Benoit Solès is a graduate of the Classe Supérieure d’Art Dramatique de Paris.
He first appeared in Roger Louret’s Molière-winning musicals La Java des Mémoires and Les Années Twist, then at the Maison de la Culture de Loire-Atlantique (La Folle de Chaillot and Le Marchand de Venise, with Michel Blanc. He has also appeared in numerous TV series (Julie Lescaut, Profilage, RIS, Alice Nevers, Boulevard du palais…) and TV movies (Le Juste, La Pompadour, Louis XV le soleil noir, Le Chasseur, L’Affaire Salengro…). His film credits include André Téchiné (La Fille du RER), Vijay Singh (One Dollar Curry), Michel Blanc (Embrassez qui vous voudrez), Ramesh Aravind (Butterfly), Éva Ionesco (Une jeunesse dorée)…
His theater credits include Le Talentueux Mr Ripley, directed by Thierry Harcourt; La Journée des dupes and Les Vacances de Josépha, directed by Yves Pignot; Appelez-moi Tennessee (which he wrote) and Bash (with Sarah Biasini), directed by Gilbert Pascal, at Théâtre des Mathurins… In 2015, he played the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac at Théâtre 14, directed by Henri Lazarini. Then he created the role of Hyppolite, in «Rupture à domicile» by Tristan Petitgirard (nominated for the Molière de l’auteur), with Olivier Sitruk (Comédie Bastille, Festival d’Avignon, Le Splendid and 2 tours). In 2019, La Machine de Turing won 4 Molières including Author and Actor for Benoit Solès. The play is currently playing at the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris and on tour.
His latest play, La Maison du loup, was performed at the Festival d’Avignon in 2021, has been touring France ever since and has opened in September 2023 at the Théâtre Rive Gauche in Paris.
