Jean-Pierre Darroussin
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1953 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Active Years
- 1979–2026 (48 Years)
- Total Credits
- 136 credits in database
Biography
Subject: Jean-Pierre Darroussin.
Role: Actor and filmmaker/director.
Birth Date: 4 December 1953.
Birth Place: Courbevoie, France (specifically Courbevoie, Seine, now Hauts-de-Seine).
Known for: Le Havre (2011), Family Resemblances (1996), and Le pressentiment (2006).
Other details: Known credits count is 134 (from TMDB). He is a French actor and filmmaker. One source mentions he provides talent to comedies and dramas.
Personal details (if needed/relevant to "identity profile"): Two daughters, Marie and Juliette, from a first marriage to Geneviève Adrey. Shared life with Valérie Stroh. In a relationship since 2009 with Anna Novion.
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin is a French actor and filmmaker born on 4 December 1953 in Courbevoie, France. His place of birth is identified as Courbevoie, Seine, which is now Hauts-de-Seine. Darroussin is known for his work in films such as Le Havre (2011), Family Resemblances (1996), and Le pressentiment (2006). He has 134 known credits and provides acting talent to both comedies and dramas. Regarding his personal life, he has two daughters, Marie and Juliette, from his first marriage to Geneviève Adrey. He has also shared his life with actress, screenwriter, and director Valérie Stroh, and has been in a relationship with franco-Swedish director Anna Novion since 2009.
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Career overview
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[1] Jean-Pierre Darroussin (TMDB): Born Dec 4, 1953. Born in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Known for acting. 134 known credits.
[2] [3] TMDB/Wikipedia: French actor and filmmaker. Born Dec 4, 1953, in Courbevoie, France.
[4] IMDb: Born Dec 4, 1953, in Courbevoie, Seine (now Hauts-de-Seine), France. Actor and director. Known for Le Havre (2011), Family Resemblances (1996), and Le pressentiment (2006).
[5] Wikipedia (NL): French film director and actor. Talent distributed between comedies and dramas.
[6] Wikipedia (FR): Personal details (daughters Marie and Juliette, ex-wife Geneviève Adrey, partner Valérie Stroh, partner Anna Novion). Note: The prompt asks for a career overview of his acting, so personal details might be less relevant unless they relate to his career, but I must stick to the "career overview" focus.
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born on December 4, 1953, in Courbevoie, France. Specifically, his place of birth is recorded as Courbevoie, Seine, which is now Hauts-de-Seine. His professional work includes roles in both comedies and dramas.
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As an actor and director, Darroussin has accumulated 134 known credits. He is recognized for his work in several films, including Le Havre, released in 2011, Family Resemblances from 1996, and Le pressentiment from 2006. His career encompasses both acting and filmmaking.
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born on December 4, 1953, in Courbevoie, France. His place of birth is identified as Courbevoie, Seine, which is now known as Hauts-de-Seine. Throughout his career, Darroussin has applied his acting talent to both comedies and dramas.
As an actor and director, Darroussin has 134 known credits. He is particularly known for his work in the films Le Havre, released in 2011, Family Resemblances, released in 1996, and Le pressentiment, released in 2006. His professional contributions span both acting and directing within the film industry.
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Born Dec 4, 1953.
Born in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France (or Seine).
French actor and filmmaker/
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Full Filmography
136 titles- Tough Luck (2026) as Commissaire Taillade
- A Woman Today (2026) as Mr Derval
- Monsieur (2026) as Dassieux
- 1939-1940: A Strange Defeat (2026) as Narrator (voice over)
- Vultures (2025) as Christian
- Meurtres à Millau (2025) as Adrien Nerval
- The Thieving Magpie (2025) as M. Moreau
- Juliette in Spring (2024) as Léonard
- All Your Faces (2023) as Michel
- Marguerite's Theorem (2023) as Laurent Werner
- And the Party Goes On (2023) as Henri
- Such a long night (2022) as Jeff
- Rumba Therapy (2022) as Gilles
- Club Première (2022) as Self - Guest
- School Society (2022) as Daniel
- The Grand Restaurant IV (2022)
- Un monde, un regard (2021)
- Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021) as Director
- The Grand Restaurant III (2021) as Jean-Jacques
- Home Front (2020) as Rabut
- Monsieur Deligny, vagabond efficace (2020) as Narrator
- Gloria Mundi (2019) as Richard Benar
- The Dazzled (2019) as Le Berger
- Chacun pour tous (2018) as Martin
- Promise at Dawn (2017) as Zaremba
- The House by the Sea (2017) as Joseph
- La Loi de Julien, Le bon fils (2017) as Maître Julien Meunier
- A Woman's Life (2016) as Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds
- The Bureau (2015) as Henri Duflot
- The Death of Auguste (2015) as Antoine Mature
- Heatwave (2015) as Daniel Huot-Marchand
- Calme (2014)
- Paris Follies (2014) as Xavier Lecanu
- Ariane's Thread (2014) as le chauffeur de taxi / Le metteur en scène
- Il était une fois... « Marius et Jeannette » (2014) as Self
- Get Well Soon (2014) as Hervé Laurent
- Murders in... (2013) as Adrien Nerval
- One of a Kind (2013) as The father
- Frenchmen 3 (2013) as Manu
- Jasmine (2013) as (voice)
- Fanny (2013) as Honoré Panisse
