Actor
François Cluzet
Born 21 September 1955 · Paris, France
François Cluzet (born 1955 in Paris) is a French stage and screen actor. He built a career in French cinema from the early 1980s, often playing intense or vulnerable men. International audiences know him best for Tell No One and The Intouchables, which made him a leading face of modern French film.
Key films
One Deadly Summer (1983)
Early major French thriller role that helped establish him as a screen actor in the 1980s.
Story of Women (1988)
Appears in Claude Chabrol's drama, set in wartime France and led by Isabelle Huppert.
Tell No One (2006)
Thriller lead as a grieving doctor; his breakout abroad and the role that won him a César.
Little White Lies (2010)
Ensemble hit directed by Guillaume Canet, showing his skill in character-driven comedy-drama.
The Intouchables (2011)
Starred opposite Omar Sy in one of the most successful French films ever released.
Key awards
- 2007 César Award for Best Actor (Tell No One)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 97
- 1980Cocktail Molotov · as BrunoActor
- 1980The Horse of Pride · as Pierre-Alain, le pèreActor
- 1981Le Boulanger de Suresnes · as Richard RouxActor
- 1982The Hatter's Ghost · as JeantetActor
- 1983One Deadly Summer · as Mickey, brother of Pin-PonActor
- 1983Entre Nous · as Un militaireActor
- 1983Vive la sociale ! · as Maurice DecquesActor
- 1984Manipulations · as JulienActor
- 1985Les enragés · as MarcActor
- 1985Elsa, Elsa · as Ferdinant (adult)Actor
- 1986'Round Midnight · as Francis BorlerActor
- 1986The Way Out · as Paul TrianaActor
- 1986États d'âme · as PierrotActor
- 1986Before Midnight · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1987Top Managers · as Thierry Deroc de PlebelecqActor
- 1988Story of Women · as Paul LatourActor
- 1988Chocolat · as Marc DalensActor
- 1988Jaune revolver · as Jean-Claude WielzkyActor
- 1989Too Beautiful for You · as Pascal ChevassuActor
- 1989The French Revolution · as Camille DesmoulinsActor
- 1989Uncontrollable Circumstances · as DanielActor
- 1989Deux · as LouisActor
- 1989Once Around the Park · as AlActor
- 1992Olivier, Olivier · as Serge DuvalActor
- 1992Sexes faibles ! · as Sébastien SebastianActor
- 1992See You Tomorrow · as GillesActor
- 1993Angel's Wing · as Ernest DevrinesActor
- 1994Torment · as Paul PrieurActor
- 1994Prêt-à-Porter · as Nina's AssistantActor
- 1994Wind from Wyoming · as Chester CelineActor
- 1995French Kiss · as BobActor
- 1995The Horseman on the Roof · as DoctorActor
- 1995The Apprentices · as AntoineActor
- 1996Enfants de salaud · as SandroActor
- 1996Dialogue au sommet · as MoserActor
- 1997The Swindle · as MauriceActor
- 1997Le Déménagement · as ClaudeActor
- 1997The Silence of Rak · as RakActor
- 1998La voie est libre · as JulesActor
- 1998Midnight Exam · as AntoineActor
- 1999Late August, Early September · as AdrienActor
- 1999Sweet Idleness · as StendhalActor
- 2002The Adversary · as LucActor
- 2003Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? · as GibsonActor
- 2003France Boutique · as OlivierActor
- 2003Janis and John · as Walter KingkateActor
- 2003Quand je vois le soleil · as PierreActor
- 2004The Hook · as Ben CastelanoActor
- 2005La cloche a sonné · as JeanActor
- 2005The Lost Domain · as AntoineActor
- 2006Tell No One · as Alexandre BeckActor
- 2006Quatre étoiles · as RenéActor
- 2006The Besieged Fortress · as Napoléon IIIActor
- 2007Game of Four · as LionelActor
- 2007True Enough · as MarcActor
- 2007My Place in the Sun · as PaulActor
- 2007Tell No One: The B-Side · as SelfActor
- 2008Paris · as Philippe VerneuilActor
- 2008Rivals · as GabrielActor
- 2009In the Beginning · as Philippe MillerActor
- 2009One for the Road · as Hervé ChabalierActor
- 2010Little White Lies · as Max CantaraActor
- 2010White Snow · as MaximeActor
- 2011The Intouchables · as PhilippeActor
- 2011A Monster in Paris · as Le préfet Maynott (voice)Actor
- 2011The Art of Love · as AchilleActor
- 2011My Father Is a Cleaning Lady · as MichelActor
- 2011Illegal Love · as Self (voice over)Actor
- 2012Do Not Disturb · as JeffActor
- 2013Turning Tide · as Yann KermadecActor
- 201311.6 · as ToniActor
- 2014Quantum Love · as PierreActor
- 2015One Wild Moment · as AntoineActor
- 2015Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite · as SelfActor
- 2016The Country Doctor · as Jean-Pierre WernerActor
- 2016Scribe · as DuvalActor
- 2017School of Life · as TotocheActor
- 2017The Other Me · as Marcel de ChaffeActor
- 2018Normandy Nude · as Georges BalbuzardActor
- 2018The Red Collar · as LantierActor
- 2018Through the Mill · as Pierre BaudActor
- 2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chance · as SelfActor
- 2018Claude Chabrol's Eye · as SelfActor
- 2019Little White Lies 2 · as Max CantaraActor
- 2019Claude Chabrol, the Maverick · as Self - ActorActor
- 2020Rose Island · as Jean Baptiste Toma'Actor
- 2020Poly · as VictorActor
- 2021The Man in the Basement · as Jacques FonzicActor
- 2022Masquerade · as Simon LaurentiActor
- 2022Kitchen Brigade · as LorenzoActor
- 2022Canailles · as AntoineActor
- 2022Sheila, toutes ces vies-là · as SelfActor
- 2023A Real Job · as PierreActor
- 2024Death of an Actor · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2025Prime Rush · as Lionel PerrinActor
- 2026Good Vibes Only · as ThomasActor
- 2027MystikActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.