Jean-Michel Richaud's life journey began in the City of Light, Paris, where he was raised. His travels took him to Spain, Holland, and Australia before finally settling in the vibrant city of Los Angeles.
His academic pursuits led him to earn a master's degree from Sorbonne University and complete studies at Paris's National Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. During his time at the Conservatory, he won a prestigious scholarship to study at New York's Columbia University under the guidance of renowned director Andrei Serban.
As an on-camera actor, Jean-Michel has enjoyed a wide range of roles, including recurring appearances on television opposite Sharon Stone in Agent X. He has also co-starred in notable films such as Bottle Shock alongside Alan Rickman and What Just Happened alongside Robert DeNiro.
In 2015, he took on the lead role in the period gothic thriller The Housemaid, which was shot in Vietnam and became the highest-grossing horror film of all time in that country.
As a voice-over artist, Jean-Michel has lent his voice to over 400 films and TV shows, including dubbing for notable actors such as Colin Firth in The King's Speech, Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook, and Al Pacino in the 25th anniversary reissue of Scarface. His voice talents can also be heard in The Revenant, Frozen, The Bourne Identity, and numerous other films, video games, and commercials.
Jean-Michel is a founding member of the award-winning theater company The Next Arena, which has produced a string of critically acclaimed plays.
In 2010, he began headlining a sold-out international tour of the one-man show Vincent, based on over 800 letters between the Van Gogh brothers, Vincent and Theo. Jean-Michel performs both roles, earning him a Best Actor nomination at the 2016 Petits Molières, the French Tony awards for small theaters. Leonard Nimoy, the show's creator, also received a nomination for Best Contemporary Author.
Vincent has been performed in dozens of cities worldwide, including New York (Symphony Space),Los Angeles (Center for the Art of Performance, UCLA),and Paris (Theatre Cine XIII).
