Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface[lower-alpha 1] (Greek: Γιώργος Χωραφάς, Giórgos Chorafás;[lower-alpha 2] born 7 December 1952) is a Greek-French actor. He has had an international career in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the famed Peter Brook Company. His film credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu, Christopher Columbus, A Touch of Spice, and a feature film debut in The Mahabharata. His most famous television appearances include La Bicyclette Bleue, L'Éte Rouge and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Georges Corraface
George Corraface president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 2007.
Born (1952-12-07) 7 December 1952
Paris, France
Years active1984–present
Websitewww.corraface.net

Biography

Corraface was born in Paris, France. He is the son of noted Greek conductor Dimitri(s) Chorafas (Δημήτρης Χωραφάς, 1918–2004). His multi-cultural background enables him to work extensively in French, Greek and English (he is trilingual), as well as in Spanish, German and Italian, with roles ranging from dramatic leads to eccentric characterisations. He is particularly popular in France, Greece and Spain, due to box office hits, critical acclaim, best actor awards and television celebrity he has enjoyed in these countries. Corraface won the International Thessaloniki Film Award for Best Actor in 2001 for To Tama (Word of Honor).[1] He was the president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival from 2005-2010.

Returning to the stage in Paris, France in 2011, he created the role of Hook in Pan a musical adaptation of Peter Pan directed by Irina Brook. In 2012, Georges Corraface starred in British independent feature film Papadopoulos and sons in which he played the playful and larger-than-life "Uncle Spiros".[2] The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.

In 2013, he wrote, directed and played in Burn Your House in Paris based on a selection of works by Nikos Kazantzakis, he participated in The Other Side of Greece , a series of concerts in Paris, France, Brussels, Belgium, and Athens, Greece, with Filippos Pliatsikas And Babis Stokas and a number of outstanding artists.

He received the Nova Award for International Achievement at the 2013 Hellenic Film Academy Awards.

He is currently pursuing his career as an actor, as well as branching out in the area of fiction and documentary film production.

He lives in Paris, France with his family (Zoe Corraface is an actress/singer and Ilya Chorafas is a documentary film-maker) and works in film, television, and theatre.

Selected credits

Films
  • S.A.S. à San Salvador (1983, by Raoul Coutard) - Luis
  • The French Revolution (1989, by Robert Enrico and Richard Heffron) - Hébert
  • The Mahabharata (1990, TV Mini-Series, by Peter Brook) - Duryodhana
  • Not Without My Daughter (1991, by Brian Guilbert) - Mohsen
  • Impromptu (1990, by James Lapine) - Felicien Mallefille
  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992, by John Glenn) - Christopher Columbus
  • Meine Tochter gehört mir (My Daughter Belongs to Me) (1993, by Vivian Naefe) - Nikos
  • La Pasión Turca (1994, by Vicente Aranda) - Yamán
  • Quartet in Four Movements (1994, by Lucia Rikaki) - Antonis
  • Mor, vida meva (1996, by Mar Targarona) - Jota Sansvolonté
  • Escape from L.A. (1996, by John Carpenter) - Cuervo Jones
  • The Slaughter of Cock (1996, by Andreas Pantzis) - Evagoras
  • C'est la tangente que je préfère (1997, by Charlotte Silvera) - Jiri / theater director
  • Minotaur (1997, by Jonathan Tamuz) - Nicos
  • Long Live the Bride and the Liberation of Kurdistan (1997, by Hiner Saleem) .... Cheto
  • Préférence (1998, by Grégoire Delacourt) - Max
  • Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance (1998, TV Movie, by Merzak Allouache) - Rachid
  • Peppermint (1999, by Kostas Kapakas) - Stefanos
  • Km.0 (2000, by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda Garcia Serrano) - Gerardo
  • Stand-by (2000, by Roch Stéphanik) - Le client dans le parking
  • To Tama (World of Honor) (2001, by Andreas Pantzis) - Evagoras
  • Reflejos (2002, by Miguel Angel Vivas) - Jaime
  • Girls Can Get with Anything (2002, by Charlotte Silvera) - Le pompier
  • A Touch of Spice (“Πολίτικη Κουζίνα”) (2003, by Tassos Boulmetis) - Fanis Iakovidis
  • Chariton's Choir (I Horodia Tou Hariton) (2005, by Grigoris Karandinakis) - Chariton
  • Camille des Lilas et les voleurs d'enfants (2005, by Jean-Louis Milesi) - Alain
  • L'Ultimo Pulcinella (2008, by Maurizio Scaparro) - Commandant Richard
  • The Ball of the Actresses (2009, by Maïwenn Le Besco) - Réalisateur Jeanne Balibar
  • Dangerous Cooking (Epikindynes mageirikes) (2009, by Vassilis Tselemegos) - Damoklis
  • The Prankster (2010, by Tony Vidal) - Nick Karas
  • The Signature (2010, by Stelios Haralambopoulos) - Angelos Mavilis
  • Without Borders (2011, by Nick Gaitatji) - Plato
  • Papadopoulos & Sons (2012, by Marcus Markou) - Spiros Papadopoulos
  • Joy and Sorrow of the Body (2013, by Andreas Pantzis) - Milen
  • Family Harmony (2013, by Camille de Casabianca) - Jean
  • Promakhos (2014, by Coerte Voorhees, John Voorhees) - Michel
  • Ursus (2015, by Otar Shamatava) - Jean-Pierre Jannaud
  • Lolo (2015, by Julie Delpy) as Sakis
  • Xamou (2016, by Clio Fanouraki) - Johnny
  • Adults in the Room (2019, by Costa-Gavras) - Greek Ambassador France

