RECENT CREDITS
Death Instinct (FILM)  Aug. 28, 2009
Public Enemy Number One (FILM)  Aug. 28, 2009
Babylon A.D. (FILM)  Aug. 29, 2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games (FILM)  Jan. 30, 2008
La Vie En Rose (FILM)  Jun. 8, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
2007 Co-starred in the award-winning, "Vie en rose" opposite Marion Cotillard as French singer, Edith Piaf
2006 Played a dance hall singer in writer-director Xavier Giannoli's "The Singer"
2005 Co-starred with Monica Bellucci in Blier's "Combien tu m'aimes?/How Much Do You Love Me?"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

San Antonio  2004
Actor
Film


Words In Progress  2004 -Himself
Actor
Film


The Car Keys  2003
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


BLANCHE  2001
Actor
Film


L' Invito   -Cast
Actor
Film


Only in New York   -Schlomo
Actor
Film


Potiche   -Maurice Babin
Actor
Film


La tête en friche   -Germain Chazes
Actor
Film


Mammoth   -Cast
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Kalach   -Cast
Actor
Film


Rasputin   -Rasputin
Actor
Film


Antonio Vivaldi   -Gavinot
Actor
Film


Death Instinct  2009 -Guido
Actor
Film


Public Enemy Number One  2009 -Guido
Actor
Film


Babylon A.D.  2008 -Gorsky
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


La Vie En Rose  2007 -Louis Leplee
Actor
Film


Paris, I Love You  2007 -Cast
Director, Actor
Film


Nathalie...  2006 -Bernard
Actor
Film


Last Holiday  2006 -Chef Didier
Actor
Film


Changing Times  2004 -Antoine
Actor
Film


Nouvelle-France  2004 -Priest Thomas Blondeau
Actor
Film


La Femme Musketeer  2004 -Cardinal Mazarin
Actor
TV


Tais-Toi  2004 -Quentin
Actor
Film


Bon Voyage  2004 -Beaufort
Actor
Film


RRRrrrr!!!  2004
Actor
Film


Crime Spree  2003 -Daniel
Actor
Film


City of Ghosts  2003 -Emile
Actor
Film


Helas Pour Moi  2003 -Simon Donnadieu
Actor
Film


Napoleon  2002 -Minister of Police Joseph Fouche
Producer, Actor
TV


Between Strangers  2002 -Max
Actor
Film


CQ  2002 -Andrezej
Actor
Film


I Am Dina  2002 -Jacob
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Closet  2001 -Felix Santini
Actor
Film


Les Miserables  2001 -Jean Valjean
Actor
TV


Actor
Film


Unfair Competition  2001 -Angelo Melchiorri
Actor
Film


Vidocq  2001 -Vidocq
Actor
Film


Vatel  2000 -Francois Vatel
Actor
Film


102 Dalmatians  2000 -Le Pelt
Actor
Film


Un Pont Entre Deux Rives  2000 -Georges
Director, Actor, Co-Producer
Film


Balzac: A Life of Passion  2000 -Honore de Balzac
Actor
TV


Actor
Film


The Count of Monte Cristo  1999 -Edmond Dantes/ Count of Monte Cristo/ Abbe Busoni/ Lord Wilmore/ Pere Dantes
Actor
TV


One Hundred and One Nights  1999 -Actor for a Day
Actor
Film


The Man in the Iron Mask  1998 -Porthos
Actor
Film


Notes of Love  1998 -Levi
Actor
Film


Bimboland  1998 -Laurant
Actor
Film


Executive Producer
Film


The Pitch  1997 -Himself
Actor
Film


XXL  1997 -Jean Bourdalou
Actor
Film


Hamlet  1996 -Reynaldo
Actor
Film


The Secret Agent  1996 -Tom 'Alexander' Ossipon
Actor
Film


Unhook the Stars  1996 -Big Tommy
Actor
Film


Bogus  1996 -Bogus
Actor
Film


The Horseman on the Roof  1996 -Police Superintendent
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


