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