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Jean-François Stévenin

Acting Born Apr 23, 1944 Died Jul 27, 2021 Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France 195 credits
195
Total Credits
2026
59 Years Career Span
32
Vault Titles
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Key Co-Stars

Biography

Jean-François Stévenin was a French actor and filmmaker. He was born on April 23, 1944, in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France. Stévenin appeared in 187 known credits, including films and television shows, since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Stévenin passed away on July 27, 2021, at the age of 77. Throughout his career, he worked in the film industry, contributing to numerous projects. His extensive body of work showcases his dedication to acting and filmmaking.

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Career

Career overview

Jean-François Stévenin is a French actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He has a long and extensive career spanning over five decades, with his first known credit dating back to 1968. Throughout his career, Stévenin has accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 187 known credits to his name.

Stévenin has also had success in international film festivals, including the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, where he starred in the film Cold Moon. This film was entered into the festival, indicating its significance and recognition within the film industry. While specific details about his roles and performances are not available, his extensive filmography and participation in notable film festivals demonstrate his dedication and success as an actor.

Stévenin's career has been marked by his prolific output and versatility as an actor. With over 150 films and television shows to his name, he has established himself as a respected and accomplished actor within the French film industry.

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Known for

Film

Lost Illusions

as Singali
Film

In Safe Hands

as Alice's Father
Film

Four Lovers

as le père de Rachel
Film

The Limits of Control

as French

BoJack Horseman

as (voice)

Wildside

as Léon
Film

Brotherhood of the Wolf

as Sardis

Ladies of the Law

as Arnaud Lachenay
Film

Mona and I

as The father

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

as Legendre

The French Revolution

as Louis Legendre
Film

How Good the Whites Are

as Peter

Frequent co-stars

Bernard Farcy 3 shared titles
Gérard Depardieu 2 shared titles
Miou-Miou 2 shared titles
Élodie Bouchez 2 shared titles
Michel Piccoli 2 shared titles
Georges Blaness 2 shared titles
Yann Dedet 2 shared titles
Alex Descas 2 shared titles
Jean-Pierre Léaud 2 shared titles
François Truffaut 2 shared titles

Career timeline

My Own Way
Between UsLa part du lionThe Line
The Island of Thirty CoffinsThe Butcher's DaughterAdieu ParisCop Goes Missing
Lost IllusionsStolen ChildhoodLes Jours et les Nuits
Jean-François Stévenin - Simple Messieurs
Silent StreamsI’m So Far
In Safe HandsJohnny made in France
VénéneusesGo, Toto!
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 RevisitedSeancesTruffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureMirage of LoveThe Young One
The Forbidden RoomMad LoveThe First Summer
François Truffaut l'insoumisThe Last DiamondIncident UrbainCeux qui dansent sur la tête
FalcoBright Days AheadGrand TourTiedLe Renard jaune
SisterJuliet Berto, where are you?Of Snails and MenThe Desert of LoveValparaiso
Itinéraire bisThe Silence of JoanForceA Burning DesireTromper n'est pas jouer · Adaptation
Four LoversMy Afternoons with MargueritteThe HunterBlackout
The Limits of ControlThis Night
HomeBlindfoldCaptain AhabNuisiblesDirty Money: Undercover
The PathRoom of DeathIl a suffi que maman s'en aille…Le deal
MafiosaA Summer Day
Camping à la fermeRoger Diamantis or Real Life
Volpone
Strong ShouldersThe Beast of GevaudanNo Big Deal
Le camarguaisMan on the TrainA Day in the Life of French CinemaThe RepentantDeux
Brotherhood of the WolfMéditerranéeFils de zupAll About Love
Ladies of the LawLove MeTotal WesternEntre l'arbre et l'écorce
Genet à ChatilaFait d'hiverJean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
White LiesFor Sale
On GuardLes Parents modèles
L'éducatriceLes frères GravetLes BidochonLes aveux de l'innocent
The World of Jacques DemyFastHuitième districtBlack for Remembrance

