François Berléand
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
Could This Be Love?
(Roland)
Au Revoir les Enfants
(Father Michel)
May Fools
(Daniel)
Tableau d'honneur
(Alain Denizet)
Me and My Sister
(Pierre Demouthy)
The Transporter
(Tarconi)
Martin and Lea
(l'inspecteur)
Tell No One
(Eric Levkowitch)
Narco
(Guy Bennet)
The Chorus
(Rachin)
A Girl Cut in Two
(Charles Denis, dit Saint-Denis)
Six-Pack
(Thomas)
Deep in the Woods
(Baron Axel de Fersen)
Cash Truck
(Bernard)
Cherche famille désespérément
Whatever You Say
(jean-Louis Broustal)
The Concert
(Olivier Morne Duplessis)
Romance
(Robert)
Transporter 2
(Inspector Tarconi)
Comedy of Power
(Michel Humeau)
Place Vendôme
(Eric Malivert)
Transporter 3
(Inspector Tarconi)
Ca$h
(François)
Everybody Is a Killer
(François, le garagiste)
Edy
(Edy Saïovici)
One Summer
(Maurice Lecouvey, farmer and mayor)
How I Killed My Father
(un patient)
The Whistler
(Armand / Maurice Teillard)
Strictement personnel
(Gérard)
Le sourire du clown
(Drouot)
Captain Conan
(Commander Bouvier)
Innocent
(Jean-René)
My Little Business
(Maxime Nassieff)
À mon tour
(Jean-Charles de Ponte)
Fragile(s)
(Paul)
Actors
(François Nègre)
A Self-Made Hero
(Monsieur Jo)
The Warrior's Brother
(Le curé)
The Best Day of My Life
(Valentin)
Hard Off
(Le docteur Nataf)
Eros Therapy
(Adam Corbeau)
Champagne !
(Le Maître de la Confrérie)
Poker
(Lawyer)
The Prince of the Pacific
(le commandant Lefèvre)
Hors Service
(Louis)
Only Girls
(Mermot)
Faisons un rêve
(Le mari)
The Adversary
(Rémi)
La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil
(Sylvain)
Les amateurs
(Monsieur Meinau)
In All Innocence
(Antoine)
Alive
(Father)
Marche à l'ombre
(Police inspector receiver)
Le Débarquement
Pur week-end
(Commissioner Papan)
The Murderous Months of April
(Baumann)
The Great Role
(Benny Schwarz)
I've Been Waiting So Long
(Simon)
A Model Employee
(François Maurey)
The School of Flesh
(Soukaz)
En territoire indien
(Jean-Claude Adam)
Les Associés
(Raymond Rosen)
Last Dance
(Germain)
Quartier V.I.P.
(Bertrand Fussac)
Seventh Heaven
(Le docteur)
One Day My Father Will Come
(Bernard Bleu)
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
(Self)
La fille de son père
(Henri)
Bad Company
(René)
Happiness Never Comes Alone
(Alain Posche)
Dead Man Talking
(Karl Raven)
Ramsès II
(Jean)
The Screw
(Un vendeur)
Escalade
(Noe)
The Stroller Strategy
(Jean-Luc Hamory)
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
(Franck)
Vieilles canailles
(JP)
Féroce
(Inspecteur de police)
Another Woman's Life
(Maître Volin)
Magnificat
(Monseigneur Mével)
The Young Casanova
(Louis XV)
The Hostage of Europe
(Generał Charles Tristan de Montholon)
Max
(Le commissaire de police)
Blanche Nuit
(La Malice)
La fidèle infidèle
(Robert)
Suivez cet avion
(Combette)
60 Going On 12
(Charles)
The Violin Player
(Charles)
Tender Souls
(Jacques)
La Fête du Cinéma
Un étrange voyage
(Le témoin escroc)
Par le bout du nez
(The Psychiatrist)
Sincerely Charlotte
(postal worker)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(Self (archive footage))
La Mort du Chinois
(Inspector Chevalot)
Fred
(Barrère)
Le souffle du dragon
(Papi)
La Balance
(Inspecteur de la Mondaine)
Un flic presque parfait
(Génaro)
93, Faubourg Saint-Honoré : la crème de la crème
(Self)
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
(Self)
Girl for a Day
(Judge Genoud)
La Chartreuse de Parme
(The Prince of Parma)
Deux hommes tout nus
(Alain Kramer)
Tous Inconnus
(("Les Chasseurs" segment))
Among Friends
(Philippe)
Dormez, je le veux!
(Paul, the uncle / Raymond, the father)
State Crime
(Robert Boulin)
La clef des champs
(Fred)
Above Suspicion
(Pierre Jourdan)
Stella
(Captain in the hangar)
The Grand Restaurant IV
(Christian, a client)
Two Much for the Job
(M. Picard)
Père Noël à domicile
(François)
Les Talents d’Achille
Jeanne, Marie et les autres
(Gédéon)
Remake
(François Charles-Leconte)
Vicky
(Albert Bonhomme)
Angels & Co.
