François-Xavier Demaison

About

François-Xavier Demaison (born 22 September 1973) is a French actor and humorist. Demaison was born in Asnières-sur-Seine. Both his parents were lawyers. He studied theater but dropped out to focus on an economics degree. After graduating in 1998 from the Sciences Po in Paris, he began his career as an auditor before joining Landwell & Associés (law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers PWC) in the field of International taxation. In August 2001 he was sent on an internship to their New York office. On 11 September 2001, Demaison witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center from his office in Manhattan. After this traumatic event, he decided not to continue on this career path and returned to his first love, the theater. He resumed contact with former teachers who helped him stage his own show, Act Two (he invested his saving of 5000 euros). It opened at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell...

Known for

Summer '36Series • 2026Good Vibes OnlyMovie • 2026Wedding UnplannedMovie • 2017Arrête ton cinéma !Movie • 2016Little NicholasMovie • 2009The DisappearanceSeries • 2015Divorce ClubMovie • 2020Rolling to YouMovie • 2018ZarafaMovie • 2012Nicholas on HolidayMovie • 2014La SyndicalisteMovie • 2023Men on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMovie • 2022Neuilly Yo Mama!Movie • 2009ConnectésMovie • 2020Beur sur la villeMovie • 2011DiscoMovie • 2008Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !Movie • 2018Second ChanceMovie • 2011The Red InnMovie • 2007The First Day of the Rest of Your LifeMovie • 2008La TraqueMovie • 2021TracelessMovie • 2010Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du mondeMovie • 2011My Afternoons with MargueritteMovie • 2010