Full Filmography

195 titles
  • My Own Way (2026) as Self
  • Between Us (2023) as Roity
  • La part du lion (2023) as Jacky
  • The Line (2023) as Fisherman
  • The Island of Thirty Coffins (2022) as Henri Dormont
  • The Butcher's Daughter (2022) as Jacques Fleury
  • Adieu Paris (2022) as Jeff
  • Cop Goes Missing (2022) as Father of Drago and Joël
  • Lost Illusions (2021) as Singali
  • Stolen Childhood (2021) as Paul
  • Les Jours et les Nuits (2021) as Self
  • Jean-François Stévenin - Simple Messieurs (2020) as lui-même
  • Silent Streams (2019)
  • I’m So Far (2019)
  • In Safe Hands (2018) as Alice's Father
  • Johnny made in France (2018) as Self
  • Vénéneuses (2017) as Inspecteur Chevrier
  • Go, Toto! (2017) as Vicent (voice)
  • The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited (2016) as Self
  • Seances (2016)
  • Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture (2016) as Self
  • Mirage of Love (2016) as Alexandre
  • The Young One (2016) as Captain Paillet
  • The Forbidden Room (2015) as Doctor
  • Mad Love (2015) as The Priest of Mantaille
  • The First Summer (2015) as Papy
  • François Truffaut l'insoumis (2014) as Self
  • The Last Diamond (2014) as Albert
  • Incident Urbain (2014)
  • Ceux qui dansent sur la tête (2014) as Alain
  • Falco (2013) as Michel Drouet
  • Bright Days Ahead (2013) as Roger
  • Grand Tour (2013) as Bullit
  • Tied (2013) as Le psychanalyste
  • Le Renard jaune (2013) as Inspecteur Giraud
  • True Friends (2013) as Vincent Brassac
  • Little Lion (2013) as French agent
  • Sister (2012) as Chief cook
  • Juliet Berto, where are you? (2012) as Self
  • Of Snails and Men (2012) as Robert
  • The Desert of Love (2012) as Larousselle
  • Valparaiso (2012) as Balthazar Paredes
  • Tata Bakhta (2012) as Roger
  • Itinéraire bis (2011) as Paoli
  • The Silence of Joan (2011) as Monk
  • Force (2011) as Greg Leduc
  • A Burning Desire (2011) as Malo
  • Tromper n'est pas jouer (2011) Adaptation
  • The First Man (2011) as Farmer
  • Let My People Go ! (2011) as Nathan
  • Four Lovers (2010) as le père de Rachel
  • My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010) as Jojo
  • The Hunter (2010) as Franck Peszynski
  • Blackout (2010) as Marchand
  • The Limits of Control (2009) as French
  • This Night (2009) as Martins
  • Home (2008) as (voice)
  • Blindfold (2008) as Emile
  • Captain Ahab (2008) as Le père d'Achab
  • Nuisibles (2008) as Père
  • Dirty Money: Undercover (2008) as Cambas
  • Like a Star Shining in the Night (2008) as Anne's father
  • A World of Ours (2008) as le commissaire
  • L'Affaire Ben Barka (2008) as le commissaire divisionnaire Bouvier
  • The Path (2007)
  • Room of Death (2007) as Léon
  • Il a suffi que maman s'en aille… (2007) as Olivier
  • Le deal (2007) as Victor Anselme
  • Mafiosa (2006) as Coco Casanova
  • A Summer Day (2006) as Maurice
  • Camping à la ferme (2005) as Gaston
  • Roger Diamantis or Real Life (2005) as Self
  • Volpone (2004) as Bertuccio
  • Strong Shoulders (2003) as Gelewski
  • The Beast of Gevaudan (2003) as Jean Chastel
  • No Big Deal (2003) as Manolete
  • Le camarguais (2002) as Virgile Berto, le « camarguais ».
  • Man on the Train (2002) as Luigi
  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002) as Self
  • The Repentant (2002)
  • Deux (2002) as Man in the car
  • Mischka (2002) as Gégène
  • Mischka (2002) Writer
  • Mischka (2002) Director
  • Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) as Sardis
  • Méditerranée (2001) as Guy Lantosque
  • Fils de zup (2001) as Vanelli (policier)
  • All About Love (2001) as Bertrand
  • Ladies of the Law (2000) as Arnaud Lachenay
  • Love Me (2000) as Carbonne
  • Total Western (2000) as Jean-Mi
  • Entre l'arbre et l'écorce (2000) as Alexandre
  • Genet à Chatila (1999) as Narrator (voice)
  • Fait d'hiver (1999) as Commandant Ducroix
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999) as Self
  • White Lies (1998) as Marcel
  • For Sale (1998) as Pierre Lindien
  • On Guard (1997) as Cocardasse
  • Les Parents modèles (1997) as Marc
  • L'éducatrice (1996) as Schaeffer
  • Les frères Gravet (1996) as Pierre Gravet
  • Les Bidochon (1996) as Robert Bidochon
  • Les aveux de l'innocent (1996) as Inspector Reigent
  • The World of Jacques Demy (1995) as Self
  • Fast (1995) as Francis
  • Huitième district (1995) as Molina
  • Black for Remembrance (1995) as Commissaire Tom Jérôme
  • The Patriots (1994) as Remy Prieur
  • Wacko (1994) as Le client
  • L'amour est un jeu d'enfant (1994) as Chief Editor
  • Due volte vent'anni (1994) as Bernard
  • Deux justiciers dans la ville (1993) as Kropchek
