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Alexandre Astier (born June 16 1974 in Lyon, France) is a French writer, director, editor and actor.

He is most known as editor and writer of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 His debut at the theatre 4 Cinema 5 Kaamelott : the triumph

[edit] Biography

He is the son of Lionel Astier (Léog-dagan in Kaamelott) and Joëlle Sévilla (Séli in Kaamelott). He studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music. He also studied acting. He is the father of four children. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne played in the TV show Kaamelott as the daughters of Karadoc and Mevanwi. His son Neil also appears in the final episode of the sixth season as young Arthur. Moreover, his wife, Anne-Gaëlle Daval is the costume designer of the TV show.

[edit] Career

[edit] His debut at the theatre

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 directd by Jacques Chambon, to whom he gave the role of Merlin in Kaamelott.

[edit] Cinema

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

In 2002 he is 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 Comme t'y es belle !, a French movie by Lisa Azuelos. The same year, he played in Astérix et Obélix aux Jeux Olympiques by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann and in Home Sweet Home by Didier Le Pêcheur.

In 2009, he plays the role of the ex-husband of Sophie Marceau in the comedy LOL.

[edit] Kaamelott : the triumph

Alexandre Astier became famous thanks both to the TV Show he produced and his acting. Kaamelott tells the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This humourous series is broadcasted on the French channel M6. The episodes only last three minutes and a half until 2007. Then, the format changed to seven minutes and finally reached forty minutes per episode in the last season. He also composes the music of the series. He has the ambition to extend the TV show to the cinema as a trilogy.

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