(Cupidon)
Le Parc, Prince des stades
(Self - Narrator (voice))
The Boy
(Le père)
Aurore
(Le Roi)
Stand Up Girl
(Fabrice)
Colours of Time
(Victor Hugo)
Fêlés
(Directeur de l'usine)
Le Gendre idéal
(Max)
Le Gendre idéal 2
(Max)
The World Upside Down
(Le grand-père)
Sans rires
(Roger)
The Art Dealer
(Simon)
Le Dindon
(Vatelin)
McWalter
(Chef Sorkin)
Cyrano
Le pot de colle
(Richard Maurand)
Baby Blues
(Granier)
School of Life
(Count Louis Fernand de La Fresnaye)
Le Petit Fût
(Prosper Chicot)
Family Is Family
(Alexander, Constance's father)
Make It Mine
(Le beau-frère de Loïc)
Du vent dans les branches de sassafras
(John Emery Rockefelle)
Recrutement
(Corbi, the recruiter)
Je vais mieux
(Audibert)
Quadrille
(Philippe de Morannes)
L'Arbre de joie
(Professeor Lacombe)
Le garçon d'orage
(Le boiteux)
Main basse sur une île
("Der Engel")
Les Milles
(Lt. Boisset)
The Secret Wife
(Zaccharia Pasdeloup)
Runaways
(Nicolas)
Someone, Somewhere
(Psy de Rémy)
Would I Lie to You: The Beginning
(Max)
Daddy Cool
(Albert Einstein)
L'Esprit de famille
(Jacques, le père d'Alexandre)
Closed Circuit
(Jean-Claude Dedieu)
How to Be a Good Wife
(Robert Van der Beck)
Lucky
(Le commissaire Daran)
Encore un instant
(Julien)
Hot House
(Georges)
Un si joli bouquet
(Antoine)
Fresh Bait
(Insp. Durieux)
Tell No One: The B-Side
(Self)
Christmas with the Tuches
(Pierre Noël)
Batailles
Stardom
(Nigel Pope's Associate)
La loi de Damien, l'égal des dieux
(Professeur Pascal Bernel)
Sentiments provisoires
(Félix)
Don't Make Trouble!
((segment "Cyrano"))
Plus si affinités & Friends
(Self)
L'Héritière
(Bordier)
I Love You Coiffure
(Liliane and Maud's Father (segment "La Maison de retraite"))
La troupe à Palmade s'amuse avec...François Berléand
(Self)
Une heure de tranquillité
(Michel)
L'Année des Guignols - Y'a paaas de méthode
((voice))
Stop
(Laurent's brother)
The Grand Restaurant III
(Christian, a client)
The Okinaway of Life
(Narrator)
Hear Me Out
(Francis Samier)
Feu Adrien Muset
(Edgar)
Le Poisson rouge
(Pharmacist)
Trapped by a Dream
(Le cousin)
One 4 All
(Le passager désagréable)
L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ?
((voice))
Tailleur pour dames
(Bassinet)
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
(Self)
Pardaillan
(Henry de Montmorency, comte de Damville)
Man of My Life
(Frydman)
The Happiest Place on Earth
(Brafort)
Au bistro du coin
(François)
Poiret Serrault extraits extra
(Self)
Grand Oral
(Le président du jury)
Santé mentale, briser le tabou
(Self)
Somnanbule
Camille Claudel
(Docteur Michaux)
Dans la peau de McWalter
(Self - Actor)
Les jours d'après
Nine Women
Avis de tempête
Papa veut pas que je t'épouse
Le Bureau
(Gilles Triquet, Directeur Régional de la Cogirep sur Villepinte)
Télématin
(Self)
Mot de Passe
(Self)
Le Grand Quiz
(Self - Acteur)
Amanda
(Self)
Salut les Terriens !
(Self - Guest)
Transporter: The Series
(Tarconi)
Je te promets
(Alexandre Gallo)
Peplum
(Titus)
The Unexpected Getaway
(Self)
Love (and Trouble) In Paris
(Georges)
Le Débarquement
Chez Maupassant
(Prosper Chicot)
L'Évasion
(Colonel Von Deck)
Les Chamois
(Etienne Leroy)
En Bande Organisée
(Self)
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
(Self)
Disturbing Disappearances
(Yves Perez)
Jusqu'ici tout va bien
(Self - Contributor)
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties
(Self)
Passage des arts
(Self)
Madame le Consul
(Ambassador Delaunay)
Les Cordier, juge et flic
(Lansac)
Call My Agent!
(Self)
Vivement dimanche
(Self)
Génération Alpha
(Jean Humbel)
Bertrand n'a pas sommeil
(Self)
Alexandra Ehle
(Robin Desnoyeux)
A Boire et à Manger
(Self)
Panique au 31
(François)
Le Remplaçant
(Bernard Audoin)
Murder party au musée
(Self)
C à vous
(Self - Guest)
La Boîte à secrets
(Self)
The Charterhouse of Parma
(The Prince of Parma)
La roue de la fortune : Célébrités