Acting
Patrick Chesnais
Born 1947-03-18
La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Department: Acting
Biography
Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1989, he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film La Lectrice directed by Michel Deville. In 1994, he starred in Harold Pinter's Le Retour, and in 1992, in La Belle Histoire by Claude Lelouch. He starred in Hany Tamba's Melodrama Habibi in 2008. He is married to fellow actor Josiane Stoléru. Source: Article "Patrick Chesnais" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Patrick Chesnais
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
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Scene of the Crime
1970
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The Emperor of Paris
2018
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Kaamelott
2005
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Vivement dimanche
1998
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HIP - High Intellectual Potential
2021
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The Roommates Party
2015
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Champs-Elysées
1982
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Sweetheart
2019
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Télématin
1985
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (132 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | La Tournée | Marius De Villeduc | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Islanders | Pierre | Movie | 2025 |
 | Another Alice | La Chenille | Movie | 2024 |
 | Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Tous Inconnus | ("Cinéma Cinémas" segment) | Movie | 2022 |
| Le Figaro La Nuit | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2022 | |
 | Chroma | Jacques Rénier | Movie | 2022 |
| Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel | Lui-même | Movie | 2022 | |
 | Missing Angel | Paul Varan | TV Series | 2022 |
 | We are Red Star | Voiceover | Movie | 2021 |
 | Laval, le collaborateur | Pierre Laval | Movie | 2021 |
 | Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky | Père de Paul | Movie | 2021 |
 | Him | Priest | Movie | 2021 |
 | When Granny Meets Grandpa | Papy | Movie | 2021 |
 | HIP - High Intellectual Potential | Serge Alvaro | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Wagner Method | Gilles Weiss | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Tant qu'il y a de l'amour | Jean | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sweetheart | Jules | Movie | 2019 |
 | Adopt a Daddy | Vigo | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Emperor of Paris | Henry | Movie | 2018 |
 | My Mother Is Crazy | Alvaro | Movie | 2018 |
 | Insoupçonnable | Damien Moreau | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Me and El Che | Go | Movie | 2018 |
 | School Is Over | Gilbert | Movie | 2018 |
 | Demi-sœurs | Le notaire | Movie | 2018 |
 | Noir Enigma | Commissaire Rousseau | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Exes | Didier | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Summer of All My Parents | Michel Lanoy | Movie | 2016 |
 | Lost in Armenia | Bolzec | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Roommates Party | Le voisin excentrique | Movie | 2015 |
 | Folie passagère | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Nevermore | Rousseau | Movie | 2015 |
 | Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Où es-tu maintenant ? | le commandant Brosky | Movie | 2014 |
 | Planter les Choux | André | Movie | 2014 |
 | The List of My Desires | Le père de Jocelyne | Movie | 2014 |
 | La Braconne | Danny | Movie | 2014 |
 | Marjorie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Bleu Catacombes | Commissaire Rousseau | Movie | 2014 |
 | 60 Going On 12 | Pierrot | Movie | 2013 |
 | Bright Days Ahead | Philippe | Movie | 2013 |
 | Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Les Saisons meurtrières | le commissaire Rousseau | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Unexpected Getaway | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Welcome Aboard | Taillendier | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hiver rouge | Commissaire Rousseau | Movie | 2011 |
 | You Will Be My Son | François Amelot | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Great Restaurant II | The Prostitute Costumer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962 | Général de Gaulle | Movie | 2010 |
 | In Gold We Trust | Georges | Movie | 2010 |
 | Vieilles canailles | Martin | Movie | 2010 |
 | Feu la mère de Madame | Lucien | Movie | 2010 |
 | All Girls Cry | Bob | Movie | 2010 |
