Jean-Pierre Darras

Known for ActingBorn 1927-11-26Died 1999-07-05Paris, France

Jean‑Pierre Darras, born in 1927 in Paris, turned to theatre early on after studying literature. Trained in the post‑war dramatic centres, he joined Jean Vilar’s TNP, where he learned the discipline of classical repertoire and worked alongside major figures of the French stage. He became known to the wider public through his satirical duo with Philippe Noiret, where his sharp wit and gift for caricature stood out. Darras then built a versatile career: popular comedies, boulevard theatre, ambitious directing projects, and more dramatic roles from the 1980s onward. Deeply passionate about Molière, he devoted several productions and writings to him, seeking to reveal the man behind the legend. In cinema, he appeared in notable films such as Le Viager and L’Emmerdeur, where his precise, ironic acting naturally found its place. In 1982, he moved into directing with Le Braconnier de Dieu. Later, he founded a theatre festival in Carpentras with his wife Corinne Lahaye, continuing his commitment to the stage until the end of his life.Read more

Movies & web series

Georges Dandin de Molière

Graf Luckner

A Young World

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer

Et qu'ça saute !

Would-Be Gentleman

Madame le Juge

Apostrophes

Genre masculin

Le Grand Échiquier

Azaïs

Lagardère

Discorama

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

Numéro un

My Father's Glory

My Mother's Castle

Folie douce

Diary of a Madman

Le Voleur de feuilles

A Pain in the Ass

the famous escapes

At Theatre Tonight

The Impostures of Scapin

Champs-Elysées

Les Trois Sœurs

Les Aventures de Lagardère

Lucky Jo

Beyond Fear

Asterix vs. Caesar

The Annuity

Out of It

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

The Tattoo

Monsieur

Two Men in Manhattan

Three Men to Kill

Elise, or Real Life

The Wedding Ring

A Man Named Rocca

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

Parisian Life

The Other Truth

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Midi trente

Samedi soir

Le Chêne d'Allouville

For a Cop's Hide