A Pure Formality  1995 -Onoff
Actor
Film


Elisa  1995 -Lubovitch
Actor
Film


Le Garcu  1995 -Gerard
Actor
Film


Colonel Chabert  1994 -Chabert
Actor
Film


My Father, the Hero  1994 -Andre
Actor
Film


Germinal  1994 -Maheu
Actor
Film


Tous les matins du monde  1992 -Marin Marias
Actor
Film


1492: The Conquest of Paradise  1992 -Christopher Columbus
Actor
Film


Uranus  1991 -Leopold
Actor
Film


Co-Producer
Film


Green Card  1990 -George
Actor
Film


Cyrano de Bergerac  1990 -Cyrano de Bergerac
Actor
Film


Too Beautiful For You  1990 -Bernard Barthelemy
Actor
Film


Henry V  1989 -of Henry V
Voice
Film


Under Satan's Sun  1989 -Father Donissan
Actor
Film


I Want to Go Back Home  1989 -Christian Gauthier
Actor
Film


A Strange Place to Meet  1988 -Charles
Producer, Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Camille Claudel  1988 -Auguste Rodin
Actor
Film


Cold Cuts  1987 -Alphonse Tram
Actor
Film


Jean de Florette  1987 -Jean Cadoret
Actor
Film


A Woman or Two  1987 -Julien Chayssac
Actor
Film


Menage  1986 -Bob
Actor
Film


Police  1985 -Manginthe Detective
Actor
Film


Tartuffe  1984 -Tartuffe, adaptation
Director, Actor, Writer (adaptation)
Film


The Choice of Weapons  1983 -Mickey
Actor
Film


The Moon in the Gutter  1983 -Gerard Delmas
Actor
Film


Les Comperes  1983 -Jean Lucas
Actor
Film


The Return of Martin Guerre  1983 -Martin Guerre
Actor
Film


Danton  1982 -Danton
Actor
Film


The Last Metro  1981 -Bernard Granger
Actor
Film


Die Linkshandige Frau  1980 -Man with the Tshirt
Actor
Film


Loulou  1980 -Loulou
Actor
Film


Mon oncle d'Amerique  1980 -Rene Ragueneau
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Bye Bye Monkey  1978 -Gerard Lafayette
Actor
Film


Tell Him I Love Him  1977 -David Martinaud
Actor
Film


The Truck  1977 -Man
Actor
Film


Violanta  1977
Actor
Film


Mistress  1976 -Olivier
Actor
Film


Barocco  1976 -Samson
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


1900  1975 -Olmo Dalco
Actor
Film


Going Places  1974 -JeanClaude
Actor
Film


Stavisky  1974 -Matriscope Inventor
Actor
Film


Baxter, Vera Baxter   -Michel Cayre
Actor
Film


Bellamy   -Paul Bellamy
Actor
Film


Coco   -Cast
Actor
Film


36 Quai Des Orfevres   -Denis Klein
Actor
Film


Disco   -Francois Jackson
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Fort Saganne   -Charles Saganne
Actor
Film


Deux   -Marc
Actor
Film


Diamond 13   -Cast
Actor
Film


In the Beginning   -Cast
Actor
Film


Inspecteur la Bavure   -Roger Morzini
Actor
Film


La Chevre   -Campana
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


I Love You   -Patrick
Actor
Film


Hello Goodbye   -Alain
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Rue du depart   -Dr LombartClara's Father
Actor
Film


Rene la Canne   -Rene the Cane
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Quand J'Etais Chanteur   -Alain Moreau
Vocals, Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Last Woman   -Gerard
Actor
Film


The Machine   -Marc
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Feast   -Cast
Actor
Film


The Holes   -Postman
Actor
Film


Merci, la vie   -Marc "Doctor Worms" Antoine
Actor
Film


Michou D'Auber   -Georges
Actor
Film


Mirka   -Strix
Actor
Film


Mon Pere Ce Heros   -Andre
Actor
Film


Nathalie Granger   -DoortoDoor Salesman
Actor
Film


Ole!   -Francois Veber
Actor
Film


Les Fugitifs   -Jean Lucas
Actor
Film


L' Affaire Dominici   -Clovis
Actor
Film


Le Grand Frere   -Bernard
Actor
Film


Le Plus beau metier du monde   -Laurent Monier
Actor
Film


Le Sucre   -Raoul Renaud Homecourt
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Les Acteurs   -Himself
Actor
Film


