Francis Huster

Francis Huster is a French actor who was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He chose acting at fifteen and trained in dramatic art at the Cours François Florent, where he later became a teacher. In 1968 he entered the National Conservatory, and by 1971 he had won prizes and joined the Comédie Française. His stage work there included Lorenzaccio, Don Juan, and Guy Blas. Huster made his film debut in 1970 with La faute de l'Abbé Mouret, which Georges Franju directed. Ten years later he left the Comédie Française to pursue cinema and larger roles. In 1981 he appeared in Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? and starred in Andrzej Zulawski's La femme publique. His other films included L'amour braque, Orphée moderne, and Parking, as well as Equateur, directed by Serge Gainsbourg in 1983. He directed his first film, On a volé Charlie Spencer, in 1986. The Dinner Game (1998), directed by Francis Veber, became a major hit.