The actor Laurent Lafitte left the Comédie-Française on Monday after the last performance of the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” of which he was the headliner, indicated Wednesday 1er may the institution.
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“Laurent has decided to leave the House to be able to devote himself fully to his many external projects,” declared Éric Ruf, general administrator of the Comédie-Française.
“He will have been a valuable actor and comrade for the troupe for twelve 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.
He notably distinguished himself 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.
Highly in demand at the cinema
More recently, he played the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac in Edmond Rostand’s play directed by Emmanuel Daumas, for which he was named to the 35e Molières ceremony which will be held next Monday.
To explain this departure, Laurent Lafitte told the newspaper “Libération” of a desire “to change theatrical horizons”.
The actor is also in high demand in cinema where his notable collaborations include “Elle” by Paul Verhoeven in 2016 and “Goodbye there” by Albert Dupontel in 2017.
