Manuel Sinor
Agence Artistique Denis Planat
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Manuel Sinor
Agence Artistique Denis Planat
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Manuel Sinor
Actor•French
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Place of residence
Paris (FR)
Gendermale
Place of birthKinshasa (République Démocratique du Congo)
Working permits
Housing options
AssociationsACTRA, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, Union des artistes (UDA)
Driver's licenses
Eye colorgreen
Hair color
Height (cm)180
Weight (in kg)76
LanguagesEnglishFrenchGerman
DialectsCanadianIrish accentParisian dialect(native dialect)
AccentsAmericanIrish
Instruments
Pitch
Singing
Training
* Francophone film training – with: major French casting directors e.g. Nathalie Chéron or Annette Trumel; César nominee Danielle Fichaud; Jean-Pierre Bergeron (incl. a workshop w/ Philippe Falardeau, director of Oscar-nominated feature film)
* Anglophone film training – with: Jock MacDonald (Straeon Studios); Tom Todoroff; Ron Leach; Gemini winner Megan Follows; S.A. Griffin (American Film Institute); directors of photography Phil Earnshaw & Alwyn Kumst (Canadian Society of Cinematographers)
Other professional training
2006
Ph.D / Doctorate in linguistics (University of Alberta - Canada)
1999
Masters in applied linguistics (Trinity College Dublin - Ireland)
1993
Masters in management (Audencia - France)
Awards
2021
Best actor, for "Le Dernier acte" – Focus International Film Festival (nominated)
2021
Best actor, for "Le Dernier acte" – Long Story Shorts International Film Festival (nominated)
2009
Selected among Canada's "Emerging 20" by the Reel World Foundation, in the context of the Toronto International Film Festival
Film
2024
2024
LES DERNIERS HOMMES
Role: Major Bellington
(SR)
Director: David Oelhoffen
Producer: Galatée Films
Casting Director: Agathe Hassenforder
LES DERNIERS HOMMES
(Feature film)
Major Bellington
(SR)
Agathe Hassenforder
2024
2024
PRODIGIEUSES
Role: Radiologue
(SR)
Director: Frédéric & Valentin Potier
Producer: Jerico
Casting Director: Marie-Pierre Delabrière
PRODIGIEUSES
(Feature film)
Radiologue
(SR)
Marie-Pierre Delabrière
2023
2023
Jeu de Guer
Role: Self
(SR)
Director: Justine-Julie Lefèvre
Producer: Free Plan
Jeu de Guer
(Short film)
Self
(SR)
2023
2023
MARINETTE
Role: Malone
(SR)
Director: Virginie Verrier
Producer: Vigo Films
Casting Director: David El Hakim
MARINETTE
(Feature film)
Malone
(SR)
David El Hakim
2021
2021
Expiation
Role: Nicolas
(MR)
Director: Silene Madonna
Expiation
(Short film)
Nicolas
(MR)
2021
2021
Le Dernier acte
Role: Franck
(MR)
Director: Jules Cales
Le Dernier acte
(Short film)
Franck
(MR)
2021
2021
ALINE
Role: Luc
(SR)
Director: Valérie Lemercier
Producer: Rectangle Productions
Casting Director: Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
ALINE
(Feature film)
Luc
(SR)
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
2019
2019
La Cabane
Role: The sergeant
(SR)
Director: Maxime Chefdeville
La Cabane
(Short film)
The sergeant
(SR)
2019
2019
THE FRENCHMAN
Role: Restaurant owner
(SR)
Director: Andreï Smirnov
Producer: Marmot-Film
THE FRENCHMAN
(Feature film)
Restaurant owner
(SR)
2019
2019
LA BELLE NOISE
Role: Self
(Ot)
Director: William Brown
Producer: Beg Steal Borrow Films
LA BELLE NOISE
(Documentary movie)
Self
(Ot)
2019
2019
ANNA
Role: CIA agent Kendall Pitts
(SR)
Director: Luc Besson
Producer: Summit Entertainment
Casting Director: Swan Pham
ANNA
(Feature film)
CIA agent Kendall Pitts
(SR)
Lionsgate
Swan Pham
2017
2017
LE CYCLOTRON
Role: The Sergeant
(MR)
Director: Olivier Asselin
Casting Director: Nathalie Boutrie
LE CYCLOTRON
(Feature film)
The Sergeant
(MR)
108 Media
Nathalie Boutrie
2016
2016
RACE
Role: Race starter
(SR)
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Producer: Forecast Pictures
RACE
(Feature film)
Race starter
(SR)
Focus Features
2016
2016
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
Role: Fight announcer
(SR)
Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Twentieth Century Fox
Casting Director: Andrea Kenyon
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
(Feature film)
Fight announcer
(SR)
Twentieth Century Fox
Andrea Kenyon
2014
2014
LES JAUNES
Role: Wil Roy
(SR)
Director: Rémi Fréchette
Producer: Nemesis Films
LES JAUNES
(Feature film)
Wil Roy
(SR)
2013
2013
GIBRALTAR
Role: Conseiller bancaire
(SR)
Director: Julien Leclercq
Producer: Transfilm
Casting Director: Pascale Béraud
GIBRALTAR
(Feature film)
Conseiller bancaire
(SR)
SND Groupe M6
Pascale Béraud
2012
2012
Rébellion
Role: Martin
(MR)
Director: Hugues Lictevout
Rébellion
(Short film)
Martin
(MR)
2012
2012
AVANT QUE MON COEUR BASCULE
Role: Bourgeois
(SR)
Director: Sébastien Rose
AVANT QUE MON COEUR BASCULE
(Feature film)
Bourgeois
(SR)
2011
2011
The Incident
Role: The Agent
(MR)
Director: Jules Saulnier
The Incident
(Short film)
The Agent
(MR)
2009
2009
Font
Role: Nicola
(MR)
Director: Shreela Chakrabartty
Font
(Short film)
Nicola
(MR)
2007
2007
FITZ
Role: Fitz
(MR)
Director: Jeff L. Burke
Producer: Who Made Who Productions
FITZ
(Feature film)
Fitz
(MR)
Television
2025
LOST MEDIA - Good Morning People
(Series)
William
(EL)
Canal +
Nicolas Benoit
2025
ETOILE
Dennis
(ESR)
Amazon
Nathalie de Médrano
2024
2024
TOUT POUR AGNÈS
Role: Banquier suisse
(ESR)
Director: Vincent Garenq
Casting Director: Marie Miniconi
TOUT POUR AGNÈS
Banquier suisse
(ESR)
France Télévisions
Marie Miniconi
2024
2024
DANS L'OMBRE
Role: Maussane
(SR)
Director: Pierre Schoeller & Guillaume Senez
Casting Director: Marie-Pierre Delabrière
DANS L'OMBRE
Maussane
(SR)
France Télévisions
Marie-Pierre Delabrière
2022
2022
LES SIFFLEURS
Role: Médecin
(SR)
Director: Nathalie Marchak
Casting Director: Joanna Delon
LES SIFFLEURS
(Mini series)
Médecin
(SR)
France Télévisions
Joanna Delon
2021
2021
RÉSISTANCE
Role: Le général
(GR)
Director: Maxime Chefdeville
RÉSISTANCE
(Series)
Le général
(GR)
2021
2021
LOIN DE CHEZ MOI
Role: Inspecteur détective Beaumont
(SR)
Director: Frédéric Forestier
Casting Director: Apolline Delvaux & Pauline Duterte
LOIN DE CHEZ MOI
(Mini series)
Inspecteur détective Beaumont
(SR)
TF1
Apolline Delvaux & Pauline Duterte
2018
2018
LES EMMERDEURS
Role: Dr. Koch - récurrent
(SR)
Director: Morgan Dalibert
Casting Director: Joanna Delon
LES EMMERDEURS
(Series)
Dr. Koch - récurrent
(SR)
M6
Joanna Delon
2014
2014
COVERT AFFAIRS Season 5
Role: Thomas
(GR)
Director: Christopher Gorham
Producer: Corman & Ord
COVERT AFFAIRS Season 5
(Series)
Thomas
(GR)
USA Network
2014
2014
UN VILLAGE FRANCAIS Saison 6
Role: Officier G.I.
(GR)
Director: Jean-Philippe Amar
Producer: Tétra Média
Casting Director: Emilie Chaumat
UN VILLAGE FRANCAIS Saison 6
(Series)
Officier G.I.
(GR)
France 3
Emilie Chaumat
2013
2013
NIKITA Saison 4
Role: German official
(GR)
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Producer: Sesfonstein Productions
NIKITA Saison 4
(Series)
German official
(GR)
The CW Network (The CW)
2012
2012
LE JOUR OÙ TOUT A BASCULÉ Saison 2
Role: Father
(MR)
Director: Pierre-François Brodin
Casting Director: Julie Philippe
LE JOUR OÙ TOUT A BASCULÉ Saison 2
(Series)
Father
(MR)
France 2
Julie Philippe
2012
2012
LANCE ET COMPTE Saison 1
Role: client d'hôtel
(GR)
Director: Jean-Claude Lord
LANCE ET COMPTE Saison 1
(Series)
client d'hôtel
(GR)
2009
2009
HITLER'S STEALTH FIGHTER
Role: Walter Horten
(SR)
Director: Michael Jorgensen
Producer: Flying Wing Films
HITLER'S STEALTH FIGHTER
(TV movie)
Walter Horten
(SR)
National Geographic Channel
Theater
2021
2021
SYLVIE AND SLY
Role: Sly
(MR)
Director: Alessia Siniscalchi
SYLVIE AND SLY
Sly
(MR)
2016 – 2019
2016 – 2019
RÉSISTANTES
Role: German Officer
(MR)
Director: Stanislas Grassian
RÉSISTANTES
German Officer
(MR)
2013
2013
THE PERMANENT GUEST
Role: James Cooley
(MR)
Director: Jeffrey Blatt
THE PERMANENT GUEST
James Cooley
(MR)
2012
2012
GUERRE
Role: D
(MR)
Director: Priscilla Amsler
GUERRE
D
(MR)
2012
2012
UN PARFUM DE MONTGOLFIÈRE
Role: Alphonse
(MR)
Director: Alberto Lombardo
UN PARFUM DE MONTGOLFIÈRE
Alphonse
(MR)
2011
2011
LE COSTUME NEUF DE L'EMPEREUR
Role: Doctus
(MR)
Director: Cristina Iovita
LE COSTUME NEUF DE L'EMPEREUR
Doctus
(MR)
2010
2010
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Role: Submarine
(SR)
Director: Diana Leblanc
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Submarine
(SR)
2010
2010
P4W : INVISIBLE STORIES FROM CANADA 'S PRISON FOR WOMEN
Role: Clark, prison guard
(MR)
Director: Julia Ainsworth
P4W : INVISIBLE STORIES FROM CANADA 'S PRISON FOR WOMEN
Clark, prison guard
(MR)
2009
2009
LENTEMENT LA BEAUTÉ
Role: Multiple Roles
(SR)
Director: Craig Holzschuh
LENTEMENT LA BEAUTÉ
Multiple Roles
(SR)
2009
2009
THREE MUSKETEERS
Role: Portos et le Cardinal Richelieu
(MR)
Director: Simone Nichols
THREE MUSKETEERS
Portos et le Cardinal Richelieu
(MR)
2008
2008
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Role: Multiple roles
(SR)
Director: Michael Peng
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Multiple roles
(SR)
2008
2008
LE CADEAU D'EINSTEIN
Role: Fritz Haber
(MR)
Director: Daniel Cournoyer
LE CADEAU D'EINSTEIN
Fritz Haber
(MR)
2007
2007
THE ILLUSION
Role: Matamore
(MR)
Director: Rob Moffatt
THE ILLUSION
Matamore
(MR)
2007
2007
AFTER THE FALL
Role: Lou
(SR)
Director: Stefan Dzeparoski
AFTER THE FALL
Lou
(SR)
2007
2007
ANTIGONE
Role: Creon
(MR)
Director: Shomee Chakrabartty
ANTIGONE
Creon
(MR)
2007
2007
BACK TO METHUSELAH
Role: Several roles
(MR)
Director: Tiana Leonty
BACK TO METHUSELAH
Several roles
(MR)
2006
2006
LE VOYAGE DU COURONNEMENT
Role: Le diplomate
(SR)
Director: Josée Thibeault
LE VOYAGE DU COURONNEMENT
Le diplomate
(SR)
2005
2005
UN CHAPEAU DE PAILLE D'ITALIE
Role: Fadinard
(MR)
Director: Bernard Salva
UN CHAPEAU DE PAILLE D'ITALIE
Fadinard
(MR)
1997
1997
ABSENT FRIENDS
Director: Dan O’Mahony
ABSENT FRIENDS
Other
2025
2025
Festival du film d'un jour
Role: JURY MEMBER, for the 20th edition of this short film competition
Festival du film d'un jour
JURY MEMBER, for the 20th edition of this short film competition
2023
2023
Acting Success
Role: Interviewee, on this YouTube channel that has also interviewed major casting directors from France & Belgium
Acting Success
Interviewee, on this YouTube channel that has also interviewed major casting directors from France & Belgium
2021
2021
Expiation
Role: Dialogue co-writer (in French) as well as lead actor
Expiation
Dialogue co-writer (in French) as well as lead actor
2021
2021
Le Dernier acte
Role: Dialogue co-writer (in French) as well as lead actor
Le Dernier acte
Dialogue co-writer (in French) as well as lead actor
2021
2021
Hein je
Role: Director/actor/composer on this phone-shot, absurdist short film (selected at the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival)
Director: Manuel Sinor
Hein je
Director/actor/composer on this phone-shot, absurdist short film (selected at the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival)
2020
2020
♫ 2e Prix, Société des Poètes et Artistes de France
Role: Singer-songwriter, awarded for the bittersweet love ballad "Aïe aïe l'amour" (Sinor - Arcos/Sinor)
♫ 2e Prix, Société des Poètes et Artistes de France
Singer-songwriter, awarded for the bittersweet love ballad "Aïe aïe l'amour" (Sinor - Arcos/Sinor)
2019
2019
La Cabane
Role: Dialogue co-writer (in English) as well as supporting actor
La Cabane
Dialogue co-writer (in English) as well as supporting actor
2019
2019
♫ E.P. release on major online platforms
Role: Singer-songwriter & independent producer behind "35 mm", a three-track Anglophone jazz E.P.
♫ E.P. release on major online platforms
Singer-songwriter & independent producer behind "35 mm", a three-track Anglophone jazz E.P.
2019
2019
Gosh! International Film Festival Paris
Role: JURY MEMBER, for the 5th edition of this IMDb-qualifying festival
Gosh! International Film Festival Paris
JURY MEMBER, for the 5th edition of this IMDb-qualifying festival
2015
2015
Canadian Screen Awards
Role: JURY MEMBER, for the Dramatic Guest Performances category
Canadian Screen Awards
JURY MEMBER, for the Dramatic Guest Performances category
1992 – 2000
1992 – 2000
MISC. – First artistic & professional steps
Role: Singer in a blues band (1992-93 - Nantes, France) — Conscript sailor on French Navy ship Commandant Bory (1994-95 - Djibouti, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean) —IBM executive (1995-96 - Dublin, Ireland) — French university lecturer (1997-2000 - Dublin, Ireland)
MISC. – First artistic & professional steps
Singer in a blues band (1992-93 - Nantes, France) — Conscript sailor on French Navy ship Commandant Bory (1994-95 - Djibouti, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean) —IBM executive (1995-96 - Dublin, Ireland) — French university lecturer (1997-2000 - Dublin, Ireland)