Éric Caravaca

Eric Caravaca (born 21 November 1966) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.

The sound of an engineer, Caravaca (of Spanish origin) studied literature while taking acting lessons. After obtaining his degree, he left for Paris, where he joined the École nationale supérieure d'arts et techniques du théâtre, and completed his training at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. He then went to New York City in 1993, where he studied at the Actors Studio for a year.

Upon his return to France, he began his career in theatre and gained attention in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. He made his film debut in 1996, in A Saturday on earth by Diane Bertrand. He played mostly small roles until what is life?, directed by François Dupeyron in 1999, which earned him the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He worked again with Dupeyron in The house of officers in 2001, and appeared as Luke in Patrice Chéreau's film His brother in 2003, opposite Bruno Todeschini.

He directed his first film The Passenger in 2005, in which he also played a role (Thomas), opposite Julie Depardieu, which was presented at the Venice Film Festival.