Personal Info
Birth date
1978-10-19 (46 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Paris, France
Also known as
-Vincent Macaigne
Biography
Vincent Macaigne (born 19 October 1978) is a French actor, theatre director and film director. He is also a screenwriter and playwright. Macaigne was raised in Paris, the son of a French businessman and an Iranian-born painter. He has an elder brother, who is a forensic doctor. He attended the CNSAD between 1999 and 2002, and staged his first play in 2004. Throughout the 2000s, he acted in several theatre productions and also wrote and staged a number of plays. He suffered two strokes at just thirty years old, one of which occurred after his 2009 staging of the theatrical adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot. In an interview, he said the stroke has had no lasting consequences to his health. His short film What We'll Leave Behind (Ce qu'il restera de nous) won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and was nominated for the César Award for Best Short Film. In 2014, he received nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actor and the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in La Fille du 14 juillet. His directorial feature film debut, Dom Juan, is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Molière. It was screened in the Cineasts of the Present section at the 2015 Locarno International Film Festival. Source: Article "Vincent Macaigne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Maria
6.456
Overview:
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.Irma Vep
6.583
Overview:
Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.Colours of Time
7.654
Overview:
Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle's surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed.We're Live
1.5
Overview:
On est en direct is the place where we talk about news and culture, where we host singers, actors, writers, and where surprises, and humor are par for the course! It's freedom of speech, with guests coming to speak on the news for debates without filter. It's also an opportunity to discover new talents ...C'est la vie!
7.025
Overview:
Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom determined to make Max's night as miserable as possible. But what makes the affair too bitter to endure is that Max's colleague and ostensible girlfriend, Joisette, seems to have written him off, coolly going about her professional duties while openly flirting with a much younger server. It's going to be a very long night… especially once the groom's aerial serenade gets underway.The Innocents
7.067
Overview:
Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.Non-Fiction
5.4
Overview:
Alain, a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors — another work of auto-fiction recycling his love affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife, a famous stage actress, is of the opposite opinion.The Torch
6.971
Overview:
Goodbye villa and hello Chupacabra. After THE FLAME, Marc and 15 other contestants will have to compete and survive on a deserted island. Physical challenges, mental manipulation, and emotional betrayals will be the ingredients of this tropical cocktail.Replay
5.132
Overview:
Nathalie and Louise are friends from childhood. While studying drama at University Louise becomes hopelessly obsessed with her friend. Jealous of the male friends she has she breaks up the friendship, followed by a suicide attempt. Later, Louise marries, but finds time to see the, by now quite accomplished actress, Nathalie. They fight through the years, La Repetition following them as their friendship comes together and breaks up frequently, while never actually reaching anything that can be called a climax.White as Snow
5.149
Overview:
Claire is a beautiful young woman who works at her late father’s hotel, that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks uncontrollable jealousy in Maud, whose young lover has fallen in love with Claire. Maud decides to get rid of Claire who finds shelter in a farm where she’s allowed to break free from her strict upbringing through encounters with seven “princes.”A Burning Hot Summer
5.073
Overview:
Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest.Three Friends
6.6
Overview:
Joan is no longer in love with Victor, but it pains her to feel she is being dishonest with him. Alice, her best friend, reassures her: She herself doesn’t feel passionate about her partner Eric and yet their relationship is smooth sailing. She has no idea he is having an affair with Rebecca, their mutual friend. When Joan finally decides to leave Victor and he disappears, the lives of the three friends and their relationships are turned upside down.News from Planet Mars
5.43
Overview:
Philippe Mars wants to please everyone. He wants to be a good father, a friendly ex-husband, a helpful colleague and an understanding brother. Unfortunately, his little world goes out of its planned orbit. His son becomes a hardcore vegetarian, his daughter a compulsive swot, whilst his sister exhibits giant paintings of their naked parents. At the office he must face the rampages of his mentally unstable colleague Jerôme who one night turns up at his door with a young woman in tow who has just been released from a clinic.Dom Juan & Sganarelle
4.2
Overview:
Woman hero Dom Juan lives a life full of excesses and love affairs. When he seduces the nun Elvire, but shows no interest in her a short time later, he gets to deal with her vengeful brothers. Dom Juan and his assistant Sganarelle have to flee and set out on a journey full of strange encounters.En même temps
5.2
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On the eve of a vote to greenlight the construction of a leisure centre where a primal forest currently stands, an unashamedly right-wing mayor sets out to trap his ecologist opponent. But both will end up being outwitted by a group of feminist activists who will confront the two men with their own contradictions, once and for all.Eden
5.8
Overview:
Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.Fool Circle
5.811
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Two, very different, brothers are reunited for their father's funeral. But, when they arrive at the crematorium nobody is there, not even the corpse, except for Chloe who introduces herself as their sister.How to Make Out
5.117
Overview:
Arthur, 15, has a crush on Ouassima, who does not even look at him... While he has never been upset, she goes out with Matt, the handsome kid from college. To get closer to her, Arthur gathers a group of single losers and offers to give them lessons in fishing, at 10 euros per lesson. In the changing rooms of the swimming pool, a long intimate and collective learning begins on "girls and love: instructions for use".Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe
6.35
Overview:
When French painter Pierre Bonnard met Marthe de Méligny, he didn’t know this self-proclaimed aristocrat would become the cornerstone of his life and work. From this moment, she became more than just a muse for the “painter of happiness”, appearing in more than a third of his work. Together, they reached their artistic fulfillment thanks to a colourful love, different from the standards of their time, nurturing the great mystery around their relationship. Based on a true story.Reinventing Marvin
6.688
Overview:
Telling the true story of Marvin Bijou, a young boy from a working-class family in a small village, who suffers constant bullying at school and home for being ‘different’ – too sensitive and too feminine. A chance encounter with a drama teacher opens the doors to a world that offers him the chance to escape his situation.Two Friends
5.896
Overview:
Mona, a prisoner on work release, meets Clément, a shy actor. Desperate to impress Mona, Clément recruits his extroverted friend, Abel, to help. When Mona becomes more interested in Abel, it sets off a conflict between the two friends. Meanwhile, Mona attempts to keep her past hidden.Dear Mother
5.8
Overview:
One day, Jean-Louis discovers that his heart has stopped. He is not dead, can walk and talk, but his heart is no longer beating. With the help of his wife and a friend, he tries to understand the origin of this mystery.Kingston Avenue
4.8
Overview:
Vincent has followed the woman he loves to New York. But they're not getting along anymore. Stubborn, he's going to try to do everything to get her back.The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu
5.9
Overview:
Hector meets Truquette on Bastille Day and becomes obsessed with seducing her. The plan is to get her to the seaside pronto. Pator is not complaining, especially if her friend Charlotte comes along for the ride. So off they go, down the country roads of a broke and broken France. Times are hard ! Suddenly the government cancels a month of summer. Everyone back to work! A wad of cash and two gun shots later, the group splits in two like France itself. But careering away from work in no way daunts the remaining trio, dead set on relocating the Bastille Girl and reveling in an endless summer.Tonnerre
6.146
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The story of Maxime, a 33-year-old musician, who has come to find refuge in his father’s home in the town of Tonnerre. There he will have the joy and the bad luck of meeting Mélodie, a 21-year-old girl trapped by her love for her childhood sweetheart. One and the other will not experience the same story at the same time, which will trigger a series of incidents.Happy Birthday
5.6
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A mother of two gathers her loved ones to celebrate her birthday in her big house near the Loire Valley. The festivities are disrupted by the arrival of her daughter, who is known for her unpredictable outbursts.The Night Doctor
6.5
Overview:
Mikael is doctor on night call. It’s a vocation. Between two patient-visits in slum areas, he cares for those whom no one else wants to see: the drug addicts, the homeless… He rubs shoulders with destitution. His life is in shambles. Especially when it comes to his pharmacist cousin who makes him write false prescriptions for Subutex. Overnight, he decides to get out of drug trafficking and rebuild his life. But there will be a heavy price to pay.Acting
TBAAprès as Unknown
TBASand as Unknown
2026The Doll as Rémi
2026Furcy, né libre as Lory
2025C’est quoi l’amour ? as Unknown
2025Arco as Dougie (voice)
2025Muganga as Guy-Bernard Cadière
2025Cicadas as Philipp
2025Colours of Time as Guy
2024Maria as Doctor Fointainebleau
2024Three Friends as Victor Harzouian
2024Suspended Time as Paul
2024Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe as Pierre Bonnard
2023Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2023Paint it Gold as Arthur Forestier
2023Best Secret Place as Unknown
2023iNTELLIGENCE as Pascal Rivière
2023Big Kids as Yannick
2023Dilemna Dilemma as Fox
2022Diary of a Fleeting Affair as Simon
2022Irma Vep (8 Episodes) as René Vidal
2022The Torch (1 Episode) as Magic Ludo
2022En même temps as Pascal Molitor
2021Love Song for Tough Guys as Eric Lamb
2021The Night Doctor as Mickaël Kourtchine
2021A Day in a Life as Gabrielle's Father
2021We're Not Animals as Unknown
2020La Flamme (1 Episode) as Ludo
2020Dear Mother as Michel
2020We're Live (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2020Love Affair(s) as François
2020How to Make Out as Poupinel
2020Anna Vernor II as Raphaël Vernor
2019Happy Birthday as Romain
2019White as Snow as Vincent
2018Non-Fiction as Léonard
2018Vidéo Club (1 Episode) as Self
2018Pour pas être seul as Unknown
2017Reinventing Marvin as Abel Pinto
2017C'est la vie! as Julien
2017Dog as Jacques Blanchot
2017Des Plans Sur La Comète as Franck
2016Struggle for Life as Marc Châtaigne
2016News from Planet Mars as Jérôme
2016The Innocents as Samuel
2015Two Friends as Clément
2015Sunday Lunch as Jean
2015Stubborn as Vincent
2014Eden as Arnaud
2014Truffaut au présent as Self
2014Fool Circle as Bruno
2014Tonnerre as Maxime
20132 Autumns 3 Winters as Arman
2013Age of Panic as Vincent
2013The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu as Pator
2013Kingston Avenue as Vincent
2013Mon amour as Unknown
2013The Lizards as Léon
2013Pour se frayer un chemin dans la jungle, il est bon de frapper avec un bâton pour écarter les dangers invisibles as Unknown
2013Arman hors saison as Arman
2012The Rule of Three as Vincent
2012A World Without Women as Sylvain
2012Le monde à l'envers as Thierry
2011I'm Your Man as Bruno
2011A Burning Hot Summer as Achille
2011Day as Client mécontent
2011Moonlight Lover as Vincent
2009Stranded as Sylvain
2008On War as Unknown
2008Maybe Tomorrow as Unknown
2002Man's Gentle Love as Waiter
2001Replay as Henri
1999Les Indolents as Unknown
Directing
2017Comfort and Consolation in France ... Director
2015Dom Juan & Sganarelle ... Director
2012What We'll Leave Behind ... Director
Writing
2017Comfort and Consolation in France ... Screenplay
2015Dom Juan & Sganarelle ... Writer
2015Stubborn ... Screenplay
2013Kingston Avenue ... Writer
2012What We'll Leave Behind ... Writer
Editing
2012What We'll Leave Behind ... Editor
Crew
2012What We'll Leave Behind ... Cinematography