Fabio Grangeon
Fabio Julien Victor Grangeon (born 27 January 1989) is a French actor based in Taiwan best known for portraying Father Oliver in the romance film Your Name Engraved Herein (2020) and Charles Le Gendre in the historical drama series Seqalu: Formosa 1867 (2021).
Biography
Grangeon was born on 27 January 1989, in Toulouse, France.[1][2] Since his parents have a strong passion for travel, he had been residing in different countries in the Caribbean since childhood and attending various schools.[2][3] Grangeon attended Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University to study international commerce in 2010 and worked part-time as a model during his university years.[4][5] In 2012, Grangeon went on exchange at Ming Chuan University for nine months to learn more about Asian culture. He completed his bachelor's degree and briefly took acting classes in Paris after returning to France. However, he became reminisced with the life in Taiwan and returned to Taiwan shortly afterwards.[3] He began to work as a freelance model and joined EBC's talk show Half and Half [zh] as one of the hosts in 2014.[3][5] He began to receive public attention with the show and was invited to co-host several other EBC television programs in the following year.[6] Grangeon also appeared in the 2017 romance film All Because of Love and starred in a main role in the 2019 romance film When Green Turns to Gold [zh].[7][8]
In 2020, Grangeon was cast in a supporting lead role in the homosexual-themed romance film Your Name Engraved Herein.[9] He portrayed a French-Canadian priest who was hesitated to bless the young gay couple's relationship and garnered public renown with the role.[10][11] Grangeon landed his first major television role as Charles Le Gendre, a French-born American diplomat who was tasked to investigate the Rover incident, in the 2021 historical drama series Seqalu: Formosa 1867 [zh].[12] To prepare for the role, Grangeon gained 8kg of weight and lost 5kg of fat.[13] He also did research on the history of nineteenth century Taiwan, in order to authentically portray the historical figure.[3]
Personal life
Grangeon became engaged to Desiree Wu in August 2020,[14] and married in late 2021.[15] Their daughter was born in November 2022.[15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | All Because of Love | Matt | [7] |
2019 | When Green Turns to Gold [zh] | Leon | [8] |
2020 | Your Name Engraved Herein | Father Oliver | [9] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Seqalu: Formosa 1867 [zh] | Charles Le Gendre | Main role[12] |
References
- ^ Lai, Tiffany (11 December 2020). "法比歐高調放閃「求婚成功」!分享與女友甜蜜合照、宣布成為台灣女婿啦" (in Chinese). Elle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b 林南谷 (26 May 2020). "遺憾親人離世沒多陪伴? 法比歐一席話有洋蔥" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "法國交換生一待10年 《斯卡羅》法比歐:花三倍時間準備劇本不喊苦" (in Chinese). CommonWealth Magazine. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Grangeon". Linkedin. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "必推!!回頭率激增!法比歐獨家傳授:一套西裝三穿的魅力穿搭術!" (in Chinese). Men's Fashion. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ 陳耿閔 (19 August 2023). "台灣公園「常見現象」!法比歐PO現場畫面轟:真的很煩" (in Chinese). EBC News. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "拍電影狂騷肌 法籍型男孖台女演員瘋狂放閃" (in Chinese). Bastille Post. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b 李承陽 (11 November 2018). "法比歐首部電影主演 角色原型像亡父" (in Chinese). China Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (22 June 2019). "Taiwan's Gay Romance 'Your Name Engraved Herein' Reflects Changing Times". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Wang, Rath (5 October 2020). "Epic Love: Taiwan's LGBT Blockbuster 'Your Name Engraved Herein'". The News Lens. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Lee, Eva (11 December 2020). "法比歐要當台灣女婿了!求婚女友成功甜曬熱吻照,興奮大喊「She's the one!」" (in Chinese). Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Chiang, Dominique; Chang, Sally (20 August 2021). "《斯卡羅》吳慷仁法比歐對戲緊張,生存之戰一觸即發,麻繩拉扯戲居然來真的!" (in Chinese). Elle. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Hung, Chiao (19 September 2021). "《斯卡羅》法比歐高顏值原來是這樣保養,靠「這項」維持肌膚清潔" (in Chinese). Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Chou, Inna (11 December 2020). "法比歐訂婚了!告白交往兩年台灣女友:她就是那個人了" (in Chinese). Vogue. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b 池宗玲 (8 June 2023). "法比歐偕老婆首度亮相 「二胎計畫」意見分歧" (in Chinese). China Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
External links
- Fabio Grangeon at IMDb