Didier Sandre

Didier Maffre known professionally as Didier Sandre is a French actor and stage director born in Paris on 17 August 1946 and appointed sociétaire of the ComédieFrançaise in 2020 He made his debut in 1968 in Paul Claudels LÉchange and from the 1970s onward became a prominent figure in public theatre collaborating with major directors such as Catherine Dasté Bernard Sobel Jorge Lavelli Patrice Chéreau Giorgio Strehler Luc Bondy and Antoine Vitez Alongside this he has appeared regularly in privatetheatre productions including works by Claudel Anouilh Rampal and Margulies His stage career includes notable performances in Bérénice directed by Lambert Wilson Le Laboureur de Bohême Christian Schiaretti and Monsieur chasse by Feydeau He joined the ComédieFrançaise in 2013 and became a full member in 2020 Sandre has also worked extensively in film and television appearing in Pascale Ferrans Petits Arrangements avec les morts Éric Rohmers Autumn Tale Abraham Segals Le Mystère Paul and Mikhaël Herss Memory Lane On television he has acted in numerous dramas including SaintGermain ou la Négociation Le Sang noir and notably portrayed Louis XIV in Nina Companeezs LAllée du Roi and the Baron de Charlus in her adaptation of In Search of Lost Time A frequent narrator in concert settings he has performed in major repertoire works by Stravinsky Debussy Beethoven Honegger Haydn Prokofiev Grieg Poulenc and others collaborating with leading orchestras conductors such as Pierre Boulez and MyungWhun Chung and renowned soloists including Alexandre Tharaud Abdel Rahman El Bacha and Emmanuelle Bertrand