François Berléand
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François Berléand (born April 22, 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in Le Bureau, the French version of The Office, produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 film The Transporter as the French commissaire named Tarconi, an active and honest police officer who is an acquaintance of Frank Martin (Jason Statham). He reprised the role in the sequels Transporter 2 and Transporter 3 and the TV series. Berléand was born in Paris, France. The son of a Russian-Armenian father and a French mother, until the age of eleven he found his childhood traumatic after being told by his father that Berléand was the son of the Invisible Man. While studying at business school, he trained as an actor, somewhat against his will; his first stage role was in a play called Sur une plage de l'Ouest (On a beach in the West). After graduation, he enrolled in drama classes with Tania Balachova and then met Daniel, a director under whose auspices he worked from 1974 to 1981, participating in a dozen productions, mainly of contemporary classics. Berléand began his film career in 1978 with supporting roles in successful comedies throughout the 1980s. After a series of highly acclaimed supporting roles, including My Small Business for which he won the César for best actor in a supporting role in 2000, he won his first major role in the film My Idol by Guillaume Canet which brought his name and face to the wider public. For this, Berléand thanks his former girlfriend, actress-director Nicole Garcia. In Martin et Léa, he plays a police inspector, a role he went on to perform many times on screen (La Balance, Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (based on the novel The Devil's Home on Leave by Derek Raymond), Marche à l'ombre (Walking in the Shade), The Bait, The Death the Chinese, Fred, The Smile of the Clown, Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), Transporter 1, 2, and 3) thanks in part to a cold, distant, and piercing gaze. Berléand often plays military characters (The Hostage of Europe, Stella, Les Milles, Captain Conan, The Prince of the Pacific); he has also played a detective (Follow This Plane), pastor (Au revoir les enfants) and psychiatrist in Seventh Heaven, the film that really showed his talents to the public in late 1997. He released a book about his childhood in 2006, Le fils de l'homme invisible (The son of the invisible man). Berléand was in a relationship with French actress, film director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia for twelve years. He has been in a long-term relationship with Alexia Stresi; their twins Adèle and Lucy were born in December 2008. He is also the father of two grown children, Martin (born 1978) and Fanny (born 1983). He is the grandfather of Elios (born 2013), son of Martin. Description above from the Wikipedia article François Berléand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Transporter 3 (2008)
as Inspector Tarconi
The Chorus (2004)
as Rachin
Transporter 2 (2005)
as Inspector Tarconi
The Transporter (2002)
as Tarconi
Actors (2000)
as François Nègre
Whatever You Say (2002)
as jean-Louis Broustal
Sincerely Charlotte (1985)
as postal worker
Recrutement (2001)
as Corbi, the recruiter
Cash Truck (2004)
as Bernard
Among Friends (2015)
as Philippe
Hard Off (1999)
as Le docteur Nataf
Batailles (2008)
Actor
Romance 1999 (1999)
as Robert
Edy (2005)
as Edy Saïovici
Eros Therapy (2004)
as Adam Corbeau
The Whistler (2010)
as Armand / Maurice Teillard
Max (2013)
as Le commissaire de police
Ramsès II (2020)
as Jean
Le Dindon (2012)
as Vatelin
The Adversary (2002)
as Rémi
Sans rires (1990)
as Roger
Fred (1997)
as Barrère
Last Dance (2023)
as Germain
Angels & Co. (2025)
as Cupidon
Somnambule (2027)
