Florent Dorin (born 30 December 1985 in Paris) is a French actor and musician,see on soundcloud.com. known primarily for his role as The Visitor in the web series The Visitor from the Future directed by François Descraques. He is also a member of the artistic collective Frenchnerd.
Background Florent Dorin spent his childhood shuttling back and forth between Paris and the commune of Dinan. At the age of 12, he began to make videos with his friend François Descraques and developed a taste for acting. But it was only in 2002 (at the age of 17), while shooting Les Chroniques de l'Étrange, that he considered making a career out of it.
He performed in several plays as well as in some short films, and got into the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 2009.
During the same period of time, he took part in various Frenchnerd projects, including the very successful web series The Visitor from the Future directed by François Descraques, from 2009 to 2014.Olivier Dumons, Apocalypse à Néo-Versailles, Le Monde, January 13, 2014 (in French).Corinne Renou-Nativel, Le Visiteur du futur, un succès au présent, La Croix, November 6, 2013 (in French). He later joined the cast of La Théorie des balls directed by Slimane-Baptiste BerhounClémence Bodoc, La Théorie des balls, la nouvelle websérie de Frenchnerd, bientôt au cinéma!, Madmoizelle.com, February 13, 2015 (in French). and Rock Macabre directed by François Descraques.Clémence Bodoc, Rock Macabre, la mini-série de François Descraques avec des zombies, suite et fin, Madmoizelle.com, November 19, 2015 (in French).
Since then, he has kept on contributing to theater,Philippe Guedj, François Descraques : « Le Visiteur du futur aura un nouveau héros », Le Point, October 15, 2018 (in French). street theater as well as other web series and short films. From 2015" Iliade au Théâtre de Belleville " [archive], Théâtres Parisiens Associés (in French). to 2018, he performed in Homer's Iliad at the Théâtre de Belleville in Paris; and in Odyssey since 2017.Christophe Candoni, Iliade / Odyssée, le diptyque Homère de Pauline Bayle, Sceneweb.fr, January 14, 2018 (in French). Those two productions were directed by Pauline Bayle with Florent Dorin and other actors alternating characters irrespective of their age, gender or social rank.Philippe Chevilley, Iliade / Odyssée : Homère à tire-d'aile au Théâtre de la Bastille, Les Échos, January 15, 2018 (in French).Jack Dion, La leçon d'un héros nommé Ulysse, Marianne, January 9, 2018 (in French).
He is also a musician and singer,Clémence Bodoc, « La Chanson des Vrais Gens » de Florent Dorin, Madmoizelle.com, November 27, 2014 (in French). and has released several EPs.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes2002–2005Les Chroniques de l'ÉtrangeFrançois DescraquesShort film2003L'Éternel CombatFrançois DescraquesShort film2003Assurance vieM. BaradelShort film2005Le Couteau sous la couetteJulien Diaz, François DescraquesShort film2005Il est où ton pote super mignon?M. MarchalShort film2008Le jour où je suis tombé amoureuxJ. BorvonShort film2009Destination PlutonFrançois DescraquesShort film2009St Jacut-de-la-merFrançois DescraquesShort film2009MémoireL. BourvenShort film2010CoyotesJ. MinsterShort film2010–2011StarleagueFrançois DescraquesShort film2011L'HolocubeFrançois DescraquesShort film2011Bonne nouvelleFrançois DescraquesShort film2012Nous ne ferons pas d'histoiresJulie DebitonShort film2013Modern Day Prince CharmingSuricateShort film2013Le MétronomeÇa va le faireShort film2014FRENCHBALL – Le coup d'envoiFrenchballShort film2014Le paramétrage de la vieRaphaël DescraquesShort film2014Reign of KidsRaphaël DescraquesShort film2015La chasse aux canardsFrançois DescraquesShort film2015Je suis un tombeurJuliette TresaniniShort film2015Noise & ConfusionLeo Wolfenstein, Guillaume DevalloisShort film2015The NobodiesHimselfSuricate2017Dans les filmsJérémy StrohmShort film; Le temps mort2022The Visitor from the FutureThe VisitorFrançois Descraques
Web series YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes2009–2014The Visitor from the Futuresee on levisiteurdufutur.com.The VisitorFrançois Descraques2010–2011J'ai jamais su dire nonsee on frenchnerd.com.Slimane-Baptiste Berhoun2011–201242e étageSlimane-Baptiste Berhoun2012Le GichetSlimane-Baptiste Berhoun2012Golden ShowFrançois Descraques2013Hero Corp : les survivantsSimon Astier2015La Théorie des ballsSlimane-Baptiste Berhoun2015Rock MacabreFrançois Descraques2016Le Secret des ballsSlimane-Baptiste Berhoun2019Abonne-toiFlorentGuillaume Cremoneseepisode 2 : Seb la Frite nous accueille dans sa nouvelle maison
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2011Le Ciné du Comité2013JoYannick (voice)
Dubbing YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes2011MelancholiaTimLars von Trier2012The Angels' ShareRobbieKen Loach2014Escobar: Paradise LostDylanAndrea Di Stefano2015YouthJimmy TreePaolo Sorrentino2016The Boy and the BeastJirōmaru (adult)Mamoru Hosoda2017The Man with the Iron HeartJozef GabčíkCédric Jimenez
Theatre YearTitleRoleDirectorAuthorNotes2010IliadNada StrancarHomer2010La TroadeNada StrancarRobert Garnier2010Un petit détournementSophie MourousiSophie Mourousi2011Mystère PessoaStanislas GrassianFernando Pessoa, Stanislas Grassian2012–2013Life Is a DreamJacques VinceyPedro Calderón de la Barca2013BereniceYannik LandreinJean Racine2014ImmortelsNasser DjemaïNasser Djemaï2015–2018IliadPauline BayleHomer2017–2018OdysseyPauline BayleHomer
Discography
Florent Dorin (2009) Finally (2014) Halfway (2020)
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