Christophe Roussel graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1989 and also trained in Dramatic Art at the Conservatoire de région de Grenoble (1984–1986), in Abbès Faraoun’s class.

An actor, singer and stage director, he regularly collaborates with Alain Klingler and Hélène Gratet, with whom he notably created Chansons d’écrivains (2016) and Et si en plus il n’y a personne (2021, Théâtre Municipal de Grenoble). Since 2000, he has also been a singer in Le Cabaret des Garçons d’Honneur, a music-hall trio formed with Lionel Damei and Alain Klingler.