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
The Transporter (2002)
as Tarconi
In All Innocence (1998)
as Antoine
Transporter 2 (2005)
as Inspector Tarconi
Transporter 3 (2008)
as Inspector Tarconi
The Chorus (2004)
as Rachin
Colours of Time (2025)
as Victor Hugo
Tell No One (2006)
as Eric Levkowitch
Romance (1999)
as Robert
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
as Father Michel
The Concert (2009)
as Olivier Morne Duplessis
The Great Role (2004)
as Benny Schwarz
Family Is Family (2018)
as Alexander, Constance's father
Someone, Somewhere (2019)
as Psy de Rémy
Somnambule (2027)
Actor
Cash Truck (2004)
as Bernard
How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
as Robert Van der Beck
Actors (2000)
as François Nègre
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille (2016)
as Self
Angels & Co. (2025)
as Cupidon
School of Life (2017)
as Count Louis Fernand de La Fresnaye
The Whistler (2010)
as Armand / Maurice Teillard
The Adversary (2002)
as Rémi
Whatever You Say (2002)
as jean-Louis Broustal
Ca$h (2008)
as François
Edy (2005)
as Edy Saïovici
McWalter (2025)
as Chef Sorkin
A Model Employee (2003)
as François Maurey
Hard Off (1999)
as Le docteur Nataf
Narco (2004)
as Guy Bennet
A Self-Made Hero (1996)
as Monsieur Jo
Eros Therapy (2004)
as Adam Corbeau
Sans rires (1990)
as Roger
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
as Charles Denis, dit Saint-Denis
Among Friends (2015)
as Philippe
Camille Claudel (1988)
as Docteur Michaux
Hear Me Out (2021)
as Francis Samier
Above Suspicion (2011)
as Pierre Jourdan
Le Dindon (2012)
as Vatelin
Batailles (2008)
Actor
Faisons un rêve (2007)
as Le mari
Last Dance (2023)
as Germain
Place Vendôme (1998)
as Eric Malivert
Le Petit Fût (2008)
as Prosper Chicot
Closed Circuit (2013)
as Jean-Claude Dedieu
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
as Alain Posche
Stardom (2000)
as Nigel Pope's Associate
Me and My Sister (2004)
as Pierre Demouthy
Recrutement (2001)
as Corbi, the recruiter
Ramsès II (2020)
as Jean
Sincerely Charlotte (1985)
as postal worker
May Fools (1990)
as Daniel
Comedy of Power (2006)
as Michel Humeau
The Screw (1993)
as Un vendeur
Les Amateurs (2004)
as Monsieur Meinau
Pur week-end (2007)
as Commissioner Papan
The School of Flesh (1998)
as Soukaz
Lucky (2020)
as Le commissaire Daran
Max (2013)
as Le commissaire de police
The Grand Restaurant III (2021)
as Christian, a client
La Balance (1982)
as Inspecteur de la Mondaine
Aurore (2006)
as Le Roi
Deep in the Woods (2000)
as Baron Axel de Fersen
Dans la peau de McWalter (2025)
as Self - Actor
Captain Conan (1996)
as Commander Bouvier
Christmas with the Tuches (2021)
as Pierre Noël
Fresh Bait (1995)
as Insp. Durieux
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Another Woman's Life (2012)
as Maître Volin
I've Been Waiting So Long (2004)
as Simon
The Grand Restaurant IV (2022)
as Christian, a client
I Love You Coiffure (2020)
as Liliane and Maud's Father (segment "La Maison de retraite")
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
as Police inspector receiver
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Fred (1997)
as Barrère
Escalade (2011)
as Noe
Champagne ! (2022)
as Le Maître de la Confrérie
Romance 1999 (1999)
as Robert
Tous Inconnus (2022)
as ("Les Chasseurs" segment)
Could This Be Love? (2007)
as Roland
Le Débarquement (2013)
Actor
Innocent (1999)
as Jean-René
Féroce (2002)
as Inspecteur de police
Martin and Lea (1979)
as l'inspecteur
Avis de tempête (2026)
as Commandant de bord
The Young Casanova (2002)
as Louis XV
Six-Pack (2000)
as Thomas
My Little Business (1999)
as Maxime Nassieff
Grand Oral (2020)
as Le président du jury
The Stroller Strategy (2012)
as Jean-Luc Hamory
Quadrille (2013)
as Philippe de Morannes
Sentiments provisoires (2010)
as Félix
One 4 All (1999)
as Le passager désagréable
Girl for a Day (2024)
as Judge Genoud
Quartier V.I.P. (2005)
as Bertrand Fussac
La Chartreuse de Parme (2012)
as The Prince of Parma
Je vais mieux (2018)
as Audibert
La Fête du Cinéma (2018)
Actor
The Warrior's Brother (2002)
as Le curé
L'Arbre de joie (2008)
as Professeor Lacombe
Le sourire du clown (1999)
as Drouot
The Boy (2025)
as Le père
Poker (1988)
as Lawyer
Magnificat (2023)
as Monseigneur Mével
