Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (born 1 July 1963) is a French writer, director and producer of films and television series.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and education

Lestrade was born in Mirande, Gers, in southwestern France. He studied law and journalism in Paris, and turned to making do*entaries which scrutinize the mechanisms of society.

Career

Lestrade won an Oscar for Best Do*entary for his ninth feature, Murder on a Sunday Morning, in 2001. He is also known for his film The Staircase, about the murder trial against author Michael Peterson, who was accused of killing his wife. He is an executive producer for the TV series Sin City Law (2007), which has been shown on the Sundance Channel in the US. His miniseries Lae*ia, based on the tragic case of Lae*ia Perrais, aired on HBO and HBO Max in late August 2021.

Filmography

References

External links

• Jean-Xavier de Lestrade at IMDb
• BBC interview, January 2005