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Félix Maritaud (born 12 December 1992) is a French actor notable for his roles in French queer cinema.

Career

Maritaud began to garner recognition after starring in a string of French independent films, most notably BPM (Beats per Minute). The French LGBT magazine Têtu dubbed him "the new hero of French queer cinema".

In 2018, Maritaud attracted further attention for his role in the independent film Sauvage, in which he played a homeless sex worker. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Maritaud’s performance has power". Tara Brady of The Irish Times wrote, "Félix Maritaud is a heartbreaking revelation as a sex worker seeking intimacy in France". Dazed called his performance a "raw, delicate depiction". He won the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation at the 24th Lumières Awards, for his performance in Sauvage.

In 2019, Maritaud was featured in Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2020, Maritaud starred in a French short film titled Dustin, which was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, but was not able to be screened due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film.

Personal life

He is openly gay.

Filmography

References

1. Brady, Tara. "Félix Maritaud: The hottest young actor on the planet you've never heard of". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Bradshaw, Peter (27 February 2019). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler" – via www.theguardian.com.
3. Bradshaw, Peter (27 February 2019). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
4. Brady, Tara. "Sauvage review: A powerful and upsetting experience". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
5. Dazed (25 April 2019). "Félix Maritaud creates a new kind of freedom on screen". Dazed. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
6. "Prix Lumières 2019 : un palmarès sans surprise". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
7. "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
8. Zack Sharf, "Cannes Announces 2020 Official Lineup: ‘French Dispatch,’ ‘Ammonite,’ New McQueen and Ghibli". IndieWire, 3 June 2020.
9. Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, 25 August 2020.
10. Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, 20 September 2020.
11. "'Sauvage' star Félix Maritaud: 'I don't want to play gay all my life - I'm gay already'". March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
12. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Solo, en salle le 15 septembre". Films du Québec, May 4, 2023.

External links

• Félix Maritaud at IMDb 
• Félix Maritaud at Rotten Tomatoes

• Living people
• 1992 births
• French male film actors
• French gay actors
• Most Promising Actor Lumières Award winners
• 21st-century French male actors
• 21st-century French LGBTQ people