The Goldfish (1994)
as Pharmacist
Les Milles (1995)
as Lt. Boisset
Stand Up Girl (2017)
as Fabrice
Two Much for the Job (2022)
as M. Picard
Tableau d'honneur (1992)
as Alain Denizet
Pardaillan (1997)
as Henry de Montmorency, comte de Damville
The Secret Wife (1986)
as Zaccharia Pasdeloup
Daddy Cool (2008)
as Albert Einstein
5H48, Place des Martyrs (2027)
as Mr Defiandre
The Violin Player (1994)
as Charles
The World Upside Down (2024)
as Le grand-père
Fêlés (2024)
as Directeur de l'usine
Père Noël à domicile (2024)
as François
Would I Lie to You: The Beginning (2019)
as Max
Strictement personnel (1985)
as Gérard
The Hostage of Europe (1989)
as Generał Charles Tristan de Montholon
Suivez cet avion (1989)
as Combette
Seventh Heaven (1997)
as Le docteur
The Art Dealer (2015)
as Simon
Cyrano (2001)
Actor
Only Girls (2003)
as Mermot
Bad Company (1999)
as René
Cherche famille désespérément (1994)
Actor
The Murderous Months of April (1987)
as Baumann
Poiret Serrault - Extraits extra (2024)
as Self
The Prince of the Pacific (2000)
as le commandant Lefèvre
La Femme de l'amant (1992)
as Marc
Les Talents d’Achille (—)
Actor
L'Héritière (2002)
as Bordier
Vicky (2016)
as Albert Bonhomme
The Best Day of My Life (2005)
as Valentin
La fidèle infidèle (1995)
as Robert
L'Esprit de famille (2020)
as Jacques, le père d'Alexandre
Le pot de colle (2010)
as Richard Maurand
Everybody Is a Killer (2004)
as François, le garagiste
Tailleur pour dames (2008)
as Bassinet
Le souffle du dragon (2022)
as Papi
En territoire indien (2003)
as Jean-Claude Adam
One Summer (2006)
as Maurice Lecouvey, farmer and mayor
Make It Mine (1986)
as Le beau-frère de Loïc
Dormez, je le veux! (1998)
as Paul, the uncle / Raymond, the father
Un étrange voyage (1981)
as Le témoin escroc
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! (2022)
as Franck
Jeanne, Marie et les autres (2000)
as Gédéon
Tell No One: The B-Side (2007)
as Self
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil (2009)
as Sylvain
Le garçon d'orage (1997)
as Le boiteux
Le Gendre idéal (2008)
as Max
Au bistro du coin (2011)
as François
State Crime (2013)
as Robert Boulin
Une heure de tranquillité (2020)
as Michel
Alive (2002)
as Father
Main basse sur une île (2011)
as "Der Engel"
Hors Service (2001)
as Louis
Dead Man Talking (2012)
as Karl Raven
Fragile(s) (2007)
as Paul
Deux hommes tout nus (2014)
as Alain Kramer
How I Killed My Father (2001)
as un patient
60 Going On 12 (2013)
as Charles
À mon tour (2022)
as Jean-Charles de Ponte
Nine Women (2021)
Actor
One Day My Father Will Come (2012)
as Bernard Bleu
Stella (1983)
as Captain in the hangar
Remake (2003)
as François Charles-Leconte
Moi, moi et François B. (2016)
Actor
Man of My Life (1999)
as Frydman
Encore un instant (2019)
as Julien
Don't Make Trouble! (2001)
as (segment "Cyrano")
Plus si affinités & Friends (2011)
as Self
Les Associés (2009)
as Raymond Rosen
L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ? (2001)
as (voice)
Baby Blues (1999)
as Granier
The Happiest Place on Earth (1999)
as Brafort
La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux (2019)
as Professeur Pascal Bernel
La Mort du Chinois (1998)
as Inspector Chevalot
Hot House (2003)
as Georges
Trapped by a Dream (1993)
as Le cousin
La troupe à Palmade s'amuse avec...François Berléand (2020)
as Self
Runaways (1995)
as Nicolas
Le Gendre idéal 2 (2010)
as Max
Blanche Nuit (2013)
as La Malice
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté (2015)
as Self
Feu Adrien Muset (1992)
as Edgar
93, Faubourg Saint-Honoré : la crème de la crème (2023)
as Self
Par le bout du nez (2022)
as The Psychiatrist
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse (1992)
Actor
Les jours d'après (2026)
Actor
L'Année des Guignols - Y'a paaas de méthode (1998)
as (voice)
La fille de son père (2001)
as Henri
La clef des champs (2014)
as Fred
Tender Souls (2001)
as Jacques
Un flic presque parfait (1998)
as Génaro
Vieilles canailles (2010)
as JP
Santé mentale, briser le tabou (2025)
as Self
Le Parc, Prince des stades (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Du vent dans les branches de sassafras (2016)
as John Emery Rockefelle
Stop (1999)
as Laurent's brother
The Okinaway of Life (2013)
as Narrator
Un si joli bouquet (1995)
as Antoine