Stéphane Debac

Stéphane Debac is an actor who began on stage with a theatrical company and made his television debut at age 21 in a series of sketches on Canal+. He went on to work across film and television. Claude Chabrol directed him in two features, A Girl Cut in Two and Comedy of Power. His portrayal of Judge Lambert in Raoul Peck's L'Affaire Villemin drew industry attention. He also appeared opposite Bérénice Bejo in Modern Love, a romantic comedy directed by Stéphane Kazandjian. For two seasons he collaborated with Jean Dujardin on the miniseries Palizzi for 13e Rue, working as a performer, writer, and director. He took a lead role in Stranded, a war thriller shot in Morocco by directors Sandra and Hugues Martin. In Éric Valette's The Prey (2011), he played a psycho killer and earned strong reviews in the US, including praise from The New York Times.