Georges Corraface

'Georges Corraface' (qv) has risen to star status in Europe throughout a career in film, theatre and television.This ruggedly charismatic leading man is notably a box-office draw in Greece, Spain and France, where he lives and is a popular celebrity.A classically trained and versatile actor, his gift for languages and his multi-cultural background has enabled him to work in eight languages and an even wider variety of accents.At the height of an auspicious and daring theater career, as a member of the famed Peter Brook Company in Paris, Corraface was discovered by 'David Lean' (qv) in 1987. The legendary director cast him in the title role of "Nostromo". Although the film was never made, due to Lean's illness, the resultant attention launched Corraface into American productions with films like _Not Without My Daughter (1991)_ (qv), _Impromptu (1991)_ (qv) _Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)_ (qv) and _Escape from L.A. (1996)_ (qv).In recent years, however, he has found his most challenging and successful roles in European film and television where his original characterizations have won him a loyal and ever-growing following, critical acclaim and Best Actor awards.The smolderingly lusty Yaman in _Im Sog der Leidenschaft (1994)_ (qv) wooed audiences in Spain. Meanwhile, in France, Corraface was getting rave reviews for a wide variety of starring movie roles, ranging from the candid and ebullient macho, Cheto, in the romantic comedy _Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan (1998)_ (qv) to the swarthy and noble ex-con, Max, in the dark psychological thriller _Préférence (1998)_ (qv).In Greece, he made his mark with his performances first as a tormented and emotionally disconnected everyman in _Slaughter of the Cock (1996)_ (qv), then as the comically naive and soulful peasant on a pilgrimage in _Word of Honour (2001)_ (qv). Both parts earned him the highest film awards in Greece. He went on to portray Fannis, the introspective and traumatized exile in the nostalgic comedy _Zimt und Koriander (2003)_ (qv), which broke all Greek box-office records before conquering audiences abroad.French television has made Corraface a broadcast star with mini-series roles like the suavely sophisticated François in _The Blue Bicycle (2000)_ (qv), the hurt and sensitive rebel Thomas in _The Red Summer (2002)_ (qv), or the earnestly bumbling professor in _Estelle (1993)_ (qv)". Other TV productions focusing on contemporary issues have reinforced his popularity, through characters such as the haunted, hard-drinking journalist Rachid in the made for Arte film, _Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir (1998)_ (qv), or as Alex, a solitary, fast-talking swat team crisis negociator in _Alex Santana, négociateur (2002)_ (qv), a series of made-for-TV movies (TF1).Overall, Corraface appears to enthusiastically alternate his more commercial work with dedicated involvement in less mainstream "films d'auteurs" with a new generation of independent filmmakers.::Eguana