Frédéric Saurel
Biography
Frédéric Saurel, then a college student, auditioned for a play by Luigi Pirandello, and thus obtained his first role. Describing himself as a "bad student", except in French and theater, he repeated his second year before stopping everything to study drama. From 1984 to 1986, Fred Saurel followed the drama course of Alain Janey and Paulette Frantz.
In 1986, at the age of 19, Fred Saurel was admitted to the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris (1986 -1988).2 He played in the theater in “Les dégoudis de la 11ème” with Robert Hirsch and Darry Cowl. He will return to the theater in 2016 in a single on stage: “The Soliloquy of Grimm” by Bruno George.
In the cinema, he has played in more than 30 films (“Give me wings” by Nicolas Vanier) and on television in nearly fifty series or TV films (“Baron Noir, Season 3” for Canal +). Also a producer and director, he directed two feature films (“Bâtards” TPS/Pathé Vidéo) and produced around ten short films.
Fred Saurel created S.P.A.C.E (European Artistic and Cinematographic Production Company) in 1989, producing independent short and feature films, based in Aveyron.
As Director
Filmography
Serial (Bad) Weddings
as Pastry Chef of Chinon 2014
With Open Arms
as Gardien de parc 2017
Spread Your Wings
as Bjorn 2019
Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation
as le poissonnier 2012
School of Life
as Dédé 2017
Chicken with Plums
as Mirza 2011
A Mighty Team
as Dépanneur 2016
Back in Crime
as Pierrot 2013
Les Parasites
as Théo 1999
Murphy's Law
as Hugo Serrano 2009
Hot Acts of Love
as Le réceptionniste hôtel 2005
Crossfire
as Rémy Andréani 2008
Even Pigeons Go to Heaven
as Le curé (voice) 2007
Gamer
as José 2001
The Cruel Embrace
as Tatar 1987
Storm Warning
as Serge Riou 2020
A Violent World
as Yves 2025