‘Wild Reeds’ by André Techiné, while I was playing rugby. I went to Paris to audition, and I was chosen for the part. I was 16 at the time. What does your family think of your success? They are very happy about it. Stéphane, you've always gone for sexually charged, provocative roles. Do you seek them out or do they seek you out? It’s probably just an impression I give. Maybe also my first role in ‘Wild Reeds’ established me in that type of role. What do you think of working with André Techiné Working with him is a lot of fun. First off, he directed me in my first film. André Techiné pays a lot of attention to his actors and bestows a great amount of trust in them. He pushes his actors to the edge and won’t give up until he gets the performances he wants from them. What do you remember about working with François Ozon? Ozon is much more direct than André Techiné. He takes less time and shoots more simply and spontaneously. What intrigued you about the script of Come Undone? What intrigued me about ‘Come Undone’ was that for once, I wasn’t playing a character who was being pursued; it was my character that took the initiative in the relationship with Mathieu. What did you like about working with Sébastien Lifshitz? Sébastien is a caring soul who works with love. What memories do you have of the production team of ‘Come Undone’? Evenings after shooting, the swim parties on the beach. Do you have a particular experience with Lifshitz that you’d like to tell us about ? I remember that Sébastien Lifshitz is a friend on one hand, but can be very demanding when it comes to working with actors. How did you get along with Jérémie? The best moments of filming ‘Come Undone’ were the ones spent with Jérémie, playing ping pong and going to the Casino at night. Jérémie has remained a good friend. We telephone each other often, now that I live out in the country. Of all the parts that you have played, which is the closest to the ‘true’ Stéphane Rideau? The role of Serge in ‘Wild Reeds’. You are in a relationship now, right? Can you tell us more? I came back to live in the Southwest of France in January 2000. I am living now with Celia, with whom I have a little girl, Eva, who is four months old. Are you considered a sex symbol in France ? Oh, that’s not for me to say! What do gay people think of you? If seeing me in films can help certain homosexuals live better, so much the better. What did you think of working with Pierre et Gilles? The photo session went very well. It was great that these two top professionals were available to work with us. But I haven’t seen them again since. Have you lost out on any roles because of the sexually provocative nature of some of your roles? I certainly hope not. Do you have any new projects coming up? Andre Techiné’s next film ‘Loin’ (Far) will be coming out next. And I am going to begin filming Martin Prouvost’s ‘The Belly of Juliette’ starring Carmen Maura beginning the 4th of June in Marseille. [note à to be produced by Didier Boujard of ‘La Confusion des Genres’ (Confusion of Genders), another Picture This! release.]