Actor
The Screw (1993)
as Un vendeur
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille (2016)
as Self
Sentiments provisoires (2010)
as Félix
Closed Circuit (2013)
as Jean-Claude Dedieu
Narco (2004)
as Guy Bennet
Colours of Time (2025)
as Victor Hugo
Grand Oral (2020)
as Le président du jury
Above Suspicion (2011)
as Pierre Jourdan
Aurore (2006)
as Le Roi
Les Amateurs (2004)
as Monsieur Meinau
Innocent (1999)
as Jean-René
Tell No One (2006)
as Eric Levkowitch
Quadrille (2013)
as Philippe de Morannes
Escalade (2011)
as Noe
Faisons un rêve (2007)
as Le mari
The Murderous Months of April (1987)
as Baumann
Le Petit Fût (2008)
as Prosper Chicot
Cyrano (2001)
Actor
Stardom (2000)
as Nigel Pope's Associate
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
as Father Michel
Me and My Sister (2004)
as Pierre Demouthy
Men Prefer Fat Girls (1981)
as Julien
How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
as Robert Van der Beck
Lucky (2020)
as Le commissaire Daran
La Fête du Cinéma (2018)
Actor
A Model Employee (2003)
as François Maurey
5H48, Place des Martyrs (2027)
as Mr Defiandre
Dans la peau de McWalter (2025)
as Self - Actor
Pardaillan (1997)
as Henry de Montmorency, comte de Damville
In All Innocence (1998)
as Antoine
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
as Police inspector receiver
Une heure de tranquillité (2020)
as Michel
L'Arbre de joie (2008)
as Professeor Lacombe
The Secret Wife (1986)
as Zaccharia Pasdeloup
La Femme de l'amant (1992)
as Marc
Martin and Lea (1979)
as l'inspecteur
Poiret Serrault - Extraits extra (2024)
as Self
Le pot de colle (2010)
as Richard Maurand
Plus si affinités & Friends (2011)
as Self
Suivez cet avion (1989)
as Combette
Dormez, je le veux! (1998)
as Paul, the uncle / Raymond, the father
Pur week-end (2007)
as Commissioner Papan
60 Going On 12 (2013)
as Charles
The Violin Player (1994)
as Charles
Les Talents d’Achille (—)
Actor
Poker (1988)
as Lawyer
Père Noël à domicile (2024)
as François
Avis de tempête (2026)
as Captain
La fidèle infidèle (1995)
as Robert
The Great Role (2004)
as Benny Schwarz
Hear Me Out (2021)
as Francis Samier
The Goldfish (1994)
as Pharmacist
Je vais mieux (2018)
as Audibert
Jeanne, Marie et les autres (2000)
as Gédéon
Girl for a Day (2024)
as Judge Genoud
Moi, moi et François B. (2016)
Actor
Romance (1999)
as Robert
Family Is Family (2018)
as Alexander, Constance's father
Tailleur pour dames (2008)
as Bassinet
Someone, Somewhere (2019)
as Psy de Rémy
Seventh Heaven (1997)
as Le docteur
Ca$h (2008)
as François
Deux hommes tout nus (2014)
as Alain Kramer
En territoire indien (2003)
as Jean-Claude Adam
The Concert (2009)
as Olivier Morne Duplessis
School of Life (2017)
as Count Louis Fernand de La Fresnaye
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
as Charles Denis, dit Saint-Denis
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
as Alain Posche
Cherche famille désespérément (1994)
Actor
Place Vendôme (1998)
as Eric Malivert
Comedy of Power (2006)
as Michel Humeau
Deep in the Woods (2000)
as Baron Axel de Fersen
Camille Claudel (1988)
as Docteur Michaux
McWalter (2025)
as Chef Sorkin
The School of Flesh (1998)
as Soukaz
Two Much for the Job (2022)
as M. Picard
A Self-Made Hero (1996)
as Monsieur Jo
Captain Conan (1996)
as Commander Bouvier
Another Woman's Life (2012)
as Maître Volin
May Fools (1990)
as Daniel
The Stroller Strategy (2012)
as Jean-Luc Hamory
Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Pierre Noël
One Summer (2006)
as Maurice Lecouvey, farmer and mayor
Quartier V.I.P. (2005)
as Bertrand Fussac
Fresh Bait (1995)
as Insp. Durieux
The Grand Restaurant III (2021)
as Christian, a client
How I Killed My Father (2001)
as un patient
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
La Balance (1982)
as Inspecteur de la Mondaine