Television
  • Bunker, (1974), by George Shaeffer.
  • Salut Champion, (1979), by Serge Friedman.
  • La Crêtoise, (1980), by Jean-Pierre Desagnat.
  • Les Poneys Sauvages, (1982), by Robert Mazoyer.
  • Drifting Cities (Cités à la dérive), (1884), by Robert Manthoulis.
  • La Louve, (1987), by José Giovanni.
  • War and Remembrance, (1988), by Dan Curtis.
  • Fly By Night, (1991), by Bruno Gantillon.
  • Navarro, (1991), by Patrick Jamain.
  • Runaway Bay, (1991), by Jerry Mill.
  • Inspector Morse, (1991), by Gregg Collin. As Claudio Battisti in Season 6, Episode 3: The Death of the Self
  • Palace Guard, (1991), by George d'Amato.
  • Le Petit Milliard, (1992), by Pierre Tchernia.
  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, (1992), by Mike Newell.
  • Bambino Mio, (1993), by Edward Bennett.
  • Le Château des oliviers, (1993), by Nicolas Gessner.
  • Highlander (Saving Grace), (1993), by Ray Austin.
  • The Scarlet and The Black, (1993), by Ben Bolt.
  • Esperanza, (1994), by René Manzor.
  • Barrage sur l'Orénoque, (1995), by Juan Buñuel.
  • Strangers, (1995), by Eleanore Lindo.
  • Une patronne de charme, (1996), by Bernard Uzan.
  • Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir, (1997), by Merzack Allouache.
  • Only Love, (1998), by John Ermin.
  • Winds of Passion" (Tramontane), (1998), by Henri Helman.
  • Toutes les femmes sont des déesses, (1999), by Marion Sarraut.
  • Femme d'Honneur, (1999), by Gilles Béhat.
  • The Teacher, (2000), by Henri Helman.
  • The Dispossessed (Les Déracinés), (2000), by Jacques Renard.
  • The Blue Bicycle, (2000), by Thierry Binistri.
  • L'Emmerdeuse, (2001), by Mickael Perrotta.
  • Écoute, Nicolas, (2002), by Roger Kahane.
  • The Red Summer, (2002), by Gérard Marx.
  • Alex Santana, negotiator, (2002-2004), by José Pinheiro.
  • Disparitions, (2008), by Bruno Gantillon and Robin Davis - 12 episodes.
  • Les Amants de l'ombre, (2009), by Philippe Niang.
  • Les Associés, (2009), by Alain Berliner.
  • Section de Recherches, (2012), by Eric Leroux.
  • Death in Paradise, (2015), episode 4.3 by James O'Neill.

Theatre
  • Burn your house directed by Georges Corraface at the Maison de la Poésie.
  • PAN directed by Irina Brook at the Théâtre de Paris.
  • The Mahabharata, by Jean-Claude Carrière, directed by Peter Brook. Avignon Theatre Festival and Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, European & world tour.
  • The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Brook. Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
  • Sur le Fil, (On The Tightrope) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Pierre Constant. Avignon Theatre Festival: world premiere.
  • Sur le Fil, (second version) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Jorge Lavelli.
  • Blood Wedding, by Federico García Lorca, directed by Telmo Herrera. Lucernaire Théâtre..
  • Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare, directed by Michel Cacoyannis. Athens Festival, with Irène Papas.
  • Phedra, directed by Antoine Vitez. Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique.
  • Much Ado About Nothing et Beatrice & Benedicte, by William Shakespeare, combined with the Berlioz Opera, directed by Jean-Louis Thamin. Berlioz Festival in Lyon.
  • Dialogue with Leuco, by César Pavese, directed by Antoine Bourseiller. Petit Théâtre de l'Odéon .
  • In Memphis, There is a Man of Prodigious Power, by Jean Audureau, directed by Henri Ronse. Théâtre de l'Odéon with Tania Torrens.
  • The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, directed by Gérard Le Breton, at the Shakespeare Festival. Georges Corraface as Petrucchio..
  • The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt. Théâtre Édouard VII & tournée. Georges Corraface as Bassanio.
  • The Just, by Albert Camus, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt
  • Springtime Awakening, by Frank Wedekind, directed by Pierre Romain. Grasse Theatre Festival.
  • Le Bleu du ciel, by Georges Bataille, directed by Serge Martin. Théâtre Malakoff à Rennes.
  • Play It Again, Sam, by Woody Allen, directed by Bob Hranichny.
  • The Iron and the Rose" (La Rose et le Fer)", by Patrick Schmitt.
  • Hello, là-bas, by William Sarroyan, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt.

Notes
  1. /ˈkɔːrəfɑːs/; French: [kɔʁafas]
  2. Greek: [xoraˈfas]

References
  1. International Thessaloniki Film Festival official site Archived 2013-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter (11 January 2013). "Papadopoulos & Sons - Palm Springs review". Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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