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