- Marius (2013) as Honoré Panisse
- Rendezvous in Kiruna (2013) as Ernest
- Calm at Sea (2012) as Abbot Moyon
- Le Havre (2011) as Monet
- The Well Digger's Daughter (2011) as André Mazel
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011) as Michel Marteron, Husband of Marie-Claire
- The Great Restaurant II (2011) as The Bisexual Swinger
- Early One Morning (2011) as Paul
- 22 Bullets (2010) as Martin Beaudinard
- The Queen of Clubs (2010) as Simon Sarasian
- Ya basta ! (2010)
- Holiday (2010) as Michel Trémois
- Army of Crime (2009) as Inspecteur Pujol
- Bank Error in Your Favour (2009) as Étienne
- Bulles de Vian (2009) as Self
- The Ordinary People (2009) as Bruno Couffe
- Le Voyage aux Pyrénées (2008) as Alexandre Darou
- Le Septième Juré (2008) as Grégoire Duval
- Grown Ups (2008) as Albert
- Lady Jane (2008) as François
- Conversations with My Gardener (2007) as Léo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'
- Frenchmen 2 (2007) as Manu
- Waiting for Someone (2007) as Louis Renard
- Fragile(s) (2007) as Yves
- All the Beauty of the World (2006) as Michel
- Armenia (2006) as Pierre
- Premonition (2006) as Charles Bénesteau
- Premonition (2006) Director
- Premonition (2006) Screenplay
- How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) as André Migot
- Le Cactus (2005) as Renard
- Saint-Jacques… La Mecque (2005) as Claude
- Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" (2005) as Self
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) as Benjamin Gordes
- Red Lights (2004) as Antoine
- My Father is an Engineer (2004) as Jérémie / Joseph
- Robert Guédiguian, cinéaste (2004) as Self
- Cause toujours ! (2004) as Bruno
- The Car Keys (2003) as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- Frenchmen (2003) as Manu
- Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres (2003) as Self
- A Private Affair (2002) as Homme Apolus
- The Landlords (2002) as Patrick Bertil
- If I Were a Rich Man (2002) as Aldo
- Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves (2002) as Daniel
- Special Delivery (2002) as Raphaël
- L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) as Monsieur Hubert
- August 15th (2001) as Raoul
- Don't Make Trouble! (2001) as (segment "Poitiers, voiture 11")
- The Taste of Others (2000) as Un spectateur au théâtre
- Tomorrow's Another Day (2000) as Xavier
- The Town Is Quiet (2000) as Paul
- Charge! (2000) as Jean-Do
- Inséparables (1999) as Robert
- C'est quoi la vie ? (1999) as Marc, le père
- Season's Beatings (1999) as Gilbert
- Who Plucked the Feathers Off the Moon? (1999) as Lucien
- La Finale (1999) as Henri
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Beware of My Love (1998) as Voyageur de commerce
- Where the Heart Is (1998) as Joël Patché
- L'argent fait le bonheur (1998) as Vicar
- The Octopus (1998) as Gabriel Lecouvreur, 'le Poulpe'
- Same Old Song (1997) as Le jeune homme au chèque
- Marius and Jeannette (1997) as Dédé
- Family Resemblances (1996) as Denis
- My Man (1996) as Client
- 'Till Death Do Us Part (1995) as Jaco
- Madame Petlet's True Story (1995) as Hervé Reyter
- Cold Water (1994) as L'inspecteur
- Cache Cash (1994) as Jean Messignac, cousin d'Antoine
- Zone interdite (1993) as Self
- Kitchen with Apartment (1993) as Fred
- White Nightmare (1992) as J.P.
- Little Nothings (1992) as Domrémy
- Dieu vomit les tièdes (1991) as Cochise
- L'Amour en deux (1991) as Matthias
- Le Cri du cochon (1991)
- Mado, poste restante (1990) as Le berger
- My Best Pals (1989) as Dany Péquou
- The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (1988) as Jean Leroux
- Ki lo sa ? (1986) as Dada
- He Died with His Eyes Open (1985) as Moulard
- Slices of Life (1985) as L'ami du dragueur / Le journaliste
- Our Story (1984) as le second passager
- Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi (1983) as The journalist
- Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982) as L'homme qui téléphone lors du repas de réveillon
- Is This Reasonable? (1981) as Henri, Julie's depressed ex
- The Ones That Got Away (1981) as Amédée
- Psy (1981) as Jacques
- Hothead (1979) as Photographer (uncredited)
- Florida
- Tiens ferme ta couronne
- L'incident
- Enfant de salaud
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jean-Pierre Darroussin best known for?
Jean-Pierre Darroussin is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Mauvaise Pioche (2026), Monsieur (2026), 1939-1940: A Strange Defeat (2026), Vultures (2025).
When and where was Jean-Pierre Darroussin born?
Jean-Pierre Darroussin was born on December 4, 1953 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
How many credits does Jean-Pierre Darroussin have?
Jean-Pierre Darroussin has accumulated over 136 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1979 to 2026.
What is Jean-Pierre Darroussin's background in cinema and television?
Subject: Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Role: Actor and filmmaker/director. Birth Date: 4 December 1953. Birth Place: Courbevoie, France (specifically Courbevoie, Seine, now Hauts-de-Seine). Known for: Le Havre (2011), Family Resemblances (1996), and Le pressentiment (2006). Other details: Known credits count is 134 (from TMD...
Jean-Pierre Darroussin by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (1988) as Jean Leroux — aged about 34
- The Bureau (2015) as Henri Duflot — aged about 61
- All Your Faces (2023) as Michel — aged about 69
- Murders in... (2013) as Adrien Nerval — aged about 59
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) as Benjamin Gordes — aged about 50
- Family Resemblances (1996) as Denis — aged about 42
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