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Xavier Gens

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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On set of Cold Skin with Actress Aura Garrido as Aneris
Xavier Gens was born on 27 April 1975 in Dunkerque, Nord, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Frontière(s) (2007), The Divide (2011) and Sous la Seine (2024). He has been married to Mounia Meddour since 2005.
BornApril 27, 1975
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BornApril 27, 1975
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Frontière(s) (2007)
    Frontière(s)
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2007
    Rosanna Arquette, Michael Biehn, Courtney B. Vance, Lauren German, Iván González, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Eklund, Ashton Holmes, and Abbey Thickson in The Divide (2011)
    The Divide
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2011
    Sous la Seine (2024)
    Sous la Seine
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2024
    John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in Cell Phone (2016)
    Cell Phone
    4.4
    • Producer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Director



    • Lady Chang
      • Director
      • In Production
    • Under Paris 2
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Sous la Seine (2024)
      Sous la Seine
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Omar Sy in Lupin (2021)
      Lupin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Nassim Lyes in Farang (2023)
      Farang
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Némo Schiffman, Corentin Fila, Carl Malapa, and Manon Bresch in Mortel (2019)
      Mortel
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
      Gangs of London
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Manu Payet, Jonathan Cohen, and Monsieur Poulpe in Budapest (2018)
      Budapest
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Cold Skin (2017)
      Cold Skin
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Crucifixion (2017)
      The Crucifixion
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Donald Sutherland, William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Tom Wlaschiha, Richard Flood, and Lara Rossi in Crossing Lines (2013)
      Crossing Lines
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • ABC of Death (2012)
      ABC of Death
      4.7
      • Director (segment "X Is for XXL")
      • 2012
    • Rosanna Arquette, Michael Biehn, Courtney B. Vance, Lauren German, Iván González, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Eklund, Ashton Holmes, and Abbey Thickson in The Divide (2011)
      The Divide
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Les incroyables aventures de Fusion Man (2009)
      Les incroyables aventures de Fusion Man
      6.0
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Hitman: Gag Reel (2008)
      Hitman: Gag Reel
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Hitman: Alternate Ending (2008)
      Hitman: Alternate Ending
      7.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko in Hitman (2007)
      Hitman
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2007

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Forest Whitaker, Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Sunny Pang, and Jessie Mei Li in Ravage (2025)
      Ravage
      5.7
      • second unit director
      • 2025
    • John Hurt, Samantha Morton, Goran Bogdan, and Tahar Rahim in Panthers (2015)
      Panthers
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2015
    • Cramps (2000)
      Cramps
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2000
    • La Captive (2000)
      La Captive
      6.0
      • trainee assistant director
      • 2000
    • Robert De Niro, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, and Stellan Skarsgård in Ronin (1998)
      Ronin
      7.2
      • trainee assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • The Secret Laughter of Women (1998)
      The Secret Laughter of Women
      6.0
      • trainee assistant director
      • 1998
    • Projet RPM (1997)
      Projet RPM
      3.6
      • trainee assistant director
      • 1997
    • Madame Jacques sur la Croisette (1997)
      Madame Jacques sur la Croisette
      6.4
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 1997
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman in Double Team (1997)
      Double Team
      4.8
      • trainee assistant director
      • 1997
    • Jane March, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Charles Finch in Never Ever (1996)
      Never Ever
      4.5
      • trainee assistant director
      • 1996
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge in Risque maximum (1996)
      Risque maximum
      5.6
      • trainee assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1996

    Writer



    • Lady Chang
      • Writer
      • In Production



    • Sous la Seine (2024)
      Sous la Seine
      5.2
      • scenario
      • 2024
    • Nassim Lyes in Farang (2023)
      Farang
      6.3
      • original idea
      • scenario
      • 2023
    • Les incroyables aventures de Fusion Man (2009)
      Les incroyables aventures de Fusion Man
      6.0
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Frontière(s) (2007)
      Frontière(s)
      6.2
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Sable noir (2006)
      Sable noir
      5.4
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Au petit matin (2005)
      Au petit matin
      5.5
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • BTK - Born to Kast
      3.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000

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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • April 27, 1975
      • Dunkerque, Nord, France
    • Spouse
      • Mounia Meddour2005 - present

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    • Trivia
      President of Noisy-le-Sec, France-based production company Ink Connection SAS, better known as "The Ink Connection".

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