Les Chiens   -Morel
Actor
Film


Wajda's Danton   -Himself
Actor
Film


The Woman Next Door   -Bernard Coudray
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Zavist Bogov   -Bernard
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2007 Co-starred in the award-winning, "Vie en rose" opposite Marion Cotillard as French singer, Edith Piaf
2006 Played a dance hall singer in writer-director Xavier Giannoli's "The Singer"
2005 Co-starred with Monica Bellucci in Blier's "Combien tu m'aimes?/How Much Do You Love Me?"
2003 Co-starred in the TV miniseries, "Napoleon"; also featured John Malkovich
2002 Reprised role of Obelix in "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra", the sequel to the international hit "Asterix and Obelix"
2002 Portrayed a French expatriate in "Beneath the Banyan Trees"
2001 Appeared in title role of the thriller "Vidocq"
2000 Played a capable steward coveted by King Louis XIV in "Vatel"; screened at Cannes to a less than stellar reception; released in USA
2000 Starred as the title character in the miniseries "Balzac: A Life of Passion"; aired on Bravo in USA
1999 Returned to the Paris stage for the first time in 15 years to star in "The Gates of Heaven"
1999 Seventh collaboration with Blier, "Les Acteurs"
1999 Co-directed (with Fred Auburtin) the feature "Un Pont entre deux rives/The Bridge"
1999 Starred as Obelix in the live-action version of the popular comic book "Asterix and Obelix contre Caesar"
1998 Co-starred with John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons in the swashbuckling adventure "The Man in the Iron Mask"
1998 Had a small role as a compassionate lawyer in the romantic drama "La parola amore esiste/The Word Love Exists"
1997 Executive produced the Nick Cassavetes directed, "She's So Lovely" starring Robin Wright Penn and Sean Penn
1996 Featured as Polonius' servant Reynaldo in Kenneth Branagh's full-length film version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
1996 Played a duplicitous anarchist in the adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent"
1996 Cast opposite Gena Rowlands in "Unhook the Stars"; directed by Rowlands' son, Nick Cassavetes
1994 Reprised role of a bewildered father in "My Father, the the Hero," the American version of "Mon père, ce héros"
1994 Played title character in the war drama "Le Colonel Chabert/Colonel Chabert"
1993 Played a miner in 1880s Northern France in Claude Berri's "Germinal"
1992 Played famed explorer Christopher Columbus in "1492: Conquest of Paradise"
1992 Shared the screen with real-life son Guillame in "Tous les matins du monde/All the Mornings of the World"; son portrayed the same character as his father in flashbacks
1991 Received Academy Award nomination and a Cesar Award for Best Actor for portrayal of "Cyrano de Bergerac"
1991 Seen as an unscrupulous doctor in Blier's "Merci la vie/Thanks for Life"
1991 Portrayed a divorced father trying to reconnect with his willful teenage daughter in "Mon père, ce héros"
1990 English-language acting debut in the romantic comedy "Green Card"
1988 Co-starred with Isabelle Adjani in "Camille Claudel"
1988 First film as producer (with co-star Catherine Deneuve and two others), "Drole d'endroit pour une rencontre"
1986 Starred in the musical "Lily Passion" at Au Zenith
1986 Offered strong turn in the title role of "Jean de Floret"; directed by Claude Berri
1984 First film as co-director (with Helene Viard), "Le Tartuffe"
1983 Appeared on stage in "Tartuffe"
1982 Garnered international attention for playing the title role in Andrzej Wajda's "Danton"
1982 Played a man who may or may not be who he claims in "Le Retour de Martin Guerre/The Return of Martin Guerre"
1981 Again collaborated with director Truffaut for "La Femme d'a cote/The Woman Next Door"
1980 Won acclaim for his performance in Francois Truffaut's "Le Derniere Metro/The Last Metro"
1977 Re-teamed with Blier for the Oscar-nominated foreign film "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs/Preparez vos mouchoirs"
1977 Re-teamed with Marguerite Duras for "Le Camion"
1976 Cast in a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900"
1975 Featured in Barbet Schroeder's "Maitresse/Mistress"
1974 Featured in "Vincent, François, Paul... et les autres" starring Yves Montand
1974 Re-teamed with director Bertrand Blier to star in "Les Valseuses"
1973 First major film and first collaboration with director Bertrand Blier, "Les Valseuses/Going Places"
1972 Appeared in a supporting role, opposite Jeanne Moreau in "Nathalie Granger"; directed by Marguerite Duras
1970 Feature acting debut in "Le Tueur/The Killer"
1969 Made stage debut in the play, "Les Garcons de la bande/The Boys in the Band"
1966 - 1967 Made TV debut in the series, "Rendez-vous à Badenberg"
1965 Short film acting debut, "Le Beatnik et le minet"; directed by Roger Leenhardt
Left school at age 13 and went to live with two prostitutes
Was a minor street criminal and eventually landing briefly in prison
Attended drama classes at Théâtre National Populaire at age 16
Became affiliated with Cafe de la Gare, alongside Patrick Dewaere, Coluche and Miou-Miou


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