Laurent Lafitte said goodbye on Monday to the Comédie-Française. The actor left the institution after the last performance of the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” in which he was the headliner. “Laurent has decided to leave the House to be able to devote himself fully to his many external projects,” declared Eric Ruf, general administrator of the Comédie-Française.
“He will have been a valuable actor and comrade for the troupe for 12 years and we all wish him much happiness and success in his new adventures,” he added. Having completed the Cours Florent and the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art, Laurent Lafitte entered the Comédie-Française as a resident on January 8, 2012.
Nominated for Molières
He distinguished himself in particular in the role of Mamimine in “The Marriage of Gogol” by Lilo Baur, Démétrius in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare, André Jurieux in “The Rules of the Game” staged by Christiane Jatahy or even Dom Juan in the eponymous play by Molière. More recently, he played the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac in Edmond Rostand’s play directed by Emmanuel Daumas, for which he was nominated at the 35th Molières ceremony which will be held next Monday.
To explain this departure, Laurent Lafitte told the newspaper Release of a desire “to change theatrical horizons”. The actor is also in high demand in the cinema where among his notable collaborations include “Elle” by Paul Verhoeven in 2016 and “Au voir là-haut” by Albert Dupontel in 2017. These two films earned him a nomination at the Césars in the category of best supporting actor.