Éric Judor

Éric Judor
Éric Judor in 2018
Born	(1968-07-25) 25 July 1968 Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, film director, producer
Years active	1996–present

Éric Judor (born 25 July 1968 in Meaux), sometimes simply called Éric, is a French actor, director, screenwriter and comedian. He gained notoriety by forming, with Ramzy Bedia, the comedy duo Eric and Ramzy.

After several feature films with his friend Ramzy, he began a career as a solo comic actor. He created, wrote and produced the series Platane (2011-2019) for Canal +, but he is also the headliner of the comedies Mohamed Dubois (2013), Problemos (2017) and Roulez jeunesse (2018). He plays in particular in the series H (1998-2002) which made him particularly known with his friend Ramzy Bedia and Jamel Debbouze.

Life and career

Judor's father was from Guadeloupe and his mother from Austria. After being a tour guide in the United States for two years and then in Canada, he worked as a logistics coordinator at Bouygues. He now lives in Dampierre-en-Yvelines with his wife and two daughters, Jana and Luna.

Youth and training

Éric Judor, was born on July 25, 1968, in Meaux1, to a French father from Guadeloupe and an Austrian mother2. At the age of 18, he attempted a career as a professional tennis player in the United States. The results do not follow, he does not persevere. However, he would have beaten Hicham Arazi, twice quarter-finalist at Roland Garros, while he was ranked three hundredth in the world ranking3. He distinguished himself in particular during this match by an exceptional passing-shot in tweener (shot between the legs with his back to the net). After working as a tourist guide in the United States for two years and then in Canada4, he was recruited as a logistician at Bouygues5. There he organized the schedules of the engineers who worked on the oil platforms6.

Filmography

Films

• Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère ! (1999) as the journalist
• La Tour Montparnasse Infernale (2001) as Eric
• Pecan Pie (2003) as Gas Station Attendant
• Double Zéro (2004) as Benoît "Ben" Rivière
• Les Dalton (2004), Joe Dalton
• Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005) as a shopkeeper
• Barfuss (2005) as the man in the car
• Steak (2007) as Blaze/Chuck
• Seuls Two (2008) as Gervais
• Lascars (2009) as Chinese Man/Airport Security Guard
• Neuilly sa mère ! (2009) as the inner city mediator
• Bacon on the Side (2010) as The vigil
• Halal Police d'État (2011) as the Kabyle
• Au Bistro du Coin (2011) as the nurse
• Hénaut Président (2011) as Himself
• Les Seigneurs (2012) as George
• Wrong (2012) as Victor
• Mohamed Dubois (2013) as Mohamed Dubois
• Wrong Cops (2014) as Rough
• The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015) as the Genie
• La Tour 2 contrôle infernale (2016) as Ernest Krakenkriek
• Hibou (2016) as Marius
• Problemos (2017) as Victor
• Alad'2 (2018) as the Genie
• The Last Mercenary (2021) as Paul Lesueur

Television

• Jamais deux sans toi...t (1995) as Plateau
• H (1998–2002) as Aymé Cesaire
• Ratz (2003) as Razmo
• Moot-Moot (2007) as Bernard MootMoot
• Platane (2011–2019) as Eric; also creator, director and producer
• Bref (2012) as Jean-Paul

External links

• Éric Judor at IMDb
• Éric Judor at AllMovie