Alexandre Astier
Alexandre Astier is known for Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008), Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014), LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2009).
Biography
Alexandre Astier (born 16 June 1974) is a French writer, director, editor, scriptwriter, humorist, actor and composer.
Astier is most known as the creator, director, writer, editor, composer, and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur.
Alexandre Astier was born in Lyon on June 16, 1974, to Joëlle Sevilla and Lionnel Astier, both actors and producers mostly in Lyon's theatre scene.
Alexandre Astier studied music at the conservatory and at the American School of Modern Music of Paris. He also studied acting and screenwriting.
Four of Astier's seven children have featured in Kaamelott, and both his parents are main characters in the series. His daughters Ariane and Jeanne Astier play respectively Mehben and Mehgan, the daughters of Karadoc and Maevanwi (in the episodes Pupi and Exiles). His son Neil (who also appears as Karadoc and Mevanwi's son in Pupi) plays young Arthur in the season Book V, and in the final scene of Book VI. His son Ethan plays Arthur's dream heir in Book V. Moreover, the mother of his first five children, Anne-Gaëlle Daval, is head of the costume designs on Kaamelott and the short film Dies Irae.
In 2012, he plays Johann Sebastian Bach in his humorous show "Que ma joie demeure !" at the theater.
In 2014, his comic show "L'Exoconférence" begins at the theater in September.
Passionate of technologies, he confirms in 2018 on twitter, that Kaamelott's film adaptation has been written with a bepo keyboard on a raspberry pi, running Wordgrinder text-editor software.
He also owns a castle in Ardèche area, where he can store lot of his music instruments into a specific room.
Alexandre Astier first got attention from the Lyon's public thanks to the play Le Jour du froment. He also acted in Nous crions grâce, a play written and directed by Jacques Chambon, to whom he gave the role of Merlin in Kaamelott.
In 2001, he was the co-screenwriter and the songwriter of the short movies Soyons sport and Un soupçon fondé sur quelque chose de gras.
In 2002 he was the director of Dies Irae, a 14-minute short movie that is also the first draft of the Kaamelott TV show.
In 2006, he featured in Hey Good Looking!, a French movie by Lisa Azuelos. The same year, he appeared in Asterix at the Olympic Games by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and in Home Sweet Home by Didier Le Pêcheur.
In 2009, he played the role of the ex-husband of Sophie Marceau in LOL (Laughing Out Loud), another comedy by Lisa Azuelos.
In 2012, he presented his first feature film as a director, David et Madame Hansen, in which he played the main protagonist alongside Isabelle Adjani.
In 2014, he was the co-director and the screenwriter of Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods.
In 2015, he appeared in the film All Three of Us, directed by Kheiron.
In 2018, he wrote an original screenplay for a new Asterix movie: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion. Like Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, he co-directed it with Louis Clichy.
In 2025, he plays the role of a drunken shrink in the second season of Bref. He had already appeared as a cameo in the first season. ...
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Questions about Alexandre Astier
How many Alexandre Astier films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 28 films with Alexandre Astier, from 2003 to 2026.
What is the best rated Alexandre Astier film?
The best rated Alexandre Astier film in the catalogue is All Three of Us (2015), rated 7.5.
What was the first Alexandre Astier film?
The first Alexandre Astier film in the catalogue is Comme t'y es belle !, from 2006.
Who has Alexandre Astier worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Alexandre Astier shares the most credits with Jean-Christophe Hembert (4 films), Jonathan Cohen (4 films) and Lionnel Astier (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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5.2 Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
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6.8 Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014
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6.8 Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
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6.5 LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
2009
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6.6 Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
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7.5 All Three of Us
2015
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5.7 Quantum Love
2014
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Iron Boy
2026
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5.8 Pop Redemption
2013
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6.1 LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour
2026
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6.0 Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025
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6.0 Comme t'y es belle !