  • De force avec d'autres (1993) as L'alcoolique
  • Because of Her (1993) as Jacques Hervy
  • 23h58 (1993) as Bernard
  • Olivier, Olivier (1992) as l'inspecteur Druot
  • The Big Pardon 2 (1992) as Eric Lemondier
  • Poulets à l'amende (1992) as Arnaud
  • La Gamine (1992) as Charly
  • Napoleon (1991) as Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Cold Moon (1991) as Simon
  • Sushi Sushi (1991) as Richard Souriceau
  • Out 1 (1990) as Marlon
  • Mona and I (1990) as The father
  • Jacques Rivette, the Watchman (1990) as Self - Actor
  • The French Revolution (1989) as Legendre
  • The French Revolution (1989) as Louis Legendre
  • The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers (1989) as Martin
  • Thick Skinned (1989) as Roland
  • La soule (1989) as le colonel Valbert
  • How Good the Whites Are (1988) as Peter
  • 36 Fillette (1988) as Le père
  • Quand je serai jeune (1988) as Jean-François
  • Lune Froide (1988) as Simon
  • Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
  • Nulle part ailleurs (1987) as Self
  • Sale Destin (1987) as Djebel Zanera
  • Vent de panique (1987) as Scrap dealer
  • Ménage (1986) as The Husband in Bed
  • La rebelión de los colgados (1986) as Don Severo
  • Salomé (1986) as Nerva's Aide
  • Treasure Island (1986) as Israel Hands (The Rat)
  • I Hate Actors (1986) as Chester Devlin
  • Double Gentlemen (1986) as François
  • Double Gentlemen (1986) Director
  • Double Gentlemen (1986) Editor
  • Double Gentlemen (1986) Writer
  • Cop's Honor (1985) as Sylvain Dubor
  • Grosse (1985) as Le futur père
  • Our Story (1984) as Chatelard
  • Flight to Berlin (1984) as Edouard
  • Under the Sign of the Fish (1984) as Pascal
  • Adam et Ève (1983) as Louis Bolomey
  • Dust of Empire (1983) as Sergeant Tam-Tam
  • Lettre de la Sierra Morena (1983) as Self
  • Pablo Est Mort (1983) as Pablo
  • La Couleur de l'abîme (1983) as Jacques
  • A Room in Town (1982) as Dambiel
  • All for Love (1982) as Chef
  • Le Pont du Nord (1982) as Max
  • Godard's Passion (1982) as Le machino
  • Is There a Frenchman in the House? (1982) as Paul Pauley
  • L’Elegance (1982) as Chef
  • Escape to Victory (1981) as Claude
  • Snow (1981) as Willy
  • Psy (1981) as Jo
  • The Boy Soldier (1981) as Sergent Billotet
  • Merry-Go-Round (1981) as The decorator
  • The Dogs of War (1980) as Michel
  • Two Lions in the Sun (1980) as Paul
  • The Police War (1979) as Capati
  • See Here My Love (1979) as l’inspecteur Mercier
  • Mais où et donc Ornicar (1979) as Michel
  • Roberte (1979) as Von A.
  • Ciné regards (1978) as Self
  • Mountain Pass (1978) as Serge
  • Mountain Pass (1978) Director
  • Mountain Pass (1978) Writer
  • Adieu voyages lents (1978) as Maurice
  • Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978) as Paul
  • The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (1977)
  • Police Commissioner Moulin (1976) as Jacques Mirvin
  • Maîtresse (1976) Assistant Director
  • Small Change (1976) as Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher
  • Barocco (1976) as le jeune homme brun
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Zig Zig (1975) Assistant Director
  • Day for Night (1973) as Jean-François, the Assistant Director
  • Near Orouët (1973) Assistant Director
  • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) as Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
  • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) Assistant Art Director
  • Out 1 (1971) Assistant Director
  • Bed and Board (1970) Second Assistant Director
  • The Wild Child (1970) as Countryman
  • Heartbeat (1968) as le jeune homme au pull bleu, dans le bistrot

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Jean-François Stévenin best known for?

Jean-François Stévenin is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Lost Illusions (2021), In Safe Hands (2018), Four Lovers (2010), The Limits of Control (2009).

When and where was Jean-François Stévenin born?

Jean-François Stévenin was born on April 23, 1944 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France. They passed away on July 27, 2021.

How many credits does Jean-François Stévenin have?

Jean-François Stévenin has accumulated over 195 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1968 to 2026.

What is Jean-François Stévenin's background in cinema and television?

Jean-François Stévenin was a French actor and filmmaker. He was born on April 23, 1944, in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France. Stévenin appeared in 187 known credits, including films and television shows, since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Stévenin passed away...