Ernst Umhauer
| Ernst Umhauer | |
|---|---|
 Umhauer at the premiere of Dans La Maison | |
| Born |
December 2, 1989 Cherbourg, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ernst Umhauer (born December 2, 1989[1]) is a French actor who is currently best known for his role as Claude Garcia in the 2012 movie In The House, directed by François Ozon.
Biography
Umhauer was born in Cherbourg, France and was named after the famous painter Max Ernst.[1] His father was a photographer.
He studied drama for three years at the "Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture” of Cherbourg and started to act in several short movies in 2009, before obtaining his first role in the movie Le Cri,[2] directed by Raphaël Mathié. He appeared in 2011 beside the French actor Vincent Cassel in the movie The Monk directed by Dominik Moll, in which he played a young novice.
In 2012, the French director François Ozon asked him to play the clever and puzzling young Claude Garcia in the movie In The House, alongside Fabrice Luchini, Emmanuelle Seigner and Kristin Scott Thomas. His performance brought him the 2013 Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor.[3] and a nomination in the same category during the 38th Césars Award Ceremony, an award which handed down to Matthias Schoenaerts.[4]
Filmography
- In The House (2012) : Claude Garcia
- The Monk (2011) : The novice
- Le Cri (2009)
Awards and nominations
- Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor (2013)
- Nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actor (2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ernst Umhauer". CommeAuCinema.com.
- ↑ Le Cri at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Ozon, François (19 January 2013). "Ernst Umhauer primé aux Lumière 2013".
- ↑ "César 2013 : Matthias Schoenaerts, meilleur espoir masculin". NouvelObs.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.