Jean-Hugues Anglade
Biography
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter born on July 29, 1955, in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France. His father worked as a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He is known for playing Eric in Killing Zoe, Zorg in Betty Blue, and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in Nikita. Anglade entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris in the class of 1980, attending classes with Antoine Vitez. This allowed him to make his first television appearance in 1980 in Michel Favart's adaptation of La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac. Throughout his career, Anglade has acted in many films, television series, and on stage.
Career overview
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France, on July 29, 1955. His father worked as a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, joining the class of 1980, where he attended classes with Antoine Vitez. This educational background allowed him to make his first appearance on television in 1980 in an adaptation by Michel Favart of La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.
Throughout his career, Anglade has acted in many films, television series, and on stage, accumulating 97 known credits in acting. He is widely known for several prominent film roles, including Eric in Killing Zoe, Zorg in Betty Blue, and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in Nikita.
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98 titles- Les Héros du Louvre (2026) as Albert Ohen
- Hotel Costiera (2025) as Laurent
- Bistronomia (2025) as Chef Jacques Marchais
- Kwibuka, Remember (2025)
- The Deep Dark (2023) as Berthier
- Cannes Confidential (2023) as Philippe Delmasse
- Victory or Death (2023) as Ruelle
- Superwho? (2022) as Michel Dugimont
- Visions (2022) as Gérald Chabasse
- Dancing On (2022) as Le maire
- Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu (2021) as Self
- Blue Eyes (2021) as Murena
- Prise au piège (2019) as Vincent Rivière
- Quand sort la recluse (2019) as Jean-Baptiste / Raphaël Adamsberg
- Quand sort la recluse (2019) as Jean-Baptiste / Raphaël Adamsberg
- Sink or Swim (2018) as Simon
- Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne (2017) as Ludwig XI.
- The Passenger (2015) as Mathias Freire
- Suburra (2015) as Cardinal Berchet
- I Am a Soldier (2015) as Henri
- The Ninth Cloud (2014) as Jonny
- Les Trois Silences (2014) as Philippe
- Blue Notes and Bungalows (2013) as Self
- True Friends (2013) as Paul, writer
- Back in Crime (2013) as Richard Kemp
- Il était une fois… « La Reine Margot » (2013) as Self
- Rani (2011) as Philippe de Valcourt
- In Love (2011) as Martial Verdier
- Blind Valley (2011) as Capitaine Descharnes
- The Marquis (2011) as Jo
- A Bad Encounter (2011) as Loup, adult
- A.D. La guerre de l'ombre (2010) as Procureur Mattéi
- In Their Sleep (2010) as Le mari de Sarah
- A Dubious Place (2010) as Commissaire Adamsberg
- C à vous (2009) as Self
- Braquo (2009) as Eddy Caplan
- The Chalk Circle Man (2009) as Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- Seeking Whom He May Devour (2009) as Commissaire Adamsberg
- Villa Amalia (2009) as Georges
- Persecution (2009) as Le désaxé
- Il prossimo tuo (2009) as Jean-Paul
- La Double Inconstance (2009) as The prince
- John Adams (2008) as Comte de Vergennes
- Collection Fred Vargas (2008) as commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- Sous les vents de Neptune (2008) as Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- Borderline (2008) as Tcheky
- Fata Morgana (2007) as Der Fremde
- Shake Hands with the Devil (2007) as Bernard Kouchner
- La Face cachée (2007) as Xavier
- On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
- Gaspard le bandit (2006) as Gaspard
- L'Anniversaire (2005) as Alberto
- No Sky Limit with Africa (2005) as Gordon Coburn
- Taking Lives (2004) as Duval
- Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003) as Jérôme
- It's Easier for a Camel... (2003) as Pierre
- Sweat (2002) as Harvey
- The Best Day of My Life (2002) as Davide
- Mortal Transfer (2001) as Michel Durand
- Le Prof (2000) as Alexandre
- Princesses (2000) as Simon
- Innocents (2000) as Gerard Huxley
- Across the Road (2000) as Jean
- The Sopranos (1999) as Jean-Philippe Colbert
- Tonka (1997) as the sprinter
- Tonka (1997) Writer
- Tonka (1997) Director
- Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- Maximum Risk (1996) as Sebastien
- Elective Affinities (1996) as Edoardo
- The Liars (1996) as Zac
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) as Self - in Cannes
- Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995) as Vincent Granec
- Tell Me Yes... (1995) as Stéphane Villiers
- Léon: The Professional (1994) as Extra (uncredited)
- Queen Margot (1994) as Charles IX
- Zone interdite (1993) as Self
- Killing Zoe (1993) as Eric
- Look to the Sky (1993) as Max Oberski
- The Groundhogs (1993) as Stéphane
- Especially on Sunday (1991) as The Biker
- Gawin (1991) as Nicolas / Gawin
- Nikita (1990) as Marco
- Summer Night in Town (1990) as Louis
- Au coeur de Nikita (1990) as Self
- Nocturne Indien (1989) as Rossignol/Xavier
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Malady of Love (1987) as Clément Potrel
- Betty Blue (1986) as Zorg
- Subway (1985) as Le Roller
- Among Wolves (1985) as Richard Avakian
- Dangerous Moves (1984) as Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
- The Wounded Man (1983) as Henri
- L'Indiscrétion (1982) as Jean-François
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Et son cœur prit le train as Gérard
- Neptunes Thunder as Commissaire Adamsberg
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jean-Hugues Anglade best known for?
Jean-Hugues Anglade is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Deep Dark (2023), Superwho? (2022), Sink or Swim (2018), Robotrix (1991).
When and where was Jean-Hugues Anglade born?
Jean-Hugues Anglade was born on July 29, 1955 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France.
How many credits does Jean-Hugues Anglade have?
Jean-Hugues Anglade has accumulated over 98 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1972 to 2026.
What is Jean-Hugues Anglade's background in cinema and television?
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter born on July 29, 1955, in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France. His father worked as a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He is known for playing Eric in Killing Zoe, Zorg in Betty Blue, and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in Nikita. Angl...