Olivier Lafont
Olivier Lafont is a French author, actor and screenplay writer living in Paris.
His latest novel 'Oop and Lila Lost in the Scarabean' is currently being released by Hachette.
His last novel 'The Rise of the Midnight King', published by Talking Cub was nominated for the Neev Book Award.
His novel 'Warrior' was published by Penguin Random House, and was nominated for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize.
His other works include a young adult fantasy adventure 'Snowbound', a contemporary romance novel 'Sweet Revenge', and a fantasy novelette 'Purgatory: The Gun of God' published in South Africa.
As an actor Lafont has acted in, French, Hollywood and Indian films, in TV serials, and in over 80 television commercials. He was most recently seen in the critically-acclaimed French thriller 'Le Bureau des légendes' season 5. He acted in '3 Idiots', one of India's all-time blockbuster hits, the critically-acclaimed 'Guzaarish', and the Lifetime film 'Baby Sellers', amongst other films.
Lafont has written a number of feature film scripts. The first film he wrote opened at the Toronto Film Festival and went on to win seven awards at film festivals worldwide.
Lafont graduated from Colgate University, USA, with academic distinction.
His latest novel 'Oop and Lila Lost in the Scarabean' is currently being released by Hachette.
His last novel 'The Rise of the Midnight King', published by Talking Cub was nominated for the Neev Book Award.
His novel 'Warrior' was published by Penguin Random House, and was nominated for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize.
His other works include a young adult fantasy adventure 'Snowbound', a contemporary romance novel 'Sweet Revenge', and a fantasy novelette 'Purgatory: The Gun of God' published in South Africa.
As an actor Lafont has acted in, French, Hollywood and Indian films, in TV serials, and in over 80 television commercials. He was most recently seen in the critically-acclaimed French thriller 'Le Bureau des légendes' season 5. He acted in '3 Idiots', one of India's all-time blockbuster hits, the critically-acclaimed 'Guzaarish', and the Lifetime film 'Baby Sellers', amongst other films.
Lafont has written a number of feature film scripts. The first film he wrote opened at the Toronto Film Festival and went on to win seven awards at film festivals worldwide.
Lafont graduated from Colgate University, USA, with academic distinction.