2006
Coming up
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Iron Boy
Opens October 14, 2026
Michel (voice)
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Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
Opens November 11, 2026
Arthur Pendragon
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · screenwriter · playwright · composer · comics writer · film producer · theatre director · musician · comedian · director · humorist · writer
- Studied at
- American School of Modern Music
- Notable works
- Kaamelott · David et Madame Hansen · Que ma joie demeure ! · L'Exoconférence · Asterix: The Land of the Gods · Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion · Kaamelott · Kaamelott: The First Chapter · Kaamelott: The Second Chapter part 1
- Spouse
- Anne-Gaëlle Daval · Luna Karys
- Father
- Lionnel Astier
- Mother
- Joëlle Sevilla
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
42 films — 28 in the catalogue
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Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026 · Arthur Pendragon
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Iron Boy
2026 · Michel (voice)
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6.1
LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour
2026 · Alain
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6.0
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025 · Arthur Pendragon
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5.8 History Told by Socks!
2023 · Le Temps (voix)
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8.2 Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
2023 · Self : Director
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8.0 The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
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Enchevêtrement : Le Making-of de KV1
2021 · Self
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6.6
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021 · Arthur Pendragon
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7.7 Exoplanètes : les chasseurs de mondes
2019 · Self
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7.0 Chasseurs de Mondes
2019 · Self
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6.8
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018 · Le centurion Oursenplus / Huiledolix / Blodimérix (voice)
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7.5
All Three of Us
2015 · Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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7.1 Einstein et la Relativité Générale, une histoire singulière
2015 · Albert Einstein (voix off)
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7.7 Alexandre Astier - L'Exoconférence
2015 · Self
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Ne rien trouver, c'est faire une découverte
2015 · Self
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Alexandre Astier - Nous sommes loin de tout
2015 · Self
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6.8
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
2014 · Le centurion Oursenplus (voice)
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5.7
Quantum Love
2014 · Eric
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14 Million Screams
2014 · Le père
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5.0 La potion Astérix
2014 · Self
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6.8 Louis de Funès Forever
2013 · Self
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5.8
Pop Redemption
2013 · le Chef de la SR
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4.8 Baptiste Lecaplain et ses potes
2013 · Alexandre
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7.2 Zygomatiques
2013 · Doctor Paul Lamarade
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7.5 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2012 · Johann Sebastian Bach
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5.7 David et Madame Hansen
2012 · David
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5.5 The Adventures of Philibert, Captain Virgin
2011 · Clotindre
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Alexandre Astier - La Physique Quantique
2009 · Conférencier
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6.5
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
2009 · Alain
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4.8 Home Sweet Home
2008 · Joubert
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7.4 14-18, le bruit et la fureur
2008 · narrator
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5.8 Coluche
2008 · Jean-Marc Reiser
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5.2
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008 · Obstinatus
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6.7 Suck My Geek!
2007 · Self
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Recrue d'essence
2007 · Maxime
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6.0
Comme t'y es belle !
2006 · Gilles
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Anaconda
2005 · Vincent
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7.9 Dies irae
2003 · Le roi Arthur
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7.6 Le jour du froment
2002 · Le capitaine Munoz
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6.8 Soyons sport
2002 · Francis
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Double regard
no date · Arthur / Réalisateur
Series and TV shows
9 titles
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7.8
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
2025 · Ordralfabétix (voice) · 5 ep.
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7.3
Hot Ones
2022 · Guest
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5.1
Quotidien
2016 · Guest
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8.2
Bref
2011 · Psy bourré · 4 ep.
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6.9
Hero Corp
2008 · Araignée Man · 15 ep.
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8.5
Kaamelott
2005 · Roi Arthur · 458 ep.
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8.5
Kaamelott
2005 · Writer · 206 ep.
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8.5
Kaamelott
2005 · Director · 200 ep.
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7.4
Burger Quiz
2001 · Présentateur
People data: TMDb.
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