Benjamin Voisin, the actor who “caught the bug” for great texts
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Benjamin Voisin in the title role of "Carême," the series directed by Martin Bourboulon. APPLE TV+
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Portrait Revealed by François Ozon and Xavier Giannoli, the actor returns in "Carême," a series dedicated to Napoleon's spy chef broadcast on Apple TV+. Meet a gifted actor with a love of literature.
That day, in the middle of filming "Lost Illusions," the young actor chosen by director Xavier Giannoli to play Lucien de Rubempré, a meteor with wings burned by the sun of fame, had doubts. Faced with the magnitude of a role that would earn him the César Award for Most Promising Actor, he asked: "How do you play someone who has all his art within him but is starting to believe in glitter?" Giannoli replied: "Benjamin, you ARE that person. You too will be attracted to glitter. Just play."
Four years later, the young man moves through the corridors of the Parisian palace where the Apple TV+ platform is promoting "Lent" , a series in which he is the breathtaking hero. His obvious indifference to the splendor of the place seems to prove Xavier Giannoli wrong. Benjamin Voisin, 28 years old, fresh from 140 days of filming where he plays Napoleon's cook, as busy spying on the Emperor as he is flirting with the ladies of the…
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