Pierre-Loup Rajot is a French stage, television and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
Education
Born in Ambert, Pierre-Loup Rajot later studied environmental science and technology at university. Following his graduation from university, he was a pupil of Francis Huster at the Cours Florent and attended Patrice Chéreau"s theater courses at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in Nanterre where Chéreau directed him in roles of four Shakespeare"s plays (Love"s Labours Lost. As You Like lieutenant; Much Ado About Nothing.
Twelfth Night).
Career
He made his screen debut in the 1982 Maurice Pialat directed film À Nos Amours. He has appeared in films opposite Yves Montand in, Jeanne Moreau in Louisiana nuit de l"océan (1987), Michel Aumont in Le petit Marguery (1995) and Audrey Tautou in Voyous voyelles (2000). Rajot has also appeared in a number of French television films and serials.
He is possibly best known for his leading role as Hugo Chalonges on the TF1 crime-drama series R.I.S, police scientifique from 2005 to 2010.
He also appeared as the character Fiaux in the television mini-series The Blue Bicycle alongside Laetitia Casta (2000) and again with Casta, playing her father in the 2008 comedy-drama film Nés en 68. In addition to acting, Rajot has worked as a director, producer and screenwriter.