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name: "Jean-Emmanuel Pagni"
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born: "21 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:12.822595+00:00"
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# Jean-Emmanuel Pagni

Actor. Born 21 January 1972 in Corsica.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 January 1972, Corsica

## Biography

Jean-Emmanuel Pagni is a French actor born on 21 January 1972. He is known for his role as Santi in the 2009 film *A Prophet* directed by Jacques Audiard, and for appearances in *The Corsican File* (2004) as a separatist, *Parisienne* (2016), *Mrs. Davis* (2023) as Dumont, and *Grand Expectations* (2022) as Lieutenant Hassani.

Pagni trained in theatre and has performed with the Théâtre Nomad company under Luke Dixon in productions of *Macbeth* and *As You Like It*. He appeared in *Three Nohs of Ireland* by W. B. Yeats at Lille 2004, directed by Christophe Maltot, and has worked as a Butoh dancer, including in *Curious Fish* (2005) at the Edinburgh Festival. He divides his time between Paris and London.

*Sources: imdb.com, cinefil.com, moviemeter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Prophet* (2009), Fi1m 86, as Santi — [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)

## Also known for

- *Hanna* (2019), Lecturer
- *The Corsican File* (2004), Separatist 'Corsa Nazionale'
- *Mrs. Davis* (2023), Dumont
- *Grand Expectations* (2023), Lieutenant Hassani
- *Parisienne* (2016), Le type au perfecto

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