Par le bout du nez (2022)
as The Psychiatrist
Le souffle du dragon (2022)
as Papi
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
The Best Day of My Life (2005)
as Valentin
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! (2022)
as Franck
Le Débarquement (2013)
Actor
The Grand Restaurant IV (2022)
as Christian, a client
L'Esprit de famille (2020)
as Jacques, le père d'Alexandre
Tous Inconnus (2022)
as ("Les Chasseurs" segment)
Stand Up Girl (2017)
as Fabrice
Le Gendre idéal (2008)
as Max
The Hostage of Europe (1989)
as Generał Charles Tristan de Montholon
Make It Mine (1986)
as Le beau-frère de Loïc
I Love You Coiffure (2020)
as Liliane and Maud's Father (segment "La Maison de retraite")
Alive (2002)
as Father
Champagne ! (2022)
as Le Maître de la Confrérie
Fêlés (2024)
as Directeur de l'usine
Le sourire du clown (1999)
as Drouot
The Warrior's Brother (2002)
as Le curé
I've Been Waiting So Long (2004)
as Simon
The Prince of the Pacific (2000)
as le commandant Lefèvre
The Young Casanova (2002)
as Louis XV
Would I Lie to You: The Beginning (2019)
as Max
The World Upside Down (2024)
as Le grand-père
Au bistro du coin (2011)
as François
La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux (2019)
as Professeur Pascal Bernel
Could This Be Love? (2007)
as Roland
Six-Pack (2000)
as Thomas
Un étrange voyage (1981)
as Le témoin escroc
The Boy (2025)
as Le père
Les Milles (1995)
as Lt. Boisset
Daddy Cool (2008)
as Albert Einstein
Strictement personnel (1985)
as Gérard
Everybody Is a Killer (2004)
as François, le garagiste
Man of My Life (1999)
as Frydman
Du vent dans les branches de sassafras (2016)
as John Emery Rockefelle
The Art Dealer (2015)
as Simon
One Day My Father Will Come (2012)
as Bernard Bleu
Bad Company (1999)
as René
La fille de son père (2001)
as Henri
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil (2009)
as Sylvain
Remake (2003)
as François Charles-Leconte
Magnificat (2023)
as Monseigneur Mével
Les jours d'après (2027)
as Henri
Le Gendre idéal 2 (2010)
as Max
One 4 All (1999)
as Le passager désagréable
Only Girls (2003)
as Mermot
Runaways (1995)
as Nicolas
Baby Blues (1999)
as Granier
L'Année des Guignols - Y'a paaas de méthode (1998)
as (voice)
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté (2015)
as Self
The Happiest Place on Earth (1999)
as Brafort
Tableau d'honneur (1992)
as Alain Denizet
Féroce (2002)
as Inspecteur de police
Hot House (2003)
as Georges
Tell No One: The B-Side (2007)
as Self
Trapped by a Dream (1993)
as Le cousin
La Mort du Chinois (1998)
as Inspector Chevalot
Encore un instant (2019)
as Julien
L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ? (2001)
as (voice)
La clef des champs (2014)
as Fred
Fragile(s) (2007)
as Paul
Blanche Nuit (2013)
as La Malice
Un flic presque parfait (1998)
as Génaro
La troupe à Palmade s'amuse avec...François Berléand (2020)
as Self
Nine Women (2021)
Actor
Vicky (2016)
as Albert Bonhomme
Tender Souls (2001)
as Jacques
Stella (1983)
as Captain in the hangar
Un si joli bouquet (1995)
as Antoine
93, Faubourg Saint-Honoré : la crème de la crème (2023)
as Self
My Little Business (1999)
as Maxime Nassieff
Le garçon d'orage (1997)
as Le boiteux
The Okinaway of Life (2013)
as Narrator
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse (1992)
Actor
L'Héritière (2002)
as Bordier
Dead Man Talking (2012)
as Karl Raven
Hors Service (2001)
as Louis
À mon tour (2022)
as Jean-Charles de Ponte
Don't Make Trouble! (2001)
as (segment "Cyrano")
Main basse sur une île (2011)
as "Der Engel"
Stop (1999)
as Laurent's brother
Santé mentale, briser le tabou (2025)
as Self
State Crime (2013)
as Robert Boulin
Vieilles canailles (2010)
as JP
Les Associés (2009)
as Raymond Rosen
Feu Adrien Muset (1992)
as Edgar
Le Parc, Prince des stades (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)