Christian Authier, born 1969 in Toulouse, is a French writer and journalist. He has a master's degree in history from the University of Toulouse II and a degree from the Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse. His second novel, Les Liens défaits from 2006, received the Roger Nimier Prize. He received the 2014 Prix Renaudot de l'essai for De chez nous. He has written several non-fiction books about cinema, including two devoted to Clint Eastwood. He has also worked for Le Figaro littéraire.