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name: "Alain Chabat"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alain-chabat"
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imdb_id: "nm0149260"
tmdb_id: 4275
wikidata_id: "Q448021"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 November 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 54
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T12:20:58.330243+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alain Chabat

## Identity

Alain Chabat

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alain-chabat
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alain-chabat
- **IMDb ID:** nm0149260
- **TMDB ID:** 4275
- **Wikidata ID:** Q448021
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Chabat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448021, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149260/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4275

Actor. Born 24 November 1958 in Oran, Oranie, Algérie.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 November 1958, Oran, Oranie, Algérie
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Les Nuls
- **Average Fi1m score:** 54, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (1), 2010s 53 (1), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 54 to 53 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Family 2, Action 1, Animation 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,362m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Chabat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448021, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149260/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4275

## Coming up

- *High in the Clouds* (2027-10-07), as Bigsby (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian*](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alain Chabat is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and producer. He first came to prominence as a member of the comedy group Les Nuls.

Chabat is known for directing and starring in *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002) and *RRRrrrr!!!* (2004). He played Napoleon Bonaparte in *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009) and Guy in *The Science of Sleep* (2006). He has also voiced the title character in the French-dubbed Shrek films and hosted the television show Burger Quiz.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Evil Dead Burn* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Alice's Father (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-burn.md)
- *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012), Fi1m 53, as Silas (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-continental-drift.md)
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Napoleon Bonaparte — [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)

## Complete filmography (89)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *High in the Clouds* (2027), as Bigsby (voice)
- *Evil Dead Burn* (2026), as Alice's Father (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-burn.md)
- *Vertiginous* (2026), as Jacky (voice)
- *Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)* (2025), as Le Duc d'Aquitaine
- *Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight* (2025), series, as Astérix (voice) · Director, Writer, Adaptation, Dialogue, Creator
- *God Save the Tuches* (2025), as (voice)
- *Lumière, Le Cinéma!* (2024), Actor
- *Beating Hearts* (2024), as Le père de Jackie
- *Smoking Causes Coughing* (2022), as Chef Didier (voice)
- *Incredible But True* (2022), as Alain
- *Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be* (2022), as Goscinny (voice)
- *Kaamelott: The First Chapter* (2021), as Le Duc d'Aquitaine
- *#Iamhere* (2020), as Stéphane
- *Play* (2019), as Le père de Max
- *Keep an Eye Out* (2018), as The victim's cry (voice)
- *Christmas & Co.* (2017), as Santa · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets* (2017), as Bob the Pirate
- *Reality* (2015), as Jason Tantra
- *Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui* (2014), Actor
- *Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods* (2014), as Senator Prospectus (voice)
- *The Brats* (2013), as Gilbert
- *Turf* (2013), as Le Grec · Co-Writer, Executive Producer
- *Mood Indigo* (2013), as Jules Gouffé
- *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012), as Silas (voice) — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-continental-drift.md)
- *HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami* (2012), as Dan Geraldo · Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- *A Thousand Words* (2012), as Christian Leger de la Touffe · Producer
- *War of the Buttons* (2011), as Maître Labru
- *The Great Restaurant II* (2011), as The Libertine Granting Monogamy
- *Babies* (2010), Producer, Screenplay
- *Together Is Too Much* (2010), Producer
- *The Whistler* (2010), as Le contrôleur des impôts
- *Tresor* (2009), as Jean-Pierre
- *Little Nicholas* (2009), Dialogue
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), as Napoleon Bonaparte — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)
- *Rien dans les poches* (2008), as Rita · Producer
- *A World of Ours* (2008), as Le professeur d'anglais
- *Me Two* (2008), as Gilles Gabriel · Producer
- *Daddy Cool* (2008), as Norbert, le SDF
- *Garage Babes* (2007), as La voix off · Producer
- *I Do* (2006), as Luis Costa · Writer, Producer
- *The Science of Sleep* (2006), as Guy
- *Have you ever seen..?* (2006), series, as Narrateur, autres voix additionnelles · Producer
- *Papa* (2005), as Papa · Additional Dialogue
- *L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls* (2004), as (archive footage)
- *Happily Ever After* (2004), as Georges
- *Casablanca Driver* (2004), as Dr. Brenson
- *RRRrrrr!!!* (2004), as Pierre (le Guérissologue) · Director, Writer
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Dog Seller
- *L'Intégrule - Les Nuls* (2003), as (archive footage) · Scenario Writer
- *Leave Your Hands on My Hips* (2003), as Bernard, le metteur en scène
- *Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?* (2003), as Peter Mc Gray
- *Chouchou* (2003), as Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg
- *How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), Director, Writer
- *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), as Jules César · Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer
- *Restauratec* (2002), as Jean-Pierre Ranu · Producer
- *Burger Quiz* (2001), series, as Présentateur · Creator
- *L'Art (délicat) de la séduction* (2001), as Maître Zen
- *La Cape et l'épée* (2000), series, as Ménestrel
- *Kitchendales* (2000), as Enzo's mother (voice)
- *The Taste of Others* (2000), as Bruno Deschamps
- *Authentiques* (2000), Director
- *Bricol'girls* (1999), as The Rasta Man · Writer, Director
- *Sitcom, A Movie* (1999), as Étienne
- *Hard Off* (1999), as Le gynécologue et andologue
- *Influence Peddling* (1999), as le curé
- *Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000* (1999), Actor
- *Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie* (1999), as Le général allemand
- *Desproges est vivant* (1998), Actor
- *The Cousin* (1997), as Gérard Delvaux
- *Didier* (1997), as Didier · Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- *Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0* (1996), as Pierre Krief
- *Beaumarchais the Scoundrel* (1996), as le courtisan à Versailles
- *L'histoire de les Nuls* (1995), Actor
- *Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique* (1995), Actor
- *French Twist* (1995), as Laurent Lafaye
- *6 Days, 6 Nights* (1994), as Thomas
- *Wacko* (1994), as Le pilote
- *Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy* (1994), as Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist · Writer
- *La Classe américaine* (1993), as Dubbing Voice (voice)
- *Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania* (1993), Actor
- *Pizza Blob* (1992), as Professeur Liégeois
- *Les nuls, l'émission* (1991), Writer
- *The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck* (1991), as Gérard Martinez
- *Les nuls, l'émission avec Lio* (1991), Writer
- *Histoire(s) de la télévision* (1990), series, as Roland Gilet (le père) · Creator
- *Baby Blood* (1990), as Passant cinéma
- *A.B.C.D. Nuls* (1989), series, Creator
- *Palace* (1988), series, as Client fugitif, Le mari qui commande des bises pour sa femme
- *No Goal* (1987), series, as le capitaine Lamar · Creator

## Gallery

- ![Alain Chabat](https://film.one/media/person/293845/gallery-5d4a2675a9b2.jpg) Alain Chabat — Gypsou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Alain_Chabat_au_Festival_Lumi%C3%A8re_2019.jpg/1280px-Alain_Chabat_au_Festival_Lumi%C3%A8re_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alain Chabat](https://film.one/media/person/293845/gallery-424ca28ca55b.jpg) Alain Chabat — Image via TMDB
- ![Alain Chabat](https://film.one/media/person/293845/gallery-cfb0ef5d1cfa.jpg) Alain Chabat — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- César Award for Best Supporting Actor 2025: César Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Beating Hearts*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2002: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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