 | Climax | Gérard | Movie | 2009 |
 | Blame It on Mum | Henry Celliers | Movie | 2009 |
 | Change of Plans | Erwann | Movie | 2009 |
 | Duel | Philippe Dellas | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Home Sweet Home | Gédéon | Movie | 2008 |
 | Melodrama Habibi | Bruno Caprice | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Maiden and the Wolves | Léon Amblard | Movie | 2008 |
 | Héros | Clovis Costa | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Dr. Lepage | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Price to Pay | Grégoire | Movie | 2007 |
 | Chez Maupassant | Ernest Dufour | TV Series | 2007 |
 | J'invente rien | Armand | Movie | 2006 |
 | Cheating Love | Le détective | Movie | 2006 |
 | Le Grand Charles | Général Giraud | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Not Here to Be Loved | Jean-Claude | Movie | 2005 |
 | J'irai cracher sur vos tongs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte | Norbert | Movie | 2005 |
 | Kaamelott | Lucius Sillius Sallustius | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Casablanca Driver | Coll Murray, le journaliste | Movie | 2004 |
 | Mixed Marriage | Jean-Yves Dupreux, père de Jean-Christophe | Movie | 2004 |
 | Totally Nuts | Lieutenant Lescaro | Movie | 2004 |
| Totally Nuts | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Le ventre de Juliette | Abel | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Landlords | Gérard | Movie | 2002 |
 | Sexes très opposés | Fernand | Movie | 2002 |
 | Irène | Gazet | Movie | 2002 |
 | Fool's Game | Commissaire Aguerre | Movie | 2001 |
 | Te quiero | Franck | Movie | 2001 |
 | Charming Fellow | Octave | Movie | 2001 |
| Charming Fellow | Director | Movie | 2001 |
 | Kennedy et moi | Paul Gurney | Movie | 1999 |
 | Man of My Life | Charles | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Children of the Century | Gustave Planche | Movie | 1999 |
 | Vivement dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | After Sex | Philippe Clovier | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sidecar | Julien Dessales | Movie | 1997 |
 | Life's Little Treasures | Bertrand | Movie | 1994 |
 | Pas d'amour sans amour! | Michel | Movie | 1993 |
 | Regards d'enfance | Le Père | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Drôles d'oiseaux | Commissaire Voitot | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Beautiful Story | Pierre Lhermitte | Movie | 1992 |
 | La Pagaille | Jean-Jacques | Movie | 1991 |
 | Triplex | Nicolas Montgerbier | Movie | 1991 |
 | Netchayev is Back | Marc Leloy | Movie | 1991 |
 | Promotion canapé | André | Movie | 1990 |
 | Le Sixième Doigt | Simon | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Austrian | Herman | Movie | 1990 |
 | Feu sur le candidat | Jean-Marcel Mazzetti | Movie | 1990 |
 | There Were Days... and Moons | Le docteur | Movie | 1990 |
 | Thank You Satan | Alain Monnier | Movie | 1989 |
 | Kiss Me | Pierre - le père | Movie | 1989 |
 | Chère canaille | Paul | Movie | 1989 |
 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | Jérémie | Movie | 1989 |
 | La Lectrice | le P.D.G. | Movie | 1988 |
 | Nulle part ailleurs | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Le Génie du faux | Johann Gelder | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Blanche and Marie | Germinal | Movie | 1985 |
 | Télématin | Self | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Jacques the Fatalist and His Master | Jacques | Movie | 1984 |
 | Les Sacrifiés | Gino | Movie | 1983 |
 | Cap Canaille | Wim | Movie | 1983 |
 | Champs-Elysées | Self | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Snow | First inspector | Movie | 1981 |
 | La Guerre des insectes | Michel Servin | TV Series | 1981 |
 | le mariage de figaro | figaro | Movie | 1981 |
 | First Voyage | Yan Lambert | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Imprint of Giants | Martial Dromner | Movie | 1980 |
| L'Œil du maître | Marc Dumas | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Cocktail Molotov | Rucker | Movie | 1980 |
 | Out of Whack | Jeffy / L'inspecteur Lujon / M. Poitronneau | Movie | 1979 |
 | Make Room for Tomorrow | Billy | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dossier 51 | Hadès | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Castaways of Turtle Island | Gérard | Movie | 1976 |
 | Monsieur Albert | François | Movie | 1976 |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Scene of the Crime | Anders Etchegoyen | TV Series | 1970 |
| Regarde-moi quand je te quitte | Pierre | Movie | — | |
| Feignasse | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Eldorado | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |