François Civil has become one of the most bankable actors in French cinema. But what do we know about the “Three Musketeers” star?
François Civil, on the movie poster The Three Musketeerswhich is broadcast this July 16 on M6, is the bankable actor of the moment. But what do we know about him and his personal life? Here’s what you need to know about the 36-year-old actor…
Is François Civil in a relationship?
In 2019, François Civil mentioned the existence of a partner, but without ever giving her name. “She is hyper intelligent, lively, extremely gifted, touched by grace. She challenges me” he confided in an interview in Cosmopolitan. But it seems that in the meantime, the actor has become closer to the actress Adèle Exarchopoulos with whom he shared the filming of phew love in 2023.
Neither has confirmed this relationship, but both are often seen together and the actress had confided to Society in 2025: “At the moment, I’m very in love, it’s so good. Exceptional. He is both my lover and my best friend. You get up in the morning, you laugh… It’s great“. As for the actor, he described his vision of healthy love to Marie Claire the previous year: “A beginning definition of ‘wow love’ would for me be ‘can’t wait to get bored with the person’. Loving being bored with someone is already proof that you are in the right place.“.
Does François Civil have children?
François Civil is not yet a father, but he would like to experience fatherhood one day. When Mouloud Achour asked him what his reaction would be if he learned that he was going to become a father, he replied: “I have the impression that it has to happen to know, but right now, I would say crazy with joy. But I think the next moment I might have a sort of… ‘Ah! Oh !’ A little panic“.
Who are François Civil’s parents?
He is the son of Pierre Civil, an academic born in Tahiti and who was a Spanish teacher, like his mother, Françoise Moulin Civil. But contrary to legend, teachers’ children are not always brilliant at school. A turbulent student, he tripled his second grade and obtained “with a stroke of poker“, he will say in Release, his baccalaureate The cinema option. His relationship with his father was not always easy. “My father was quite strict, he never talked about his emotions. He was a difficult man to please. Now he straight up tells me that he is proud of me!” he reveals in Paris Match.
What is François Civil’s physical complex?
When we see his athletic physique, his attractive face, we are far from imagining that François Civil could be self-conscious and yet…”I grew up very late physically, and probably mentally too. Until I was 18, 19, I was 1.60m tall, I didn’t have a single hair. I had my growth spurt very late. I was very self-conscious for a long time by the fact that I was short, that I didn’t have any hair, that I didn’t have the masculinity that I saw in other people my age.” he revealed in GQ.
Why does François Civil have white locks?
Among the details that may have undermined him, there is this white lock that he has had since he was 15 and which he colors. “No doctor was able to tell me why. I know that it’s my body which absorbs part of my stress and which sends me signals like: “Oh! man, take it easy, you’re overworked.” I reassure myself by telling myself that if it’s my body that’s doing the damage, at least it’s not my head” he confided in Paris Match. Since then, all of his hair has turned white.
What are François Civil’s films?
He is not yet 40 years old, but already has an impressive track record. François Civil has played in around thirty films including Bus Palladium, The Song of the Wolf, 20 years apart, What binds us, North Bac, In body And No Waves. He has also appeared in numerous series such as Louis the Brocante, Hard, Ten percent, The Flame, Fiasco and in TV films Autopsy, The Lanzac clan, the Heire or Revenge at a triple gallop. If he recognizes in Release to have benefited “of a luck factor“in his success, he trusts”work a lot“. And it’s paying off since the pace doesn’t seem to be slowing down in 2024 with two films already in the can. The year is off to a strong start.
