Pierre-François Martin-Laval

Pierre-Francois Martin-Laval (nicknamed "PEF", born 25 June 1968 in Marseille) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, and theatre director. He is well known in France for his acting performances in musical comedy as well as in serious plays. He studied at the famous French acting school Cours Florent, where, during his drama studies, he met the friends with whom he formed the comedy team Les Robins des Bois (The Robin Hoods) in 1996.

Initially called The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, the group renamed themselves after their first significant success, a play entitled Robins des bois. Les Robins des Bois first appeared on television in La Grosse Emission on the channel Comedie!, presenting short and crazy plays, and they quickly became popular and made appearances in French movies.

As an actor, Martin-Laval appeared in films including Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002) directed by Alain Chabat, RRRrrrr!!! (2004), La tour Montparnasse infernale (2001), and L'un dans l'autre (2016). He also provided the French voice of Emile in Pixar's Ratatouille in 2007. As a director, his films include Essaye-moi (2006), King Guillaume (2009), Serial Teachers (2013), Serial Teachers 2 (2015), and Gaston Lagaffe (2018). On stage, he directed and acted in productions including Robin des Bois d'a peu pres Alexandre Dumas.