He is best known for co-writing and starring in Entre les murs (2008), a film based on his 2006 novel of the same name.

He was born in Luçon, Vendée, France and was a member of the 1990s punk rock group Zabriskie Point.

[1] Bégaudeau works as a movie critic for the Cahiers du cinéma.

He was also a regular contributor for several French magazines, including Inculte, Transfuge and So Foot.

[4] The English-language version of Entre les murs was published in April 2009 by Seven Stories Press under the title The Class.